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On Civility

Several years ago, I read The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t by Stanford Professor Robert Sutton.  At the time, I was President of Monks' Bread, an Upstate, New York baking company...

Bravery and Your Potential

To continue climbing toward the peak of your potential, and become all you are capable of becoming, you must grow to be brave and learn how to write your own life narrative. To become brave, we cannot look for someone to do for us what we need to do for ourselves....

How Big Is Your Business GRIT?

By Kevin L. Baker, MBA Grit is that 'extra something' that separates the most successful people from the rest. It's the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality. --Travis Bradberry What do...

What Growing Businesses Can Learn From Growing Cities

By Kevin L. Baker, MBA I recently moved to Sydney, Australia from Buffalo, New York USA after marrying an Australian.  My personal life afforded me the great opportunity to not only expand my business portfolio into the Great Southern Land, but to also get to know the...