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The Value of Values

"Let us suppose that we were asked for one all-purpose bit of advice for management, one truth that we were able to distill from the excellent company’s research. We might be tempted to reply, ‘Figure out your value system.’ Decide what your...

The Choice is Yours

The year was 2006. In April, my father died of prostate cancer after a very tough struggle, and I was having difficulty dealing with him being gone. He was only 70 years old. A month earlier, in March, Mildred, my favorite great-aunt, had also passed away. She was...

Leading in a Piggly-Wiggly World

It seems as though every business-related book, blog or speech these days is titled to emphasize the unique economic times that we are experiencing. Titles like: "Selling When the Economy Stinks", "Finding a Job in Turbulent Times", "Marketing...