August 13, 2009 · 9:04 am
I’m sure this has been around the web a few times. Maybe you got it in an email from someone, maybe you read it on another blog. It’s a true story. In
fact, according to Snopes, The Washington Post won a Pulitzer in the feature writing category for Gene Weingarten‘s April 2007 story about this experiment. If you’ve read it before or heard about it, I apologize. No, strike that. Read it again. It’s a great question! Continue reading →
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August 4, 2009 · 11:56 am
This is not a political blog but from time to time we do find lessons in the world of politics which apply to business. I’m saying this up front since the topic from which I’m pulling a lesson today – the whole Obama birth certificate controversy – is totally political and raises strong feelings on both sides. Yet within the heated arguments is a truth which holds for either side. Continue reading →
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July 20, 2009 · 11:30 am
What a strange and wonderful weekend. Tom Watson‘s wonderful performance, Walter Cronkite‘s passing, and an anniversary (not mine!) that shows what we can accomplish if we all think “can” and not focus on “can’t”. So much inspiration, some sadness, but mostly amazement along with a few lessons. Continue reading →
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