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The article below comes from the Heath Brothers concerning Guy Kawasaki’s new book . . . I submitted a story for this book, and Guy responded personally saying he would seriously consider it. I didn’t make the cut, but was thrilled with the personal response! I think Guy Kawasaki and the Heath Brothers are the [...]

The following story was found at a great resource site called storiesfortrainers.com Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as [...]

 Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander have brought together the arts and business in an incredible book called The Art of Possibility. She is a family therapist and landscape painter, he is the conductor for the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and a professor at the New England Conservatory of Music. In spite of the fact that [...]

Yes, he screams and curses and throws things in kitchens. Let’s admit it, most of us have screamed and cursed and thrown things in a kitchen. But he does it with a  true concern for the restaurant owners and a British accent – which makes him Gordon Ramsey.  I prefer his style on Kitchen Nightmares [...]

Picture this (yes, I’m stealing this technique from Sophia on Golden Girls) – the place is a conference room, the year is 2010, and a sales support group and marketing group are battling over who will own the sales communications. Both sides present the reason why they should own the project, and verbally demean the capabilities [...]

The following change story comes from Russell Simmons’ book Do You! 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success. I find Russell Simmons to be refreshingly honest and forthright about his passion for business, and this particular story is something I really needed to be reminded of – that the result [...]

The following is a story from one of my favorite books by Diane Conway called “What Would You Do If You Had No Fear? Living Your Dreams While Quakin’ In Your Boots.” The title alone grabbed my attention, but the picture of a woman (I believe it is the author) gleefully jumping out of plane [...]