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January 7, 2010
- My book “The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond” is both a memoir and a road map. It’s about the lessons I learned - in and out of business school - on a journey to find my place in the world, a journey that took more than a few twists and turns and had its share of roadblocks. I grew up on my family farm in rural Virginia, ...
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January 7, 2010
- If you're over 30 you probably don’t yearn to recapture 20-something days of gritty uncertainty. It’s even less appealing if you’re from the tail end of the Baby Boom, a generation gap in itself.My birth year alone meant I’d always occupy an entry-level position in that cultural generation.Last week a visiting friend and I reminisced about our salad days in Manhattan’s Meatpacking ...
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March 22, 2009
- RUINED REPUTATION COMES TO A HALT Could self-publishing be the way to publish your book(s)? RECORD HIGHS OF SELF-PUBLISHED BOOKS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 2009 Why is self-publishing taking over the traditional method of publishing? YOU can..."Conquer All Obstacles" PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT NETWORK FOR WRITERS Inspired? ...
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December 8, 2008
- President-elect Barack Obama’s announcement this weekend of a massive top-down jobs and infrastructure program comes as no surprise, but I had a queasy feeling as I listened to him describe each specific example: build schools, bridges, roads, high speed internet. One word came to mind. Slow. Rebuild our nation’s schools? Glorious, of course. But how long will it be before the surveys of the ...
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April 18, 2008
