What can we, as business leaders and owners, gain from one of American history’s best teachers of leadership?

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So there we were -- 15,000 feet up the side of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the climbers sitting side-by-side facing a long line of porters sitting shoulder-to-shoulder. It was strangely tense.

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Even though family businesses span all industry groups and range in size from sole proprietorships to global giants, the successful ones share some key attributes, just as those that fail do. ...

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We often don’t take advantage of an extremely powerful and simple yet elusive principle: build your life and your business around positive people and don’t make room for the toxic ones. I see this over and over again. This is ...

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I just finished putting together my materials for the MSBA Annual Meeting. I will be speaking Thursday morning during the conference about how lawyers can use social media effectively and without getting themselves into trouble. My presentation will be part ...

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Did you get your NCAA tournament brackets in on time?  Thanks to a timely reminder from a colleague, I got mine in with 11 minutes to spare. I doubt that anyone would argue that March Madness directly impacts workplace productivity. ...

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I was at a networking event last week, carefully attempting to balance my plastic glass of wine while simultaneously eating enough of the hors d’oeuvres off my plastic plate to make it “dinner.” Just as I was stuffing a piece ...

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An attorney recently referred a new corporate client to me. I contacted the corporate representative shortly thereafter to discuss my potential representation. The client decided to retain my firm. A few weeks later, I met the company president for a site visit. ...

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Last Friday I found myself in a room full of very distinguished lawyers and jurists at the sleek new Hotel at Arundel Preserve. All it took was asking where the honorees for the Leadership in Law awards were hiding. The ...

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