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Newsletter: Squeezing Emotion Out of Our Decisions

08/15/10

The best business decisions are made once you’ve squeezed the emotion out of them. More...

Music: August 2010 Song of the Month

08/01/10

August Song: Everybody's Had the Blues
Artist: Joe Louis Walker More...

Article: Zilch: Get What You Want for Nothing

08/01/10

Written by Nancy Lublin
Published: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/147/

Editor's Note: I love this article because it is about simple, common sense. For profit and non profit leaders alike can gain from such simple suggestions as "the vaguer you are, the less likely you are to get a yes". And "the first step to energizing your base is to show them that you care". More...

Story: Teacher Srikumar Rao Wins Acclaim

08/01/10

Written by Paul Van Slambrouck
Published: July 5, 2010 by The Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Home/2010/0705

Editor's Note: If I ever teach for real, Mr. Rao will be my model. Not the topic, necessarily, just the very way he approaches learning. Imagine conducting classes which, instead of regurgitating facts is more about "forging new attitudes and ways of thinking, embracing new 'mental models'" More...

Newsletter: You Can’t Please Everyone

08/01/10

The LeBron James’ debacle could have been easily avoided if he would not have tried to please everyone.  That’s a good reminder for all of us, personally and professionally to avoid the same mistake. More...

Book: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

08/01/10

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life
Written by Donald Miller More...

Cartoon: August 2010

08/01/10

Quote: There is no limit to...

08/01/10

"There is no limit to what a person can do who doesn’t mind who gets the credit."

By Robert Woodruff

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