December 17, 2012

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Best Practices for Strategic Planning

Like many aspects of good management practice, drafting a sound strategy is not especially difficult. Corporate strategy is not rocket science. There are certain steps considered “best practices” in strategic planning, developed and refined over decades of experience backed by published research. Good strategic planning is a pretty well-worn path. But getting to the end [...]

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November 20, 2012

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Giving Thanks for What’s Possible

A lot of my friends don’t seem very thankful this season. Even though it’s the middle of November, and the newspapers are full of tips on turkey and advice on handling similarly ill-bred relatives, there is a shadow of gloom floating around. That chill in the air is not the weather. It’s our national mood. [...]

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November 8, 2012

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Why We Need the One Percent

I am not a member of the One Percent. Some wag once said “Why would I want to be a member of a club that would have me as a member?” Well, perhaps like you, I wish I was a member of the One Percent of richest Americans.  You see, I like the One Percent.  [...]

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October 1, 2012

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Finish Your Homework

My son does not always get his homework done. That’s not really news – he is 16, in high school, and while he does well on tests and knows his material, turning in homework is just not always a priority. Like I said, not much news there for a teenage boy in America. But the numbers of [...]

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