Author: patrickb@american-upstart.com

It Isn’t Failure, It’s Data: Dorie Clark On Failing Without Blame Or Fear

Published by patrickb@american-upstart.com on March 5, 2017

Reinventing yourself, Dorie Clarke says, doesn’t have to be a big, risky, all-or-nothing endeavor. Instead, she encourages professionals looking for a change to play to…

To tell someone they’re wrong, first tell them how they’re right — Quartz

Published by patrickb@american-upstart.com on March 4, 2017

Blaise Pascal set out the most effective way to persuade someone, centuries before there was any formal study of persuasion. Source: To tell someone they’re…

Once again, into the breech

Published by patrickb@american-upstart.com on February 22, 2017

Once again I toss my hat into the ring of blogging about the many things that strike me, changed me or in many cases frustrated…