Chad Barr

JUNE 30, 2021

In this poem, Emerson reflects on the aspects that make a nation strong. William Ralph Emerson was an architect and second cousin of the famous poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. In addition to designing many houses and inns, William Ralph Emerson helped to design some of the first buildings at the National Zoo in Washington, DC.

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Rick Conlow

JULY 4, 2022

Read daily, especially uplifting stories or poems. If we as humans use only a small percentage of our potential, isn’t it worth the effort access more of it? For example, consider these ideas. Keep learning by regularly attending training or education courses. Focus on your strengths not weaknesses. Associate with positive people.

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Seth Godin Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Poetry and Story Writing : Write poems, stories, or even entire books based on detailed prompts or themes. Music Theory Analysis : Analyze music theory concepts in compositions and suggest modifications or improvements. Scientific Research Summarization : Summarize complex scientific research papers into understandable language.

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Chad Barr

JANUARY 30, 2019

He was a lover of music, spoke 5 languages, fluently, and a published author of heartfelt poems which were set to music. He became a builder, and with his hands helped create the thriving nation which is my birthplace. He was an inspiration to all who knew him and I’m a better man for having him in my life.

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Consultants' Consultant

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Consultants Consultant: This poem will drive you crazy with its English words that are just not consistent! The post Crazy English Pronunciation appeared first on Consultants' Consultant.

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Chad Barr

JULY 4, 2018

The poem was set to the tune of a popular British song written by John Stafford Smith, To Anacreon In Heaven, for a men’s social club in London. Set to Key’s poem and renamed the Star-Spangled Banner, it became a well-known U.S. patriotic song.

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Chad Barr

JUNE 3, 2020

This poem by Maya Angelou is discernibly painful and yet, filled with hope for the oppressed. May we all find peace, strive for justice, and console one another in the coming days, weeks and years ahead.

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Rick Conlow

DECEMBER 12, 2020

The poem Invictus by William Henley (see below) had inspired Mandela in jail. The country’s Springboks rugby team was awful, and Mandela noticed the blacks cheered not for their team but the opposing teams. Coincidently, South Africa was host for the World Cup in 1995. So, it was in the tournament.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In his poem, The Voiceless, Oliver Wendell Holmes concluded that many of us will go to our graves with our music still inside and unplayed. Most leaders want more out of life and work. Leadership expert Simon Sinek describes working hard for something we don't care about stress and working hard for something we love passion.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 15, 2016

And, the misunderstood poem helps to highlight how innovation-seeking executives need to reframe the word risk. Most readers assume Frost’s poem is hopeful, describing the value of the rugged individualism that has long served as an American hallmark.

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The Management Centre

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Can say a poem off by heart. Has been to South America. Can do a cart wheel. Has swum in a waterfall. Has fallen off, or out of, a moving vehicle. Has had a pet snake / spider / insect. Has made bread from scratch. Has had an allergic reaction to something.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

During this time, he also inspired others by reciting the following line from William Ernest Hensley's poem Invictus, "I am the master of my fate. Amidst what most would consider a devastating defeat, he spent his time in prison focusing on things within his control. He studied and served as a leader for improving prison conditions.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

link] The following poem called "Outwitted" by Edwin Markham captures the belief that selfless love creates a radical sense of belonging for everyone: He drew a circle that shut me out—Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. If you have nine minutes, the following video captures the essence of the meaning behind the definition used by St.

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Management Consulted

JUNE 1, 2015

But then, on the more magical of days, I wrote something that felt like a seed had been planted, and it grew and morphed until it was a story or a poem worthy of the light of day. Just shy of 50 short stories and poems, I chronicled my trip around the world – which I affectionately called my “Leap Year” – and its manic moments.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2016

On the sidelines, Amabile put together a group of a dozen poet-judges, mixed up all the poems, and had the judges evaluate the work. Far and away, the lowest-quality poems were from those who had the list of extrinsic motivators. The third group wasn’t given any reason.

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Johanna Rothman

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

If a poem is 20 unique lines, I don't see how you can quote anything and still stay within fair use. I was able to do that because none of the works was short. Beware of shorter works. Don't Quote Music Still in Copyright. What about shorter works, such as poetry or music? There's almost no length you can quote. What about music?

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Confessions of a Consultant

JUNE 25, 2017

In the poem: ‘The Time Before Death’, Kabir offers one great line: “If you don’t break your ropes while you’re alive, do you think ghosts will do it after?”. When you tackle the difficult issues, the intellectual and emotional stretch felt is both a frustration and a reward. Go out there and don’t be afraid.

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Harvard Business

MAY 26, 2016

To help shape my content strategy, I go back to a Rudyard Kipling’s 1902 poem “The Elephant’s Child”: I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who. Content strategy doesn’t have to be needlessly complex.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2018

For example, he sometimes asks his staff to create dishes based on a piece of music, a painting, or a poem. Bottura keeps his team sharp and engaged by opening their minds to their own potential for creative thinking — and playfulness.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2016

A bulleted list should create a rhythm for the reader almost like reading the lines of a poem. Using bullet points can help you be succinct and help your reader key-in on the most important information. Unfortunately, it’s common to read lists where the parts of speech don’t match.

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Confessions of a Consultant

AUGUST 26, 2018

They like to ‘earn their lazy’ and adhere to the Dylan Thomas school of philosophy, expressed in his poem: ‘Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night”… “Do not go gentle into that good night. For most people, the only way they can really enjoy Saturday/Sunday is the feeling that this time-out was earned earlier in the week.

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Confessions of a Consultant

MAY 6, 2018

At Peter’s funeral – his son Anthony – read the following poem – written over the previous days: Hold Onto The Bright Bits… Seems like you went away a long time ago. While the deaths were expected, they were still terribly sad. But just recently you closed your big bright blue eyes. And decided to finally let go.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

The proverbial phrase, Patience is a Virtue , refers to one of the seven heavenly virtues said to date back to "Psychomachia," (battle of spirits) an epic Latin poem written in the fifth century. Is Patience is a Virtue? If patience is a virtue, the Bernanke Fed followed by the Yellen Fed apparently are the most virtuous in history.

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Confessions of a Consultant

DECEMBER 30, 2018

More than 100 years old, this poem is still potent: “He who whispers down a well. , hoping that their greatness will be uncovered. They need to learn a lesson about marketing from the great Lord Leverhume (founder of Lever Brothers). About the goods he has to sell. Will never make as many dollars. As he who climbs a tree and hollers.”.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 19, 2018

Dickinson concluded her poem by hinting that there are, in fact, two approaches to coping with loneliness: one can either “illuminate” it, or shut it away. Use collective wins as an opportunity to celebrate the entire team.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

DECEMBER 11, 2006

We got our fifty songs, poems, and well wishers. That's when I stepped in and said, "If one song can cheer her up that much, what would fifty songs do?" And so, with Ben, Amanda, and Peri's permission, I started the "One Tube Group" on YouTube. And, we managed to raise a few dollars for their mounting expenses.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Too many people think of compassion and connection with others as a nice-to-have in organizations.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 1, 2017

Consider Box’s CEO, Aaron Levie, providing revelatory commentary on Trump’s tweets, Richard Branson posting poems he wrote for his first girlfriend, Tim Cook recommending the new One Republic album, or Oprah Winfrey confessing her love for the Chicago Cubs during the World Series.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Its story of a bibliomaniac who unearths an ancient poem, cracking opening the cultural door to the Renaissance, has inspired me with a creative way to write about a risk capital project that’s due later this week. Whatever I absorb usually worms its way into my work, bringing a fresh perspective to the day’s writing.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Roald Dahl’s poem “Television” says it all: “So please, oh please, we beg, we pray / go throw your TV set away / and in its place, you can install / a lovely bookshelf on the wall.” I think of having a TV in your main living area as a plate of chocolate chip cookies.

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