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Note from Gillian: Gratitude with Unexpected Rewards

There is something special about this time of year as we celebrate a time to give thanks. It is a special time to express our gratitude to whomever and whatever has helped us along the way, given advice that bettered our business,

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Bewitched. Halloween and Beyond.

Imagine that one could change the world, repair a business relationship, rebuild rapidly after a supply chain upset, shift a culture with the mere twitch of one’s nose.

Why can’t we change conflict to cooperation,

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Who’s Your Wingman?

Thanks to Top Gun Maverick, the concept and value of a wingman has become today’s preferred terminology for those how have our backs, especially in challenging times. And the necessity to have honest, predictable, and loyal wingmen is more important now than ever.

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I.Rock.

A great philosopher once shared that truth is basically simple, but one would have to say he was simple to understand it. In today’s world, ‘truths’ are zooming about, like flies at a BBQ. Truths are masked in confusing rhetoric,

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Changing ‘Change’

It seems recently that everywhere you turn, change is occurring. The economy. The price of gas. Supply chain challenges. The weather. Consumer priorities. Business strategies. Box office hits. Change can cause confusion, disruption, and possible failure. Change can also be a learning opportunity,

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Reverse Engineering: System Shifting

As the daughter of a noted Bauhaus architect and granddaughter of Dr. Alexander Christie, professor of mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins University and author of What does an Engineer Do, I learned, firsthand, that almost any challenge could be resolved if addressed through the mind of an engineer.

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Note from Gillian: The Evolution of P&L

For decades, accounting and management tracked their statistics through their Profit & Loss reports, that provided a summary of a company’s revenues, expenses, and profit/loss over a given time. The P&L statement can show a company’s ability to generate sales,

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Note from Gillian: Home of the Brave

It is a revealing hallmark of a culture to see what bravery represents. In America, the dominant online image is a Disney animation of a young girl facing illustrated threats. Then there is the Atlanta baseball team or a Web Browser or actors representing cartoon action characters always fighting a fictional threat to civilization as we know it.

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Note from Gillian: Where are the Heroes and Heroines Today?

Literature, history, and entertainment have elevated individuals, both human as well as fictionalized, to characterize the attributes of those of a hero: bravery, integrity, an indomitable will and the drive to accomplish great deeds. From the Greek legends that a hero was an individual of more than human qualities and favored by the gods like Hercules and Achilles,

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Note from Gillian: The Evolution of Communication

Throughout the ages, communication has been the lifeblood of all cultures. Communication has continued to be the exchange of ideas and traditions, the transfer of knowledge and art. Communication has built bonds and supported the evolution of civilization as well as devolved into conflict and turmoil.

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