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Kurt Blazek

The Booth Company Announces Major Updates to its TruScore® Survey Hosting Platform

The Booth Company (TBC), an international provider of leadership development surveys, has launched major updates to TruScore®, TBC’s signature online application for designing, implementing, and controlling all aspects of multi-rater feedback surveys. TruScore® is a survey hosting platform that requires… Continue Reading →

November 17, 2010

Focus on Innovation – Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon

“You don’t choose your passions, your passions choose you,” ~ Jeff Bezos. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is considered one of the founding fathers of ecommerce. While Amazon.com started off as a bookstore in 1994, the business grew faster than anyone… Continue Reading →

November 16, 2010

Marlon Brando: An Example of a Difficult Employee

When I was growing up, I often heard Marlon Brando’s voice at my parent’s house. No, we did not live in Hollywood. However, my dad was such a fan of The Godfather that the movie constantly played on our TV…. Continue Reading →

November 9, 2010

Taste for Leadership – Ken Powell, CEO of General Mills Inc.

Ken Powell, CEO of General Mills, is often photographed with a smile. This could be because the company recently posted a profit gain of 12 percent. Or maybe the smile is due to the fact Powell achieved something that many… Continue Reading →

November 4, 2010

Are you a worrywart at the workplace?

“Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” is the familiar song penned by musician Bobby McFerrin. It is a positive song with such a basic message that we should all just adopt this philosophy in our day-to-day life. However, when one establishes a… Continue Reading →

November 3, 2010

Throwing stones

A recent conversation got me thinking about how some people’s feedback process is like being stoned. Stoned you may ask? As in having rocks thrown at you? As in the way they used to kill people? Yes, that is what… Continue Reading →

November 2, 2010