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Quotations worthy of careful consideration

February 7, 2020

  Although by now I probably should not be, I continue to be amazed by the practical implications of observations by advocates of non-violence, notably Henry David Thoreau, Mohandas Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Yes, they were passivists but…

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10 Warren Buffett Quotes to Get Through Tough Times

February 4, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from “The Conservative Income Investor” at the Seeking Alpha website. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * [Here are the first three.] 1. “The chains of habit are too…

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Inside David Mamet (at least to some extent)

February 3, 2020

I am grateful to the editors of Encyclopedia Britanica for providing biographical information about David Mamet, one of the most active and productive thought leaders in contemporary society. He was born November 30, 1947, in my hometown, Chicago). He is…

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Why Don’t Women Self-Promote As Much As Men?

January 23, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Christine Exley and Judd Kessler for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription information, and…

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One of humanity’s most sacred documents

January 20, 2020

With all due respect to the dramatic impact of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, I remain convinced that his most powerful statement of faith and conviction is in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” (16 April 1963) Here…

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Breaking Down the Barriers to Innovation

January 16, 2020

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott D. Anthony, Paul Cobban, Rahul Nai and Natalie Painchaud for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free…

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Much of What You Learned About Thanksgiving May Be Wrong

November 28, 2019

“The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth,” from 1914, by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe  I am among those who believe that those who wrote the screenplay for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck, should be credited with…

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How Money Became Dangerous: A book review by Bob Morris

November 22, 2019

How Money Became Dangerous: The Inside Story of Our Turbulent Relationship with Modern Finance Christopher Varelas and Dan Stone Ecco/An Imprint of HarperCollins (November 2019) How removing character assessment has stripped away much of the humanity from the financial world…

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Leading for the long term

November 20, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast featured in article for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign up for…

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The innovation commitment

November 13, 2019

  Here is an excerpt from an article written by Daniel Cohen, Brian Quinn, and Erik Roth for the McKinsey Quarterly,published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and sign…

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