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A corporate brown noser’s profile in courage

Published in February 22nd, 2010

We buried my brother in law yesterday. Less than two months after a devastating diagnosis of stage IV pancreatic cancer many hearts are aching as they try to make sense of this loss. My heart is one of them. So is my sister’s who now finds herself a widow after 15 years of love and joy with [...]

Corporate Brown Nosers in my classroom

Published in February 4th, 2010

A brief note today — In a great class last night a number of new students - most of whom work in corporate America, were surprised how much Brown nosing goes on in the business world that is called something else. From networking to politics, our discussions about the presumptions of management work and its changing [...]