From Brainware
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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From Brainware
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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From Brainware
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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From Brainware
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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From Brainware
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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From Brainware
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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From Brainware
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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From Brainware
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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From Brainware
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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From Brainware
July 13, 2010 at 3:58 pm
Businesspeople often make the mistake of first thinking about relationships when they have real need. That might be when an offer is on the negotiating table, when you're facing ... (
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From Brainware
July 10, 2010 at 11:01 am
In the long run, we're going to live here together, or we're going to die here together.
--Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Rabbis for Human Rights
In thursday's column Nicholas Kristof ... (
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From Brainware
July 8, 2010 at 7:21 am
Power corrupts, but, argues Rosabeth Kanter, so does powerlessness. We're all familiar with the famous remark of Lord Acton that power corrupts. Kanter makes a strong and ... (
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From Brainware
July 4, 2010 at 10:34 am
In a WSJ article by Emmeline Zhao, the old issue of the value of Grad School is once again surfaced. Zhao points out that "for many, a grad-school stint doesn't pay off ... (
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From Brainware
July 2, 2010 at 12:19 am
How does someone raise almost $1 million before his 19th birthday?
--Belinda Luscombe, Senior Editor, Tim
This is an instance when the quotation is just a simple question. ... (
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From Brainware
June 29, 2010 at 9:33 pm
When I want it to stick, I give it to them loud and dirty.
--Gen. George S. Patton, WW II Commander
About once a year this topic comes up in a consulting gig. Still, I was intrigued ... (
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From Brainware
June 28, 2010 at 6:17 pm
I’ve been thinking an awful lot about the huge interest in my blog, Can You Really Change Your Personality?. While in Detroit working on a couple major projects (there ... (
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From Brainware
June 28, 2010 at 3:21 pm
I’ve been thinking an awful lot about the huge interest in my blog, Can You Really Change Your Personality. While in Detroit working on a couple major projects (there ... (
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From Brainware
June 28, 2010 at 12:22 am
Because of labor interests on the left and anti-tax folks on the extreme right, nothing gets done.
--Eli Broad, L.A. philanthropist commenting on the California dysfunction
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