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No Outfit is Complete…
While it’s true that no outfit is complete without pet hair, a little goes a long way (especially on brushed cotton slacks…) Continue reading
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Never Settle
Real Life/Work Lessons from Toyota I would love to work for a company that operated like this. From Fast Company magazine. What drives Toyota? The presumption of imperfection — and a distinctly American refusal to accept it. Excerpts: Toyota's competitiveness is quiet, internal, self-critical. It is rooted in an institutional obsession with improvement that Toyota… Continue reading
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The World-Changing Web
Some time back, someone I was talking to was saying how we should all support our communities by buying locally. Continue reading
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Vital Integrities
In his book, Vital Integrities, George Brymer says something interesting: People join an organization. They leave a manager. Continue reading
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Vital Integrities
In today’s commentary, I discuss the book, “Vital Integrities”, by George Brymer, drawing comparisons to my job history. The complete article can be found at: http://vlb.typepad.com/commentary/2007/03/vital_integriti.html Continue reading