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07.30.2020

What We’re Reading

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

In this edition of What We're Reading, Dr. Todd Kuethe takes us on a blast...

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07.30.2020

What We’re Reading

Plowshares and Pork Barrels: The Political Economy of Agriculture by E.C. Pasour Jr. and Randal R. Rucker

In this edition of What We're Reading, Dr. Nathan DeLay shares his recent read over...

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02.05.2021

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Creating Great Choices: A Leader’s Guide to Integrative Thinking

Strategy is about making choices, often while facing a great deal of uncertainty. As decision...

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05.12.2021

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How Humanity Gave Itself an Extra Life and Politics as a Lifesaver

Recently, I read a New York Times commentary by David Leonhardt entitled Politics as a...

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03.02.2022

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Wellbeing at Work

How do we measure success in business? Most often we have used financial metrics to...

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10.11.2023

What We’re Reading

Lights Out: Pride, delusion, and the fall of general electric

One can learn much from books that share business success stories. And one can learn,...

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02.05.2021

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The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind

I often say that in Purdue University’s Agricultural Economics department comprised of over 30 faculty...

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05.11.2020

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The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Bob Iger

The quarter's edition of What We're Reading is here! In this edition, join Dr. Nicole...

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10.22.2020

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Leading Out Loud: A guide for engaging others in creating the future by Terry Pearce

In this edition of What We're Reading, Dr. Pete Hammett shares his recent read by...

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