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Thanksgiving: Did you already know?

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bill Bryson is one of my favorite writers. Bob''s blog entries Bill Bryson Christmas shopping Depression first Thanksgiving feast New England Plymouth colony President Lincoln Puritans Thanksgiving: Did you already know?' When a celebration was deemed in order, the Puritans were delighted to let their hair down.

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Innovation from the Summer of 1927 – Part II

Innovation Excellence

This is the second in a series of articles based on Bill Bryson’s One Summer: America, 1927, which takes a whirlwind tour through a series of major events that occurred in the summer of 1927. Bryson relays the story of the architect Harvey W. Corbett, Bryson. Corbett, whose ambitions were larger than physics would permit.

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Thanksgiving: Did you already know?

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bill Bryson is one of my favorite writers.

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Disparity of Perception and Reality

Decker Communication

This, of course, happened this last weekend with the US Open and Bryson DeChambeau’s impressive win. I believe that’s what Bryson did by practicing to win. My kids laugh at me, because when they walk into my room late at night, I am frequently watching replays that I viewed earlier in the day. But what does perfect practice look like?

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Thanksgiving: Did you already know?

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bill Bryson is one of my favorite writers. Here is a brief excerpt from Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States (1998). When a celebration was deemed in order, the Puritans were delighted to let their hair down.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 11/25/13)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bob''s blog entries "Find Your Superpower and Use It" "How Norman Rockwell Captured the Inner Life of a Nation" "Mastering the building blocks of strategy" "The Corner Office" "This desolate wilderness" "What Jeff Bezos learned from Jim Sinegal 3 tips for TED speakers (and other talkers) Adam Bryant Angus Dawson Antoine Montard “Some Defining Characteristics (..)

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Trust – LeaderSkilz

LDRLB

In this video from the LeaderSkilz series, Bryson Moore and the people at Soderquist demonstrate how NOT to build trust in followers. There’s a considerable body of literature arguing for the importance of trust in leadership. LeaderSkilz – ‘Trust’ from The Soderquist Center on Vimeo. Leadership trust'

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