New York City is a cultural smorgasbord. Walk down the street and you might hear three or four different languages spoken in five minutes. On any given night you can find great guacamole, or delicious shawarma, or yummy pad thai. It’s like no other city in the world. How did this happen? Did someone plan […]
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In case you missed them the first time, here are my top ten posts for January 2010—all in one place: 1. Leadership Lessons from Watching Football 2. Teambuilding Step Zero: Build Trust 3. Creating Culture 101 4. 10 Things I Learned from Boy Scouts 5. 10 Rules of Tech-etiquette 6. Failing Forward 7. The Leadership
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I remember a time as a young platoon leader when I felt more like a liability than an asset. We had just redeployed to Germany from Bosnia and I was swamped. I had to find a new apartment, pick up my car from the port, complete a slew of professional training — oh, and still
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For the second year in a row SAS topped FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” SAS, a world leader in business analytics technology, has made the list every year so far. What’s their secret? How do they create a culture that attracts and retains the best talent in their industry? SAS CEO Jim Goodnight’s
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Jim Gaffigan is one of the funniest people I know. I first saw him perform in the fall of 2004. I had just moved to New York and it was my first time visiting the Haven, a community of about 200 Christian artists who met weekly in Times Square. Part of their weekly format included
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