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My Friend, Freddie Dryer 6 Jun 2013 | 09:07 pm
Freddie Dryer was and is my great friend. We played together in New York for 3 or 4 years, and not only was he a gifted player, he was a brilliant actor. My friend, Stephen Cannell, who passed away ab...
How to Maximize Your Giving by Avoiding Takers 16 Apr 2013 | 11:57 pm
A sense of giving, of service, of helping other people, is essential to success. It’s not just about money. In fact, if you make it about money then a business becomes much harder to sustain in the lo...
Helping Others Is the Greatest Motivator 10 Apr 2013 | 09:53 pm
I have always believed that the mission of business is to help people. It’s not about you, about what you want. It’s about what you can do for your customers, for your partners, for others around you ...
Traits of Great Leaders 10 Apr 2013 | 12:13 am
Leaders come in all shapes and sizes. They can be found in all different places. Whether you’re looking at a leader in the business world, in athletics, in politics, or anywhere else, you’d be surpris...
National Labor Relations Board Hurts Job Creation 14 Mar 2013 | 07:04 pm
Here's my latest article from US News & World Report: Friday we learned the unemployment rate decreased slightly in February and champagne corks popped in a White House eager for good economic news. ...
American Business and Philanthropy 5 Mar 2013 | 08:23 pm
We celebrate our great athletes. Michael Jordan’s 50th birthday last week was a major event. Jackie Robinson has a new biopic coming out next month, 40 years after his death. Babe Ruth is still rememb...
The States That Grow 27 Feb 2013 | 02:07 am
If something doesn’t work, it won’t continue. Although we may panic about what we perceive as disastrous choices and policies, in time, good policy will drive out bad. We have 50 states, and by watchi...
Office Depot and NFL Legend Turned Entrepreneur Fran Tarkenton Form New Partnership to Empower Small Business 5 Feb 2013 | 09:31 pm
Boca Raton, FL. – February 5, 2013 – Office Depot® (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office supplies and services, today announced that the Company has inked a new partnership with NFL legend ...
In Super Bowl, No Excuses, No Second Chances, and No Mercy 4 Feb 2013 | 09:42 pm
Reprinted from the St. Paul Pioneer Press, February 3, 2013 Professional football is a cruel game. At the end of the season, for all the great moments and thrilling achievements by players and teams ...
Mickelson Was Right 4 Feb 2013 | 08:54 pm
Reprinted from USA Today, February 4, 2013 Pro golfer Phil Mickelson has gotten a lot of flak for his recent comments about threatening to make "drastic changes" in his life due to state and federal ...
