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Actually, there are far more than six but these are among the films I think are especially engaging: The King’s Speech (201o): This brilliantly traces the process by which the Duke of York (later crowned George VI, played by Colin…
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I check out TED videos every chance I get because they comprise a treasury of information, insights, and wisdom provided by thought leaders in one or more of three fields: Technology, Entertainment, and Design. Dan Pink has much of value to say about all…
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Here’s another special treat from the HBR Blog Network: an HBR IdeaCast that consists of an interview with Frank Barrett, jazz pianist and author of Yes to the Mess: Surprising Leadership Lessons from Jazz. He is a professor of management at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey,…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Rosabeth Moss Kanter for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * *…
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o “The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.” Horace Walpole o “Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for t’is better to be alone than in bad company.” George Washington…
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In his recently published book, The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging, and Postponing, John Perry observes: “All procrastinators put off things they have to do. Structured procrastination is the art of making this negative trait work…
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In his latest book, Ken Robinson observes in Chapter 7 that being creative is not only about thinking; it is also about feeling. For example, “Among the legacies of the Enlightenment and Romanticism are many common-sense but mistaken assumptions about the differences between the arts…
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Where are the jobs, really? Answers vary. Some responses suggest specific vocations, others specify geographic areas, and still others predict there will be fewer full-time jobs except those requiring endurance rather than talent or skill. What does Thomas Friedman think? From The…
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Arlene Johnson has just launched a new online resource, The Connector, that combines her own material with material contributed by others. I urge you to check it out and sign up for a subscription by clicking here. Meanwhile, here is…
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Opting Out of the “Rug Rat Race”
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Paul Tough and featured in The Wall Street Journal (September 8, 2012). There continues to be so much bloviating BLAH BLAH BLAH about the importance of education at all levels…
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