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Going All In

by Joe Calloway

There’s a cultural phenomenon sweeping America: poker as a spectator sport. On any given night on your television, there may be as many as half a dozen channels featuring poker players playing for big money. The single most dramatic moment in any poker game is when a player goes for broke. He slides all of his chips into the middle of the table and declares “All in.” Read More>>>

Jet Blew It. Will you?

by Frank Maguire

Jet Blue made one big mistake just before Presidents Day Weekend; they decided not to cancel flights in advance of a big east coast ice storm. They wagered that other airlines would cancel scores of flights, and if the storm turned out to not be less serious than was predicted, Jet Blue would be well positioned to scoop up the business. Read More>>>

The Changing Future

by Daniel Burrus

When I was a young boy, I would spend time in the summer working on my Grandfather's farm in a small Texas town named Telephone, 97 miles north of Dallas. How small was it? It was so small that the entering and leaving sign was on the same post. One day Grandpa shared a little wisdom with me, and as I think of technological change, his words ring true. he said, "Son, it's easier to ride a horse in the direction it's going." The horses of technological change are not standing still; they are moving faster every day. And when they change direction, you had better pay attention. Read More>>>

Friday's Laws Help People Balance Their Brains

by Andrew G. Wilson

While economists may define being productive as generating a lot of product in a given period of time, productivity - in psychological terms - hinges less on efficiency and more on normalcy and balance.
At least that's the view of Paul Friday, Ph.D., chief of Clinical Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Shadyside Hospital. His book, Friday's Laws is subtitled How to Become Normal When You're Not and How to Stay Normal When You Are. Read More>>>

Bias-Free Leadership: The Key Component of Corporate Culture Change

by Sondra Thiederman, Ph.D.

Are you tired of hearing the phrase, "workplace diversity"? Do you find yourself responding to the topic as if it were nothing more than a buzzword designed to sell books, market consultants, and promote hours of expensive training? If so, you are not alone. Since its inception, the diversity movement has been in an uphill battle to gain
credence as a key component of culture change in the 21st century. Read More>>>

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