“the ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom”
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Read MoreNot a week goes by that I am not reminded again of the fact that some people don’t even think “inside the box,” much less consider possibilities elsewhere. Why? I think there are several reasons. Here are three: 1. They…
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Read MoreJohn Martin of ABC News says “Gerald Posner is one of the most resourceful investigators I have encountered in thirty years of journalism.” The Los Angeles Times dubs him “a classic-style investigative journalist.” Posner is the author of twelve books,…
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Why Culture Still Matters
Peter Drucker once suggested that “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” There is no denying the power of culture. Indeed, Jim O’Toole suggests that the strongest resistance to change is cultural in nature, the result of what he so aptly characterizes…
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