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PopCap: The High Price of Ego

(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) The City of Portland’s port authority is scheduled to pay $3.5 million to Delta to persuade the

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Unseen Consequences, Forgotten Costs

In 2008, just under a half million American veterans, 442,695 to be exact, were treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (The New

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“Any fool can make a rule…”

Most rules are made with good intentions and are designed to solve a real problem. Unfortunately, the people making the rules often

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Seven Easy Questions for Smarter Spending

1. Have I paid all my basic living expenses? Rent or mortgage payment, utilities, groceries, savings: these come first, prior to any

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Don’t Blame Your Genes

Study shows bodily abuse can stretch all the way down to the genetic level Okay, I’m relying on The Economist (“The Origin

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Just Deal With It: Getting in Touch With Your Survival Instinct

(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) Craig Fugate, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is a man who evidently

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Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

“Sometimes when we anticipate the worst in people, we destroy what is best.” I have a tendency to worry. I expect things

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Good Service Does Not Have to Cost Big Bucks

I think a lot about Customer Service because it is one very real way you can deliver better value to your Customer

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Why Do Some Succeed?

Why do some succeed, often spectacularly so, and others merely survive? What human trait is the best predictor of success? Which human

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PopCap: Full Disclosure, Complete Transparency: Basic Minimums of Trust

(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) Markets, businesses, and relationships all flourish when trust exists. If I have to spend all my time

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Taking Calorie Counts With a Grain of Salt: Don’t Believe Everything You Read

Requiring restaurants, particularly chains, to put calorie counts beside each item is the latest skirmish in the battle against American obesity. But

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(3 of 3) Empowerment

Empowerment is a nice-sounding word that has been used a lot in recent decades. But what does it mean? Particularly in the