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Gwyneth Paltrow Is All Business

March 22, 2019

Here is David Gelles’ profile of Gwyneth Paltrow for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. Credit: Erik Tanner for The New York Times * * * The Oscar winner…

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Delta C.E.O. Ed Bastian: “Leadership Is Not a Popularity Contest”

March 11, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from David Gelles’ interview of Delta C.E.O. Ed Bastian who helped steer the airline through 9/11 and a bankruptcy. Then he had to tangle with the National Rifle Association. To read the complete interview, check…

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Gary Shapiro on the Unique Power of the Ninja Mindset: An interview by Bob Morris

March 8, 2019

Gary Shapiro is president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, the U.S. trade association representing more than 2,200 consumer technology companies and which owns and produces CES® – The Global Stage for Innovation. Shapiro directs a staff of…

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How to Be a Better Listener

March 6, 2019

Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Adam Bryant for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out others, please click here. * * * Listening can feel at times like a lost art,…

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The leaked New York Times innovation report is one of the key documents of this media age

March 2, 2019

Here is an excerpt from an article by Joshua Benton (in 2014) that helps to explain the nature and extent of  intra-newsroom politics at major media companies in recent years. It’s an astonishing look inside the cultural change still needed…

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Kindness Is a Skill: Practical tips for fighting a culture of savagery

February 28, 2019

Here is an excerpt from another brilliant essay by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain information about deep-discount subscriptions, please click here. Credit: Nick Shepherd/Ikon Images, via Getty Images…

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Julia Hartz Founded Eventbrite With Her Fiancé. Then She Took His Job.

February 16, 2019

Here is David Gelles’ profile of Julia Hartz for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out other resources, please click here. Credit: Erik Tanner for The New York Times * * * The California native…

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Julie Sweet of Accenture Could See Her Future. So She Quit Her Job.

February 6, 2019

Now, as Accenture’s chief executive of North America, she helps major companies figure out the future. She is also working on creating true gender equality at the office. Here is David Gelles’ profile of Julie Sweet for The New York Times.…

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Hadi Partovi Was Raised in a Revolution. Today He Teaches Kids to Code.

February 5, 2019

The founder and chief executive of Code.org, who was born in Iran, says computer science is a “foundational skill,” one that future doctors, lawyers and politicians should all possess. Here is David Gelles’ profile of Hadi Partovi for The New…

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Tristan Walker on the Roman Empire and Selling a Start-Up to Procter & Gamble

January 22, 2019

Frustrated with the “ethnic beauty” aisle and products that didn’t work, he built a company for the demographic future. Here is David Gelles’ profile of Tristan Walker for The New York Times. To read the complete article and check out other…

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