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Jul.13.2010
It seems my article about hate in America stirred people up at AOL as well as here at Red Room. Here is their follow up post of the letters to the editor that came to them.
I particularly love the last for comic effect.
On a serious note, Brian Erickson’s letter makes a good point about how strong...
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Jul.10.2010
My op-ed yesterday on AOL stirred up a lot of interest and responses both positive and negative. Here are a few observations from me and then the unedited emails.
(BTW, since AOL News doesn’t allow comments, I’d love it if Red Room authors and members would comment on my blog post here that...
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Jul.09.2010
California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa takes pride in opposing the Obama administration. Democratic Reps. Henry Waxman and Nancy Pelosi played that role when George W. Bush was in office. Keith Olbermann provides a nightly list of "Worst Persons in the World," a personal hate list as...
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Jul.08.2010
Ken Robinson is a brilliant thinker on education and a wonderfully entertaining presenter. Here is his newest video from TED.
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Jul.08.2010
3 questions.
How was your day?
What was the best part of your day?
What are you planning for tomorrow?
Or.
What are you working on?
What is exciting to you about it?
How can I help?
One exercise I occasionally ask my coaching clients to go through is the “3 Questions” exercise. For 24 hours,...
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Jul.08.2010
Campbell’s soup recently recalled 15 million pounds of Spaghetti-Ohs.
That’s not exactly a ringing endorsement. So why would I want to buy their products? And why do I think all of you should as well?
Because there wasn’t a single complaint about the product. No consumers. No stores. Not the FDA....
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Jul.08.2010
Campbell’s soup recently recalled 15 million pounds of Spaghetti-Ohs.
That’s not exactly a ringing endorsement. So why would I want to buy their products? And why do I think all of you should as well?
Because there wasn’t a single complaint about the product. No consumers. No stores. Not the FDA....
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Jul.08.2010
I was walking through the airport in Milwaukee during a layover and the shoe shine guy calls out to me, “Can’t close a deal with them dirty heals. Only takes 5 minutes.”
I wanted to grab a bite. So I kept walking.
After eating I walked back past the stand and his partner calls out, “Can’t be at...
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Jul.08.2010
One of my grad school professors who taught me about consulting used to love telling prospective clients, “It seems like you don’t need any help.” He said this was one of his most effective lines for getting people who claimed they were in great shape to open up about what was really troubling them...
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Jul.08.2010
If I ran a brick and mortar store I would have 2 concerns.
Get people to the store.
Get people to stay and keep buying.
In women’s clothing stores I think there should be a room off to the side that has a pinball machine and a Wii. Dads and kids can go in there while Moms shop. More time to shop...
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Jul.08.2010
There’s a common question among corporate executives about whether leaders are born or made.
This question is simplistic and problematic. It allows people who don’t know how or don’t want to spend the time or money to neglect developing leadership in those around them.
This question also promotes...
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Jul.08.2010
After a speech a woman came up to me to thank me for my message. She told me she tried to live by similar principles. Then she told me of her time in the hospital battling cancer. She described her prognosis as short of terminal, but not short enough for comfort. But she refused to define herself...
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Jul.08.2010
In our western society we don’t listen much. We interrupt. We value entertainment and achievement and competition. So we tell stories and we one-up each other.
You have a horrible boss story? Well let me tell you about the ogre I used to work for.
Oh, it’s a great boss story? Well I once worked for...
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Jul.08.2010
In politics they call it the coattail effect when a lesser candidate wins by picking up voters who only really showed up to vote for the larger election but then pulled all their party knobs for every race. Business provides the same opportunity.
A shoe store in my area just threw a Sex and the...
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Jul.08.2010
This week I gave a speech at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock. An audience member asked me what effect volunteering has on living a more heroic life. The answer is a lot.
We need to broaden, “you are what you eat.” Let’s make it, “you become what you consume.”
When we consume extreme...
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About Noah
Noah Blumenthal is the Founder and President of Leading Principles, Inc., an executive coaching and consulting company dedicated to helping individuals, teams and organizations see from fresh perspectives in order to make better decisions. As a speaker, coach...
Causes Noah Blumenthal Supports
The Miami Children's Hospital - They receive 10% of all royalties from Be the Hero. Why? You'll have to read the book to find out.
Noah’s Favorite Books
Man's Search for Meaning, Victor Frankl
The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand
Bodhisattva Mind, Pema Chodron
Three Deep Breaths, Thomas Crum
How Full Is Your Bucket, Tom...