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Christine Bader is a nonresident senior fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke. She recently completed a term as Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for business and human rights. From 1999-2008, Bader worked for BP…
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Most people don’t know that back in 1912 Hellman’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the “Titanic” was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico which was to be the next port of…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Mary Ahner, senior vice president, and Jerry Laird, executive vice president, Sinclair Group. They suggest seven ways to refresh innovation in your organization. To read the complete article, check out…
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In one of the many wonderful moments in Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Offer to Retrain Your Brain , Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner ask the question: “Who is easier to fool—kids or adults?” The obvious answer,…
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In an article written by Brian Gleason for the ABF Journal magazine, he explains why embracing change throughout the given enterprise is essential to the success of a turnaround. Decades ago, I learned that people tend to have a much…
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Richard Saul Wurman created the TED conference in 1984 as a onetime event. (As you may already know, TED refers to Technology, Education, and Design.) It became a four-day conference six years later. Chris Anderson purchased TED in 2001. Until…
Read MoreIn her own words: “Companies can help solve the greatest challenges facing the world today. Frankly, they’d better – because they’re helping create them. I’m not into philanthropy or dressing staff in matching t-shirts to paint a wall. That stuff…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Marshall Goldsmith for Talent Management magazine. To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jason Zinoman about one of my all-time favorite humorists, Steven Wright, featured in The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click…
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Colbert Visits Letterman on ‘Late Show’
Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Jason Zinoman about what happened when Stephen Colbert visited David Letterman soon after Colbert was selected to replace Letterman in 2015 when he retires as host. It was featured in The…
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