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David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell

“Am I dog that you should come to me with sticks?” Did you know that there is no evidence that correlates smaller classrooms with better grades?  Why did a Pakistani immigrant in America find amazing success coaching a women’s basketball team despite having no familiarity with the sport?  Why was Martin Luther King and his associate Wyatt Walker so keen ...

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A-League Round 17 – Round 17 – Mulvey Time

Melbourne Heart 2 Sydney FC 1 Perth Glory 1 Melbourne Victory 1 Wellington Phoenix 2 Adelaide United 1 Newcastle Jets 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 Brisbane Roar 2 Central Coast Mariners 1 The Comeback Kings “If the Roar beat the Mariners and the Wanderers over the next two weeks…you may as well send the Premiere’s Plate to Brisbane” There is ...

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How To Win Friends And Influence People

At the company I work for, we recently held a leadership offsite to improve relationships between managers in different departments.  To break the ice with two leaders in the business, I thought I’d tell a funny story about one of my staff members.  This staff member, a thirty year old male, approached me one day and said that when he ...

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R.I.P Phillip Seymour Hoffman 1967-2014

I was saddened to hear about the passing of Phillip Seymour Hoffman yesterday.  Hoffman was found dead in his apartment due to an overdose on heroin.  Apparently he had relapsed into a drug addiction from which he had stayed sober for two decades. Hoffman was one of my favourite actors of the past decade.  I first came to know him ...

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