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Pragmatism Over Personality: NBC’s New Head Honcho Isn’t Exactly The...
The entertainment business has long been filled with larger-than-life charismatic figures, both on-camera and behind the scenes. There’s a commonly-held belief that the players calling the shots are as...
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Leadership & Marshmallows
When people think about pretzels and beer—they probably imagine a sports bar. Mitchell Greenberg thinks about marshmallows. Mitchell’s marshmallow mania begins a year and half ago. After 15 years of...
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Leadership According to Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood: Modern-Day John Wayne, an icon in American cinema, Dirty Harry himself. Clint Eastwood: Pragmatic leader? Yes, it’s true the man who made his bones as the king of the Spaghetti Western...
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It’s Never about the “I”
Yesterday, my beloved Red Sox pulled off a great comeback. Down 6-0 after 5 1/2 innings they stormed back for a walk-off 8-7 win. It was quite the victory, especially for a team that has underperformed...
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Pragmatic Fun
Some people say I have an unhealthy (but vigorous) obsession with antonyms. While my friends (and enemies, no doubt) whittle away their mornings (and evenings) scanning their Macs and PCs for videos...
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Three Blind Mice
This post is the first in a series that dissects classic nursery rhymes in search of helpful leadership lessons for the proactive, politically savvy manager. Enjoy. Blank space Blank space Three blind...
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Labor Day
Through a sea of glistening blue (jeans), you spot a current of croissants and crullers rippling through the break room. Confetti streams the walls in tribute to Ralph from HR’s birthday and hints of...
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Chairman of the Bored
I have a friend in a leadership position for a major accounting firm. He has ascended the ranks at his company rapidly, he’s been promoted three times in as many years, and is on the fast track to make...
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Word Processed Plagiarism
I used to doze off at night chanting obscure citation formatting rules from all the major players in town: MLA, APA, Chicago, even Turabian on some particularly insomnia-stained evenings. For a brief...
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Occupy Isn’t Enough
You can dream and dream, but unless you focus on what you want to get done and how you want to get it done—it’s not going to happen. It’s all nice and good that our friends on Occupy Wall Street are...
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