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Another great insight from Josh Linkner

June 12, 2014

Here is a recent post at Josh Linkner‘s website. He is among the most observant and most eloquent of commentators on the contemporary scene. I urge you to become familiar with him and his work. * * * At a…

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Josh Linkner on how to avoid “the complexity trap”

May 8, 2014

Here is a brief article by Josh Linkner during which he shares his thoughts about how to get to what Oliver Wendell Holmes once characterized as “simplicity on the other side of complexity.” This is what Albert Einstein also had…

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Josh Linkner on “Conquering with Humor”

February 14, 2014

Here is an article by Josh Linker featured by his website. In it, he explains how to use humor, one of his favorite strategies, “to defuse a combative situation.” To read other articles and sign up for email alerts, please…

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Find Your Superpower and Use It

November 30, 2013

Here is a recent Josh Linkner latest blog post in which he suggests that each of us possesses a “superpower” of one kind or another. First, recognize it. Next, understand and appreciate it. Then make more effective use of it,…

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Josh Linkner on “Unleashing Chain Reactions”

October 25, 2013

Here is a recent post by Josh Linkner at his website. He discusses a subject of special interest to me, causal relationships, that has almost unlimited relevance to human experience throughout recorded history. Although the most significant chain reaction was…

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Josh Linkner on taking the first (and most difficult) step

September 18, 2013

Long ago, Thomas Edison observed, “Vision without execution is hallucination.” In a recent blog post, Josh Linker shares his own thoughts about how to increase personal growth and professional development. To check out the wealth of resources at his website,…

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Josh Linkner on “The Past Is Dead”

July 10, 2013

There is a quotation among those that I have collected, “The past is dead. Tomorrow will become whatever decision you make it,” that may be from one of St. Paul’s letters. (So far, I have been unable to verify its…

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Why Josh Linker Advocates “The Creative Twist”

May 31, 2013

Here is an especially interesting statement by Josh Linker, featured by his website, during which he cites three examples of how outstanding results were produced — against all odds and in defiance of conventional wisdom — in his home town,…

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The Five New Faces of Leadership

May 21, 2013

Here is Josh Linkner‘s latest blog post. To check out the wealth of resources he provides at this website, please click here. * * * In the context of seemingly endless challenges, many of us have paused to reassess what…

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Josh Linkner on “Never Embolden the Naysayers”

May 9, 2013

Here is Josh Linkner‘s latest blog post. To check out the wealth of resources he provides at this website, please click here. * * * At some point on the journey, every great contributor to the world was met with…

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