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“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” Robert Jordan “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an outstanding article co-authored by John Horn and Darren Pleasance, featured in The McKinsey Quarterly published by McKinsey & Company. Reinvigorating small business starts with identifying the high-growth firms that disproportionately drive economic activity…
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Here is an excerpt from a recent blog post by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton, the co-founders of Culture Works. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. * * * Too often in our…
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Quite by accident, I came upon an excellent example of leadership resilience at the Beliefnet website, the modern day fable of The Donkey in the Well. * * * One day a farmer’s donkey fell into a deep well. The…
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This week TED published a playlist called 10 Talks About the Beauty—and Difficulty—of Being Creative. Included in the playlist: David Kelley’s 2012 TED talk, “How To Build Your Creative Confidence,” and Tim Brown’s 2008 talk, “Tales of Creativity and Play.”…
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“Great space has no corners. Great talent ripens late. Great eloquence is silent. Great form is shapeless. The subtle essence of the universe is hidden and Indefinable, yet its benefit is always bestowed.” Lao Tzu “The enemy of art is the absence…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Alan E. Hall and published by Forbes magazine. To read the complete article, check out a wealth of free resources, obtain subscription discount information, and sign up for free…
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Here is a brief portion from material on Donald Sull‘s website. To check out a wealth of resources, please click here. * * * In terms of knowing whether an opportunity is as golden as it seems, below are some…
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Want to get an insider’s perspective on the business and media leaders who climbed to the top and changed our world? Then check out Bloomberg Game Changers. This original documentary series profiles the elite men and women who have re-defined…
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How and why bowling has become the chameleon of contemporary metaphors
I read Robert D. Putnam ‘s Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community when it was first published (in 2000) and one of my reactions then was that his use of the bowling metaphor was limited to bowling…
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