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Don’t Wait For Crisis To Force Action

August 28, 2012 15:47

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It shouldn’t take a crisis to force action, but many leaders seem to operate this way. As a result, a large number of companies are always in a reactive mode and waiting for external or internal stimuli to prompt action. Unfortunately, this type of mindset tends to lead to increased time pressures and higher margin for error. Life and business tends to reward those who take proactive control of their future and penalizes others who yield too much control to other factors. In essence, the sooner you take positive action the higher the likelihood you will navigate whatever storms come your way or even prevent the storms from happening in the first place.

5 Biggest Career-Costing Jokes

August 22, 2012 17:59

CHARLESTON, SC – JANUARY 20: Comedian Stephen Colbert hosts a rally with former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain at the College of Charleston on January 20, 2012 in Charleston, South Carolina. Colbert held the event with Cain, titled ‘Rock Me Like a Herman Cain South Cain-olina Primary Rally’, as part of his pseudo-run for president of ‘The United States of South Carolina.’ (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife)

In the world of comedy, there are few things that are off limits. People have made jokes about the President of the United States, race relations and just about anything else you can think of. However, there are limits to when and where you can say such things. The rule of thumbs to follow is “if you are not a professional comedian, then certain things may be off limit to you” and “even if you are a professional comedian, there are still things that are off limits.” This didn’t stop a few individuals from making jokes when they were not at all appropriate. This article will touch on some of the biggest comedy blunders of the past.

Milan Kundera: Vertigo

August 5, 2012 00:06

“Anyone whose goal is ‘something higher’ must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo Fear of falling No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.”
—Milan Kundera

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