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In her book “The best advice I ever got: Lessons from extraordinary lives” Katie Couric profiles lessons from royalty, CEOs, legends in the performing industry, and individuals who have risen to prominence in their respective fields. Below is Nia Vardalo’s advice to the small: Turn the page…

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Speak unto all that I command thee; be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them (Jeremiah 1, 17).

In a study of fascist regimes (Hitler – Germany; Mussolini – Italy; Franco – Spain; Suharto – Indonesia; and Pinochet – Chile) Britt found they had the following traits in common: disdain for human rights, identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause, rampant sexism, protection of corporate power, obsession with crime and punishment, and rampant cronyism and corruption. These traits are a mirror image of what we find in modern day bureaucracy. Turn the page…

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