There is a lot to admire about successful business people. Because they made millions or perhaps billions it sometimes overshadows their own inadequacies. It could even beg the question: are they successful because of themselves or in spite of themselves?...
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I have to be upfront from the start. I never liked to return my books to the library. Not because I was lazy, but because I liked to own the book or feel as though I own it. Only once...
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Social Media can be a pain. And it can even assist illegal and immoral actions. It can also be the catalyst for good things. In the case of Uber and a Blog Post, it was the latter. Just four months...
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This week Jim Tressel, President of Youngstown State, is speaking at the AIPAC Cleveland event. He recently returned from a trip to Israel and will speak to 500 interested audience members. Thinking of Tressel, reminded me of taking his 16...
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What Communication to Look for in the Upcoming Senate Hearings This week starts another unprecedented event in our times. Not unprecedented in history, but in our times. This week starts the Senate Intelligence Committee hearings with star witness James Comey....
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I tried to find the origins of the saying, everyone is a comedian or everyone thinks they are a comedian. While comedy goes back to ancient Greece, I couldn’t really find where this saying comes from. I did uncover that...
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Crabs in a basket is a combination of urban legend meets YouTube. While there are a few different versions of the story, (one seen on you tube) there is one I like best. Picture the kitchen of a restaurant. In...
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It happens. Some people are better interviewing than they are at doing their job. REALLY! A young woman interviewed for her first real job. She interviewed well. She was dynamic, take-charge: surely she would do her job the same way...
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WOW – it started innocently enough. But then again, many battles may start innocently. It’s what happens after the first act when things go awry. This war led to one “friend” unfriended and probably two “faux” friends not speaking Facebook...
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“All things being equal”. We say it and hear it said all the time. What does it mean and is it true? Ceteris paribus or caeteris paribus is a Latin phrase meaning “other things equal”. English translations of the phrase include “all other things being...
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