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What you may not know about past U.S. presidents

August 9, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an especially interesting article by Li Zhou for Smithsonianmag.com. Think you know all about the presidents? The Smithsonian Book of Presidential Trivia from Smithsonian Books might make you think twice. President’s Day is February…

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Austan Goolsbee on the economics of COVID-19

August 9, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an interview of Austan Goolsbee by Adi Kumar 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 email…

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Quentin Tarantino Trivia

August 8, 2020

I have been a film buff since childhood and in recent months have reconnected with dozens of old favorites thanks to channels that include AMC, Netflix, ROKU, and TCM. For background information, I think these are the best sources: Academy…

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Startup Communities, Second Edition: A book review by Bob Morris

August 8, 2020

Startup Communities, Second Edition: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City Brad Feld John Wiley & Sons (2020) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.”  Henry Ford I read this second edition of a pioneering…

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Lifeboat: A book review by Bob Morris

August 7, 2020

Lifeboat: Navigating Unexpected Career Change and Disruption Maggie Craddock New World Library (August 2020) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.”  Henry Ford Maggie Craddock selected an historical event — the sinking of R.M.S. Titanic…

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“America, What a Country.” Michael Dell on His Life and Business

August 7, 2020

Here is another superb article from David Gelles for The New York Times in which he shares his conversation with Donald Dell. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. *…

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Dewey Defeats Truman: A book review by Bob Morris

August 6, 2020

Dewey Defeats Truman: The 1948 Election and the Battle for America’s Soul A. J. Baime Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (July 2020) Another brilliant achievement by a cutting-edge thinker who tells a great story In 1948, I delivered 65 Chicago Daily Tribunes…

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Establish a performance culture as your “secret sauce”

August 6, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Alexander DiLeonardo, Ran Li Phelps, and Brooke Weddle for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…

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It’s All Possible: A book review by Bob Morris

August 5, 2020

It’s All Possible: How to lead an epic life and unleash the high performance hero within you Rob Hartnett Major Street Publishing (October 2019) Street smarts on steroids Years ago during an interview by Richard Brown, Rod Steiger was asked…

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The long haul: How leaders can shift mindsets and behaviors to reopen safely

August 5, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Matt Craven, Andy Fong, Taylor Lauricella, and Tao Tan for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm,…

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