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Bill Gates on “3 Myths That Confuse the Debate Over America’s Schools”

August 22, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Bill Gates for LinkedIn Pulse. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * I don’t know many business leaders…

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American Heroes: A book review by Bob Morris

August 10, 2014

American Heroes: Profiles of Men and Women Who Shaped Early America Edmund S. Morgan W.W. Norton & Company (2009) No one but Edmund Morgan has in our own time “known so well the materials of New England history during the…

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Still Surprised: A book review by Bob Morris

August 3, 2014

Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership Warren Bennis Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2010) Four score and counting, while his insatiable curiosity explores and his sense of wonder delights I have read and reviewed most (if not all) of…

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Into the Future With MOOC’s

April 4, 2014

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Kevin Carey for The Chronicle of Higher Education (September 3, 2012). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photo credit: Michael Morgenstern…

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Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz offer “Tips for Introverts”

April 3, 2014

According to Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz, “Both being introverts, we understand that it is not always easy to approach new people. But we have found that the rewards that come from our relationships far outweigh the discomfort we might…

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Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz on “Five Keys to Curiosity”

April 1, 2014

According to Ryan Babineaux and John Krumboltz, “Because people spend so much of their lives being talked out of (or talking themselves out of) their curiosity, they often lose a healthy connection to it. If you find that the strength…

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Daniel Gilbert on “Why we make decisions”

March 16, 2014

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…

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A novel path to financial success

December 14, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article by Jeremy Olshan for the Wall Street Journal in which he suggests that, in times of money trouble, some turn to financial advisers. He turns to books. To read the complete article, check…

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Phil Stutz and Barry Michels: “What Is a Tool?”

September 12, 2013

Phil Stutz and Barry Michels are psychotherapists as well as the co-authors of The Tools: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity, published by Spiegel & Grau/Random House (2012). As Michels explains, “Twenty-five years have passed since Phil and…

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Daniel Isenberg: An interview by Bob Morris

August 8, 2013

Daniel Isenberg was raised in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and graduated from the University of Oregon and then Harvard University in Social Psychology (Ph.D.), after living and working in Israel from 1972-1976. He taught organizational behavior at Harvard Business School, and…

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