In the acknowledgement section of Julia Child’s The French Chef Cookbook, she mentions her husband Paul. She refers to him as “the man who is always there.” She then mentions all these roles he plays in her life. He is the fish illustrator, he is the dishwasher, and the porter, and resident poet, and husband, […]
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As I was taking a walk this past weekend, I saw a neighbor was teaching his daughter how to ride her bike without training wheels for the first time. The training wheels were near the curb. As he gave her a little push to get her started, and she was pedaling and riding on her […]
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Here’s the situation: Your top sales rep is killing their quarterly numbers. But almost every other rep on that team is threatening to quit. Now you have to deal with “The Competent Jerk.” But how? They’re producing results, they’re good with clients, and they’re appropriate in meetings with you, that’s true. But often, the Competent […]
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