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January 15, 2017

Making it 'Grape' Again

Avery's Beverages - a company founded in a red Connecticut barn over 100 years ago - was struggling. When Sherman Avery started making handcrafted soda back in 1904, he wasn't...
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January 08, 2017

The Red Zone

As football teams chase championship glory in their post-season battles, they practice diligently to deliver peak performance. Coaches help players break the game down into...
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December 18, 2016

The Wonkavator

Willy Wonka: "Going up? This is an ingenious invention that I call the Wonkavator." Grandpa Joe: "It looks like an elevator to me." Willy Wonka: "Yes but elevators only go up....
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December 11, 2016

Innovation out of Thin Air

Excited to arrive in Hong Kong, your enthusiasm quickly wanes. Your eyes and lungs burn from the smog, as air pollution levels have reached record highs in this cosmopolitan...
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December 04, 2016

A Cunningly Creative Cannonball

Kevin Bull was facing the challenge of his life. A successful stock trader and entrepreneur, Bull trained hard and finally made it as a walk-on to pursue his dream: to compete...
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November 20, 2016

How a 5 Minute Ritual Can Fuel Your Success

You wake up in a fog and brush your teeth while still half asleep. Dread fills you as you prepare for another soul-crushing day. As you sit in endless traffic, anxiety consumes...
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November 13, 2016

Symbols and Rituals

itualsIn the coastal town of Nanaimo, Canada, police are issuing tickets at an astonishing rate. The tickets are not recognizing the wrongdoing of rule breakers, however....
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November 07, 2016

5 Personalities Your Company Needs

Typically, leaders build teams based on job title: CTO, CMO, VP of Engineering, Director of Sales. While functional leadership roles must certainly be filled, slotting talented...
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October 23, 2016

Blowin' in the Wind

Shy of becoming leader of the free world, winning a Nobel Prize is one of the greatest achievements imaginable. The prestige, economic rewards, and permanent place in history...
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October 16, 2016

View Frustration as a Magnet of Opportunity

You have a work flight. After rising early and fighting through the joys of rush-hour traffic, you're treated to an especially long TSA line. You catch some emails while you...
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October 09, 2016

Play Up

When I started my first company many years ago, I met with a local bank to explore a business loan. I had no idea what I was doing and could have easily been dismissed by the...
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October 02, 2016

Unexpected Teachers

Zipping around the globe, I often find myself in the back of a taxi or an Uber. I used to painfully ruminate in frustration – sitting in traffic is a total waste of time, after...
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