Through a few different routes, I'm one degree away from Rick Segal. Segal was at Microsoft and I know a few folks who know him. He was also at Chapters, and back in the days he was there everyone in the Microsoft partner community wanted a gig at Chapters. He also did a stint at MicroForum, but we won't mention that. He's currently a partner a JLA...
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I had a chance to see Jane Fulton Suri speak about a year ago at the Rotman School of Business. I was really really impressed. She was speaking about "thoughtless acts", a topic she had explored over some 20 years and published a picture-book on called -- not surprisingly -- thoughtless acts. You can get on Amazon (at imason, you'll...
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Do you ever visit TED ? If you don't, you should. It has one of the best collections of short talks by some of the most recognized names in science, business and politics. I recently watched Michael Shermer's talk " Why people believe strange things ". The whole 13 minute talk is entertaining but the last 5 minutes or so is pure genius, including...
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