Category: Blog

  • July 31, 2013

    Renewing the Social Contract

    The “social contract” that prior generations had, or thought they had, between businesses and employees has disappeared, or…

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  • July 22, 2013

    Gone Fishin’

    Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work…

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  • July 15, 2013

    Demand and Economic Development

    Forget about the business outlook, be on the outlook for business. -Paul J. Meyer Economic development is a…

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  • July 8, 2013

    Back to the Basics

    The field of economic development is broad and interesting, and there are a number of aspects to write…

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  • June 24, 2013

    Challenge Your Assumptions

    “If others tell us something we make assumptions, and if they don’t tell us something we make assumptions…

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  • June 17, 2013

    The Addiction Economy

    Smartphones and cigarettes have a lot in common. It seems that simply holding them in our hands is…

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  • June 10, 2013

    Practice Winning

    Sometimes the best way to accelerate success is to envision what success would look like. What happens when…

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  • June 3, 2013

    We’re Counting on You

    It was big news that 14-year-old Guan Tianlang was playing in last week’s Memorial Tournament. To have the…

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  • May 20, 2013

    Special Relationships

    During a trip last week to Europe to meet several growing companies, I was reminded of our special…

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