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The Immigrant Advantage: What it is, How to get It

A recent news article (New York Times, 5/25/14, “The Immigrant Advantage”) laid out in startling detail how many immigrants are out performing

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The Words We Use, The Stories We Tell

We are in large measure the stories we choose to tell ourselves, individually and collectively. Organizational life is expressed in the

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Beware the Pendulum

A pendulum always goes too far, swinging to one extreme on the left, then to another on the right before eventually wearing

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Father’s Day Reflections: My Father’s Greatest Gift

In honor of Father’s Day I am re-posting this Blog previously written. My father’s greatest gift to me was himself. He

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Overcoming Fear, Growing Stronger

“You gain strength, courage and confidence …

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What is Your Say/Do Ratio?

Most folks consider themselves trustworthy, some might even be insulted or have hurt feelings if you asked. Yet amazingly few folks ALWAYS

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The Long Hours Premium: Is 40 Hours the New Part Time?

What is the “Long Hours Premium”? According to the Center for American Progress, “Over the past 15 years, real (i.e. adjusted for

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Outside Seating is for Take Out Customers Only

Should businesses be run for the convenience of the customers or the employees? Everyone’s business has rules, some of them pretty inviolate

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I Always Think the Impossible is Possible

One of my favorite columns to read is the New York Time’s “Corner Office”, twice a week (Fridays and Sundays) it highlights

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Formula for Success

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Hell or Heaven?

Personally, I am not into caving. While not particularly claustrophobic, the idea of belly crawling through tunnels so tight that your back

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It’s the LITTLE Things!

  Why is it the little things that make the difference? In part because everyone has already got the big things down