If you’re feeling down, read this…
If your current personal or professional situation is making you discouraged, read the Warren Bennis May 18 essay in BusinessWeek, Only the Optimists Survive. Bennis is one of the world’s …
Month: May 2009
Charlie Munger: Not Just Warren Buffett’s Right-Hand Man
Kathy M. Kristof’s Personal Finance column in the May 17 Los Angeles Times, Charlie Munger’s got a billion words of wisdom, is well worth reading, beyond whatever you take away …
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Listening to Authors in Toronto
Last week The Globe and Mail Open House Festival was held at the University of Toronto, with readings and panel discussions featuring primarily authors associated in some way with Random …
Testing the Career Change Waters in Summer School
Michael Kane’s article in The New York Post, CHANGE COURSE: SLUGGISH ECONOMY GOT YOU DOWN? NOW’S THE PERFECT TIME FOR A COLLEGE TEST-RUN ON A NEW CAREER, has an intriguing …
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David Whyte: Poetry, Business and Beyond
David Whyte has for many years been a great example of living in more than one world. He is a successful poet, author, speaker and business consultant. Check out Colleen …
Learning From the Best: TED Presentations for Inspiration
Making effective presentations that really engage audiences and classrooms is an ongoing challenge. As people have more access to great presentations both in person and online, the bar keeps getting …
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Peter Drucker: Novelist
Although it wasn’t a well-known aspect of his long and highly successful career, Peter Drucker published two novels: The Last of All Possible Worlds (1982) and The Temptation to Do …
Yoga (and More) as a Vehicle for Post-Layoff Transformation
Tony Dobrowolski of The Berkshire Eagle reports in his article Workshop addresses job-loss stress on an intriguing three day program in June at the Kripalu center for yoga & health, …
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The many worlds of Noah Levine
There can be fascinating results when two seemingly disparate worlds combine in the same person. A case in point is Kate Linthicum’s feature story in the Los Angeles Times, In …
A local human interest story, with built-in national interest
Cindy Leise’s neat human interest story Toni Morrison’s first-grade teacher recalls past century, in Ohio’s The Chronicle-Telegram, is the kind of article at which local newspapers excel. Leise interviews 98-year …
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