Writer’s Bach

Apr 01, 05 Writer’s Bach

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As I write this … let me start by saying. Ever get writer’s block? Whether you’re writing a book, screenplay, business report or letter, suddenly your mind goes blank. You stare at your computer screen. Or your pen just parks itself on the pad of paper. Instead of words flowing like they’re pouring out of a...

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You’re Fired (or Are You Really Freed?)

Mar 20, 05 You’re Fired (or Are You Really Freed?)

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“You’re fired.” Billionaire Donald Trump has made the phrase famous in his TV show, The Celebrity Apprentice. But, perhaps the king of firing people was actually John Patterson, CEO of NCR Corporation from 1884 to 1921. Supposedly, one-sixth of America’s top executives from 1910 to 1930 were schooled and...

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