Archive for December, 2009

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    To Merge or not to Merge. That is the Question.

    Last week came the announcement that Kristofer Johnson was leaving his post as the President of the Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce.  Before their board goes on a lengthy search for a new president, I think both chambers need to seriously consider this question: is...

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  • Goal

    Goal Setting versus New Year’s Resolutions

    Do you make New Year’s resolutions?  What about personal goals?  I rarely make New Year’s resolutions.  My belief is that if you want to make change in your life, why wait until January 1 to do that.  Exercise more, quit smoking, lose weight, learn new...

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  • talk2hand

    Are we losing the fine art of argument?

    argument noun: ahr-gyuh-muh nt a discussion involving differing points of view; debate: As a child I was a listener.  I loved being in the midst of a group of adults talking about all sorts of things.  Being the youngest of seven kids I was exposed...

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  • Bill on Capitol Hill

    Health Care Reform vs. Media control

    Faced with great challenges, some people get to work and some people get to complaining. While standing inline at the post office, yes, I am mailing holiday packages this late, don’t judge me, I was not surprised to encounter my fellow procrastinators venting. What I...

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  • livenow

    BEST. DIVERSITY EXPERIENCE. EVER.

    Like many of you, I’ve participated in my fair share of diversity trainings.  These have ranged from one hour brown bag seminars to book reading groups to diversity fairs and full-day management retreats. A couple of weeks ago, I participated in what I think is...

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  • Northstar

    Northstar Commuter Rail

    Many of you have seen the ad campaign stating “Minnesota’s newest Star!”  Our first commuter rail, Northstar, held a grand opening on November 14th and began regular operations on November 16th.  This new line utilizes existing train tracks and runs from Big Lake (between Minneapolis...

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  • Two fire fighters and flames

    Leading from the Bottom, Up

    It is such a pleasure to contribute to Leadership and Community for the first time. It’s also much easier to read than to write! Haunted by a blank electronic page, I made an executive decision: my laptop and I might as well do battle over...

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  • Tiger and Balloon Boy

    Balloon Boy, Party Crashers and Tiger, Oh My!

    As the nation has been captivated in recent days by a publicity starved couple who crashed a party, and a minor car accident involving a major star, another news item caught my attention:  the possible purchase of NBC by Comcast.  The continued consolidation of media...

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