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The Founder’s Dilemma: Building your business without blunting your people
During my years of working as a consultant, I have regularly discerned a gap between leaders' vision of what their…
Leadership Lessons from The Long War
After listening to a novel, I often come away with a new appreciation of a particular aspect of the human…
Why do we need to belong to a community?
While a group has common interests, a community shares the common value of wanting to improve the well-being of its…
Why should life not be spent building a fortress?
In my recent blog post, "Why should life be like a terraced hillside?", I argued that people should create, plant,…
Why should life be like a terraced hillside?
Now that I have completed my Master of Media in Strategic Communication, I have a bit more time to think…
Answering People’s Questions: Making Inbound Marketing Useful and Practical
Join Steve Davis and me as we discuss the practical steps you can take to apply Inbound Marketing techniques, based…
How to change minds, one at a time
When I was teaching Strategic Culture, International Security, and Complex Problem Solving at University, a couple of things remained constant:…
I just received a High Distinction for my thesis on Inbound Marketing!
As the title suggests, I just received a High Distinction for my thesis on Inbound Marketing, completing my Master of…
Why should we treat people how they would like to be treated?
As children, almost all of us learn a version of the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have…
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