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He Couldn’t Jump. He Could Lead.

The NBA is a league of 7-foot stars and 10-foot egos. This year the championship was won by a team with neither. The New York Knicks won the title for the first time in 53 years, and there is a lesson in the victory for every business person in the

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Machine Tool Jenga

IMTS is coming in a couple of weeks, so it is a good time to assess where the industry is right now. It is apparent

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Back to School

It’s back to school week in my neighborhood, which means later meals and parents waiting in our living room. My wife Risa will be practicing

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The Summer of ’61

Lloyd is on vacation this week. Below is one of his favorite summer blogs he wanted to share with you again. It was originally published in August

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Flipping the Script

I just listened to a fantastic story on the National Public Radio podcast, Invisibilia. The episode began with a story about a group of friends

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Need a Parachute?

Damon Carson likes to tell stories about the goods he sells. He takes the discards of industry and government and reframes them as wonderfully useful

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