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“Dear John Doe” — An Outrageous Lapse in Leadership

By Steve Pirner | January 7, 2009

You may have seen on CNN today a story talking about how the Army is “sorry” for sending thousands of “Dear John Doe” letters to families of Army personnel who lost their lives fighting for our country in Iraq or in Afghanistan.  Not only did each begin with “Dear John Doe,” they also contained the [...]

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Accustomed as I am to what I have learned…

By Jim Pirner | August 20, 2008

The product manager took his idea to his vice-president for approval.  The product manager wanted to develop a new, simpler, less expensive version of one of the company’s products, consistent with some of those “buzzy” articles that have appeared in marketing literature lately, suggesting that customers today are eager to acquire products that fit the [...]

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When the Roles are Reversed

By Jim Pirner | August 7, 2008

There were eight of them at the front of the room, seated in a table arrangement that resembled a half-round.  They were all “Millennials,” members of the mostly 20-something generation now entering the work force.   They were completing a summer of interning at a Fortune 300 corporation, where they had engaged in a variety of [...]

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