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October 11, 2010 at 12:20 pm
"The single hardest thing for a practicing politician to understand is that most people, most of the time, don't give politics a first thought all day long." Their ... (
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October 6, 2010 at 12:29 pm
In a recent blog, Dan Pink surfaces fascinating research on marriage. The research reveals that for the first time in U.S. history the number of young adults (those between ... (
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October 5, 2010 at 1:58 pm
David Brooks, as most of you know, takes a libertarian perspective to his politics, and on Friday nites he represents the Republican perspective on PBS' Newshour. You can always ... (
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October 2, 2010 at 11:47 pm
Since people are beginning to make a job change, have started looking for a different position, or are giving serious thought to moving to another company, now's the time to ... (
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September 28, 2010 at 12:03 pm
In one of her astute blogs, Rosabeth Kanter of Harvard Business School, writes about change and emphasizes the difficulties of what she labels the "miserable middle." ... (
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September 23, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Devoting relentless attention to doing one good thing after another--however small--is the only path I know to becoming and remaining a great boss.
--Bob Sutton, PhD, from Good ... (
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September 22, 2010 at 8:01 am
Home ownership has always been the great promise of American society. For generations we've believed and been taught that home ownership is is an axiomatic good. As a recent ... (
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September 14, 2010 at 7:02 am
My silence over the past ten days is because of a very significant personal transition I've made. Over the next week I intend to explain my transition, and point to the implications ... (
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September 4, 2010 at 7:49 am
I should like to assure you, my Islamic friends, that under the American Constitution, under American tradition, and in American hearts, this Center, this place of worship, is ... (
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August 30, 2010 at 12:18 am
I was surprised and, at the same time, very sad. This is something that could happen to any of us, and yet we are at such a primitive state of research.
--Dr. Martha L. Daviglus, ... (
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August 23, 2010 at 2:14 pm
By now you're probably aware of the Jet Blue flight attendant, Steven Slater, who gave the term "exit interview" a different meaning. Angered at the behavior of passengers, ... (
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August 18, 2010 at 11:53 pm
Sharon Begley, the science writer, begins a fascinating article on the limits of reason with these examples of "irrationality." Women are bad drivers, Saddam plotted ... (
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August 15, 2010 at 10:24 am
Some speople were taken aback by the (voter) anger. We're professional people who are used to affection. It's almost disorienting.
--Rep. Barney Frank, U.S. House Representative, ... (
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August 10, 2010 at 10:11 am
How indecision results in failure.
I've just gotten back from two weeks at "the lake" with my family. My wife, as many of you know has Alzheimer's, and as a result ... (
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August 6, 2010 at 9:06 am
There's evidence that what matters in making a sound forecast or decision isn't so much knowledge or experience as good judgment--or, to be more precise, the way a person's mind ... (
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August 5, 2010 at 4:02 pm
BAck in February I reported on my 13 year-old-grandson's summer reading in a blog entitled, What my grandson learned about lying. I've been shocked to learn that several thousands ... (
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August 4, 2010 at 10:46 am
Three years ago, Jan Fawcett (a fictitious name) graduated from college and started out as a marketing analyst at a major consumer products company. A year into her job she ... (
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August 2, 2010 at 4:39 pm
At most corporations at which I consult, senior management draws a distinction between knowledge workers and those who aren't. You know the implication. The knowledge workers ... (
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July 30, 2010 at 11:55 am
I'm nearly halfway through a galley of Bob Sutton's masterful new book, Good Boss, Bad Boss. This is going to be a blockbuster. It's a book we'll all want to devour and use. ... (
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July 26, 2010 at 7:08 pm
It was no surprise to learn that Tony Hayward is out as CEO and Bob Dudley is in. Sure, Dudley has a long history of financial success with BP groups, and he's really smart. ... (
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July 24, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Thanks to some cool research by Mark Snyder at the University of Minnesota, you may never look at vulnerability the same way again. Snyder, a Minnesota psychologist, has found ... (
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July 23, 2010 at 12:09 am
I'm not struggling about my legacy. . . I want my grandchildren to be proud of me. That's the main thing.
--George Schultz, former Treasury Secretary in the Nixon administration
Schultz' ... (
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July 21, 2010 at 7:42 am
Lindsey Graham's commentary and indictment of both Republican and Democratic practices in the grab for political power is a masterful statement for all Americans. And this from ... (
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July 20, 2010 at 1:51 pm
A summer vacation, no matter how brief is always a good to time for a bit of reflection. Although I change my daily pattern very significantly when I'm up at the lake, a bit ... (
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July 17, 2010 at 10:43 am
Wise men can be wrong, listen close and weigh all data.
--Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Noonan's comment is a correction from this morning's article, Youth has outlived its ... (
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