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The Fifth Risk
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The Fifth Risk

By Michael Lewis

December 31, 2018

Editor’s Comments:  The joy of reading Lewis’ latest book is that obscure details are made interesting. That is, the author takes us into three fairly unknown and misunderstood departments of...
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Doing the Things We Hate To Do
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Doing the Things We Hate To Do

By Tim McCarthy

November 29, 2018

In 66 years I’ve learned that I can only do what I love to do if (and only if) I’m willing to also do the things least appealing to me. ...
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Banning Rupees Didn’t Work. This Might | Saritha Rai and Anto Antony, Bloomberg Business Week
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Banning Rupees Didn’t Work. This Might | Saritha Rai and Anto Antony, Bloomberg Business Week

By Tim McCarthy

November 29, 2018

Editor’s comment:  I don’t understand India and I’m curious as to how we will morph into a cashless society.  This article blew me away by talking about both.   Link to...
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Capitalism Without Capital
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Capitalism Without Capital

By Jonathon Haskell and Stian Westlake

November 29, 2018

Editor’s Comments:  You must bring at least an interest in economics to this reading or it’s pretty tough. I’m not business trained for economics but have interest enough to have...
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The Power of Full Engagement
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The Power of Full Engagement

By Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz

October 26, 2018

Editor’s Comments:  Thanks, David Levine, for sending me this book.  I stumbled onto the “whole man theory” in my 20s and later shared it with my adolescent children by having...
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Governments need better ways to manage migration | The Economist
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Governments need better ways to manage migration | The Economist

By Tim McCarthy

October 26, 2018

Editor’s comment:   Simply the most thoughtful article I’ve read on this issue which has sadly become a purely political one in our country. Link to article
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Focus on People, Product, Process
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Focus on People, Product, Process

By Tim McCarthy

September 29, 2018

The third in this series, “this much I know”, is that successful organizations require three ingredients:  People, Product and Process. I have experienced success with our foundation, The Business of...
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Carll Tucker
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Carll Tucker

By Carll Tucker

July 27, 2018

"Moral reflection isn’t easily accelerated by mechanization, like hamburger cooking. The Internet is a whiz at processing, but it doesn’t make truth, justice, kindness, decency, love or courage easier to...
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China's Great Wall of Debt
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China's Great Wall of Debt

By Dinny McMahon

June 28, 2018

Editor’s comment:  In a June 25 th article titled “China eases credit as US Tariffs Loom”, it was reported that China’s central government will release $77 billion to 17 large...
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Drama and Instincts
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Drama and Instincts

By Tim McCarthy

May 27, 2018

I am an avid follower of current events and yet learning the following facts surprised me: Armed conflict and casualties from war in our world have decreased 90% over the...
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Factfulness
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Factfulness

By Hans Rosling

May 27, 2018

Editor’s comment:   See this month's blog post.       Favorite excerpt: “Like tomatoes, human beings need water to survive.  But if you drink six liters at once, you will die. ...
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Arnold H. Glasow
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Arnold H. Glasow

By Arnold H. Glasow

January 1, 2018

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit." -Arnold H. Glasow
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What it Takes to be an Entrepreneur
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What it Takes to be an Entrepreneur

By Tim McCarthy

September 29, 2017

The topic of “what it takes to be an entrepreneur” gets only a little less ink than “what it takes to be a leader”. Perhaps this is because so many...
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Principals | Ray Dalio
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Principals | Ray Dalio

By Tim McCarthy

September 29, 2017

Principals | Ray Dalio Editor’s notes:   This month’s article of the month is based on this work by a billionaire hedge fund founder, Ray Dalio.  Noticing the reference when...
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The Power of Subtraction
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The Power of Subtraction

By Tim McCarthy

July 4, 2017

In the early 1980s, my advertising client convinced me that when a restaurant adds a menu item, they should subtract one at the same time. Their irrefutable logic was that...
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10 Questions Entrepreneurs Should Ask Before Starting a New Business By Keith Speights
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10 Questions Entrepreneurs Should Ask Before Starting a New Business By Keith Speights

By Tim McCarthy

July 4, 2017

May 28, 2017 at 9:23AM Answering these questions up front will help entrepreneurs improve their chances of success. Are you an entrepreneur thinking about starting a new business? If so,...
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Elbert Hubbard
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Elbert Hubbard

By Elbert Hubbard

July 4, 2017

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed – it is a process of elimination. -Elbert Hubbard
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Bloom Where You’re Planted
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Bloom Where You’re Planted

By Tim McCarthy

March 30, 2017

Listening to our customers is a key to organizational success but listening too well can be dangerous.  I’ve learned to listen enough to tailor our strengths to address customer needs...
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“Thank You For Being Late”
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“Thank You For Being Late”

By Thomas Friedman

February 27, 2017

Comment:  Like so many books I share, this was recommended to me by a reader in response to a blog post about time.  Friedman has a string of best sellers...
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Superforecasting, The Art and Science of Predicting"
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Superforecasting, The Art and Science of Predicting"

By Tetlock and Gardner

February 1, 2017

Readers of last month’s blog about Daniel Kahneman’s work in decision making suggested I read this book and Michael Lewis latest, “ The Undoing Project ”, which is about DK’s...
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“Life Changers; Never Forever” by Tim McCarthy
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“Life Changers; Never Forever” by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

November 29, 2016

Raising Canes of Ohio (our partnerships restaurant company) is approaching 1,000 employees. At that size, I find it cool that our son, Timmy, its founder still does many exit and...
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