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Don’t You (Forget About Me)… On being a leader… on being a parent… DeMarco Banter

Well, why should I remember you? I love that song.  “Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a 1985 song performed by the band Simple Minds.  The song is best known for being played during the opening and closing credits of the John Hughes film The Breakfast Club. The song resonated among the Gen Xers of …

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The Chain Reaction of the Non-Decision Decision…DeMarco Banter

Of ever increasing popularity in leadership circles is the non-decision decision.  You know what I am talking about.   You have seen it when a leader is confronted with a tough decision and he/she abdicates the decision by not making a choice. My good friend Geddy Lee is very fond of saying:  "If you choose …

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Theme Song Leadership, What’s Yours? DeMarco Banter…

If Harvard's Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr., can offer a course in Leadership in Literature to the school’s MBA students--I propose there is value in the concept of leadership through theme songs.  In recent years, Badaracco has also led discussions about serious literary fiction with executives at Harvard's Business School.  Badaracco uses literature to provide his students with …

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Needing What You Want and Wanting What You Need or I’ll Never Be As Cool as Mick Jagger: DeMarco Banter

 “Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get”  ― W.P. Kinsella Cant think of a time I didn't absolutely love "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by the Rolling Stones It is interesting that the song has taken on a myriad of meanings as I have gone through chapters in life and …

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China Grove: Is that even a real place or just a cool old song?

China Grove:  If you know the song...just the mention of it brings the distinctive guitar riff and power chords to mind "China Grove" is a song from The Doobie Brothers' 1973 album The Captain and Me. It was written by original lead singer Tom Johnston, before he fell ill in 1975 and was replaced by Michael McDonald. The song is based …

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Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes & Springtime in Charleston

I had never really heard much of Jimmy Buffett besides the obvious Margaritaville and Come Monday before arriving at The Citadel and Charleston SC, but it didn't take long for me to realize that Jimmy Buffett really is the musician that personifies Springtime in The Holy City. Heard "Changes" this morning and quickly found myself …

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Shattering “Another Brick in the Wall” Thinking

From Innovation Excellence:  Introducing Tony Wall, who facilitates innovative learning strategies at the University of Chester in the UK.  I will leave him to take up the story, inspired by Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall”: “Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone!” is one of those lyrics that many of us recognise instantly. That’s …

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