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Multi-Generational Leadership by Wagner NYU

view original / wagner.nyu.edu blogger's note: Something I have been pondering for years... and honestly generational issues truly fascinate me.  Culture tells the story of YOUR time, YOUR history, what impact a generation as we grow and mature.  In the military, politics, and I am sure in business...we are at a juncture...Baby Boomers staying loungers, but retiring, Gen …

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Generation X and the Narrowing Career Path by TAMMY ERICKSON

view original / TAMMY ERICKSON / blogs.hbr.org Bloggers Note:  Nice post from HBR below, but something I have been pondering for a long time...and not made any headway on a theory, but Gen X is just now entering the General Officer ranks in the military.  What will that do or not do for the DoD?  Will we see a …

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Reinvention 101: 5 Lessons From Robert Downey, Jr. by Patrick J. Kiger

entrepreneur.com / view original The record-shattering opening success of The Avengers, which sold more than $200 million in theater tickets in the United States and did about $640 million in business worldwide during opening weekend, is further evidence of an amazing fact: Robert Downey, Jr. not only rules Hollywood, but he's staged an even more impressive turnaround than General …

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6 Habits of Truly Memorable People by Jeff Haden

view original / @jeff_haden / inc.com How to stick out in the minds of your colleagues and customers--no gimmicks required. In order to succeed, almost everyone—whether business owner or employee—must be memorable. While you don't have to be The Most Interesting Man in the World, being known is one of the main goals of marketing, advertising, and personal …

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The 15 ‘Happiest Seaside Towns’ in the USA by Kitty Bean Yancey

view original / travel.usatoday.com Blogger Note:  Ah, now we are getting somewhere, I could live on  Kiawah! Pending on the website, median home prices is $500 to just over a million (how do you get that kind of a mean?).   Most the other towns are incredible...interesting to note the dominance of Norther California towns...gotta love Half Moon …

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A 1937 Detailed Prediction Of Hitler’s Strategy In Eastern Europe by Brian Resnick

businessinsider.com / view original Hitler with generals Paulus and von Bock in Poltawa, German-occupied Ukraine, June 1942 Two years before the Nazi invasion of Poland, an Atlantic author made country-by-country predictions about Germany's eastward expansion. In 1937, Hitler's military intentions were becoming increasingly clear. He had already ascended to the top of the German government and instilled in the …

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