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  • The GM Hearings – What They Were Really Saying

    The GM Hearings – What They Were Really Saying

    Apparently, No Sweat was glued to C-Span last week watching the Congressional hearings that had General Motors CEO Mary Barra in the hot seat. Here’s the email he sent...
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  • My Totem

    My Totem

    I read a column last month that said we should all have a totem, and we should carry that totem with us for a year and then give it...
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  • The Northwestern Steelworkers

    The Northwestern Steelworkers

    Last week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that the members of the Northwestern University football team are university employees and as such, they may unionize and are...
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  • On Leaning In and Being Bossy

    On Leaning In and Being Bossy

    The only shoes I’ve ever walked in are my own. And though I don’t know what it’s like to be a woman in a leadership position, I have coached...
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  • The Office Jerk

    The Office Jerk

    One of this year’s pleasant surprises has been renewing my friendship with my high school buddy Aloysius “No Sweat” Kosinski after our chance meeting at Chicago O’Hare in January....
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  • Why Not Name a Building for Me?

    Why Not Name a Building for Me?

    Café Hayek is the one blog that I read every day. It’s written by Don Boudreaux and Russ Roberts, two professors of economics at George Mason University. In late...
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  • Lyrics for Leaders to Ponder

    Lyrics for Leaders to Ponder

    I’m the only executive coach I know of who finds leadership lessons in rock ’n’ roll lyrics, and quotes them in one-to-one coaching sessions and group meetings. Here’s my...
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  • Prepare to Squirm: No Sweat Quotes Edwin Friedman

    Prepare to Squirm: No Sweat Quotes Edwin Friedman

    When I was 15, sitting in my high school cafeteria eating lunch with my pal No Sweat Kosinski, I never dreamed that half a century into the future we’d...
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