Gratitude – A bit of Help, Thanks & Wow
Does gratitude really make a difference? It does according to a growing number of scholars who have produced a raft of studies …
Category Archives: Authenticity
“Never miss a good chance to shut up.”
I have always been a fan of the humorist Will Rogers. “Never miss a good chance to shut up,” is …
What no one else has thought
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1937. He was credited with discovering the chemical ascorbic acid also …
David & Goliath — Point. Pause. Reconsider.
Malcolm Gladwell is a gifted storyteller. His latest book, David and Goliath, follows in the spirit of his earlier bestsellers, …
Reciprocity – How do you do it?
Reciprocity can feel a bit like tit-for-tat or an act of generosity. I favor the later. When practiced as an …
The Authentic Ann Arbor Experience – Part 5
What makes something authentic? All week I have been referring to the “Authentic” Ann Arbor Experience. If you check the …
The Authentic Ann Arbor Experience – Part 4
Ann Arbor provides more than Entertainment and Educational experiences. Great experiences require hitting what Pine & Gilmore describe as the “sweet spot.” …
The Authentic Ann Arbor Experience – Part 3
The bottom line is that great experiences are a combination of things. Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore describe this as …
The Authentic Ann Arbor Experience – Part 2
In today’s Experience Economy, experiences are often judged in terms of being real or fake. The assumption is that real …
The Authentic Ann Arbor Experience – Part 1
For over 400,000 alumni and the 42,000 students about to start the new school year, Ann Arbor is one of …
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