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Among the very nicest celebrities

August 4, 2020

These are among the nicest celebrities on a list compiled by Danielle Samaniego for the more.com website. All of them are renowned for being thoughtful and considerate as well as appreciative of those they encounter. They are also highly praised…

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The questions you ask drive the action you see

August 3, 2020

  Here is a brief article written by Bill Schaninger and Taylor Lauricella 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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Alex Trebek Is Still in the Game

August 3, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article by Alexandra Alter for The New York Times. Credit:  Ramona Rosales/AUGUST * * * In his new memoir, the longtime “Jeopardy!” host delivers clues and facts about himself, and looks back on his…

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This Great Black Baseball Player Still Isn’t in the Hall of Fame

August 2, 2020

Credit…Illustration by Mark Harris; photographs by The John Donaldson Network   Here is an excerpt from an article by Mary Pilon and Travon Free for The New York Times that caught my eye. I was born and raised in Chicago…

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Women as the next wave of growth in US wealth management

August 2, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Pooneh Baghai, Olivia Howard, Lakshmi Prakash, and Jill Zucker 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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“And now win the peace”: Ten lessons from history for the next normal

August 1, 2020

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Kevin Sneader and Shubham Singhal 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 Startup Community Way: A book review by Bob Morris

August 1, 2020

The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial System Brad Feld and Ian Hathaway John Wiley & Sons (July 2020) “Do or do not. There is no try.” Yoda Brad Feld coauthored this book with Ian Hathaway, published on the same…

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“Sloppy Joe” and the force of political falehoods

July 31, 2020

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Louis Menand for The New Yorker in which he discusses Larry Tye’s recently published biography, Demagoge: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, July 2020).…

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Balance Your Analytical and Emotional Intelligence

July 31, 2020

  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. *     *     * Solving big problems and making critical business decisions…

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Die with Zero: A book review by Bob Morris

July 30, 2020

Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life Bill Perkins Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2020) Practical advice on how to make your life grow wider and deeper than you may now think possible Bill Perkins is…

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