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Harvard and MIT to offer free online classes. What it means for you, what it means for the world, what it means for education.

May 10, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Education

Author’s program note. Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) was the first of the mega rich American tycoons. He made his money in transportation… first with boats ferrying freight and passengers between Staten Island and Manhattan, then by combining America’s 13 railroad systems into the massive New York Central railroad, with which he controlled America’s crucial and …

How to help your boss.

April 26, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Dr. Jeffrey Lant’s Article Archive

by Dr. Jeffrey Lant Every person reading this article; indeed, most every person on this planet has experienced the phenomenon of The Boss. This is the designated person within your organization who gives the orders and runs the show. He or she is the person you talk about the most and strive to do your …

It’s time for your bonfire of excuses. Reflections on getting out of your own way, seizing success today.

April 12, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Dr. Jeffrey Lant’s Article Archive

by Dr. Jeffrey Lant One way and another I have been in business for, what, over 40 years. I have created and run businesses, right up to the present. Taught thousands of business students of every age. Written 18 business books and thousands of business articles. Had a nationally syndicated radio program on business. But …

There is only one thing worse than not achieving a goal and that is achieving it.

April 8, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Dr. Jeffrey Lant’s Article Archive

by Dr. Jeffrey Lant Are you a goal-driven individual? First, do you regularly set goals for yourself? Do you then plan just how you’ll achieve them… and once having planned your work you work your plan? If this is you, congratulate yourself. You are literally one in a million and the world is your oyster. …

How to prepare for your dreaded class reunion

December 7, 2010 | Author: | Posted in Dr. Jeffrey Lant’s Article Archive, Family, Life

by Dr. Jeffrey Lant Ok, it’s time you acknowledged that inconvenienttruth you’ve buried for so long. In high school, incollege you were not the most popular kid on theblock. And it hurt. That acne! That hideous hair! Those clothes! Yikes! And the nickname! (One of my room mates wascalled “The Worm” and for good reason). …