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Positive Lessons

Last week I mentioned some of the characteristics of a poor manager. This week I wanted to focus on the positive and examine some of the lessons I’ve learned from good managers. Over the years I’ve had a lot of managers. When working for large corporations, there are always periods of flux where things change […]

Caught in the cookie jar . . .

There’s a story I heard – and I don’t know if it’s true – about the process of capturing monkeys in the wild. The story goes that the hunter will mount a jar with a narrow opening, and drop some of the monkeys favorite fruit or nuts into the bottom of the jar.  The opening […]

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