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Many years ago while attending South Shore High School in Chicago, I learned about Junior Achievement and joined. After graduation, I attended NAJAC (the national conference) and then served as a counselor for the next six summers. JA played…
Read MoreThe Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World Walter Kiechel III Harvard Business Press (2010) A unique aristocracy of iconoclasts Kiechel suggests that understanding what he calls the “strategy revolution” requires getting beyond three common…
Read MoreHere is a brief excerpt from an article by Gary Marcus for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Gérard DuBois * * * Science has a…
Read MorePaid to Think: A Leader’s Toolkit for Redefining Your Future David Goldsmith with Lorrie Goldsmith BenBella Books (2012) An abundance of business information, insights, and wisdom for those who need to increase the value of what they think Note: The…
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Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Everyone faces stress at work, but some people are…
Read MoreWhat is TED? This primer of 11 classic TED Talks show you the wide range of topics covered — and introduce you to beloved speakers. Here they are: Ken Robinson: “Do schools kill creativity?” (19:24) Sir Ken Robinson makes an…
Read MoreLast year, companies spent almost $100-BILLION on training and development programs for their employees. Much (if not most) of that investment will have little (if any) ROI. There’s a much better way to spend relatively little money on one…
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These comments are authentic, obtained from several sources, provided by children after having attended a vacation Bible class. o In the first book of the Bible, Guinness’s, God got tired of creating the world, so He took the Sabbath off.…
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