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Oct 28, 2012
 | The team had met twice now, and John believed he’d been left out of the loop both times. In the break room, when he approached certain people, conversation appeared to stop. Rejection haunted John, and at last he told his boss. She promised to look into it. She soon told him, “John, I’ve discreetly inquired into your... |
Oct 19, 2012
 | Joseph and Noah McVicker invented a substance to clean wallpaper. It was soft, pliable, durable. Trouble was, no one wanted it. And the McVickers set their invention aside. Ten years later, the brothers heard an elementary school teacher describe how her students, with their little hands, struggled in their art projects. Art clay was... |
Oct 14, 2012
 | Frank had a knack for updating dusty old systems. But when he changed departments, his new co-workers warned him about this leader’s unspoken motto: “We do it the way we’ve always done it.” So what did Frank do? He did it right. He said, “Boss, I’ll go after your priorities your way. But if a time comes up... |
Oct 08, 2012
 | It was one of those days…one of those weeks…one of those months! Shelly would have bet money it would turn out to be one of those years. The markets were a roller coaster. Consumers skittish. Sales erratic. There was no figuring it out, Shelly reasoned. Fortunately, Shelly had an experienced mentor in Jim, who... |
Sep 30, 2012
 | Sam Worthington is the young star of Avatar. He’s now in a string of blockbuster films—with more to come. But what interests me about Sam’s career is his early flop. As a young man, Sam failed at a prestigious dramatic academy. Frustrated, his father sent him on a one-way trip, telling him to “work his way... |
Sep 23, 2012
 | Donald needed surgery. But if he left, who would run the store? ...Give orders? ...Solve problems? Of course, Donald took his doctors’ warning and took time off. And he returned to work expecting the worst. But what did he find? He found his employees busy at their jobs. Customers happy. Even a crisis or two... |
Sep 09, 2012
 | Diane Belmont moved to New York as a teenager with one desire: to act. That is, until a drama teacher panned her future in performing. So home she went. Later, she tried again and got on stage—only to be fired by three different Broadway producers. Next stop: Hollywood, where her second-tier films earned her the nickname “... |
Sep 02, 2012
 | Life dealt Norma Jean Hornsberger a hard punch. A knockout. This dedicated Salvation Army staffer was thirty-two when doctors diagnosed her with cancer. Then her husband, Al, got cancer too. The disease took them both at young ages, but first Norma Jean wrote a book about her fight. For each new round, she had one tactic: to greet every new... |
Aug 26, 2012
 | As the sales trip ended, Jim found his team writing furiously in the hotel lounge. “We’re totaling meal expenses,” Bob said. That confused Jim. “But our clients paid for the meals,” he said. Someone piped up: “The office doesn’t know that. Just submit and get reimbursed. I call it a well-earned bonus.... |
Aug 19, 2012
 | At just 21 years old, Rowland knew he wanted to own a business. But when he opened a dry goods store in Haverhill, Massachusetts, it failed. Over the next 10 years, Rowland opened three more stores—and had three more failures. Despite these disappointments, however, he was learning. And still trying. Moving to New York, he opened... |
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