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Aug
Don’t kill the messenger (not that you ever intended to)
The other day I was presenting bad news to a client and opened my presentation by saying “Don’t kill the messenger”. It suddenly got me...
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Jul
Mission-based and For-Profit Can Coexist
This was clearly demonstrated to me by our wine education professor, Charlie. When he was asked whether a particular wine was a dry or a...
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Jun
Stay Connected
Malcolm Gladwell’s book “The Tipping Point” introduced me to the concept of a “connector”. What a light bulb moment – I finally found a cliché...
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Jun
What if We Can Help Each Other
Like most activities in our lives, help falls into the WHY, WHAT, and HOW scenario. Indeed, we first need to have a good reason to help...
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