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The compelling story of IKEA: what’s in a name?
February 9, 2018News that that IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad had passed away—on January 27 at the age of 91—left me a bit...
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The evolution of political language
August 24, 2017Writing about the language of business these past weeks has caused me to think about something that has been...
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Walking the talk: on the meaning of authenticity
August 1, 2017Our previous post closed with a story about Hamdy Khalafalla Mohamed, a bakery chef at the Cairo Marriott Hotel....
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In search of the power behind Trump’s superficial narrative: Part Two
March 24, 2017As I wrote in the previous post, for the past few weeks I have been following a series of...
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Truth versus authenticity in organizational storytelling
June 25, 2015Writing about Hewlett-Packard these past weeks, I was reminded of research I did on corporate stories of identity when...
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Stories make us FEEL: an example…
March 27, 2014Often a group that tells an authentic story that resonates with the people will win the day over opponents...
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President Obama makes a rare speech
July 26, 2013I have been in the US now for a little more than a week, and I have followed...
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Abraham Lincoln’s remarkable leadership
February 15, 2013Lately, I have been reading quite a bit about the great (many would say greatest) American president, Abraham Lincoln....
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” – Oscar Wilde
December 26, 2012I love this quote from Oscar Wilde, who in my opinion said some of the funniest things of all...
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Vicente Del Bosque: a study in low-key leadership, humility and authenticity:
July 13, 2012The more I read about Spain’s Vicente Del Bosque, or observe him at his press conferences during the recent...