Musings 13 May 2014

The only thing worse than hiring the wrong employee is hiring the wrong leader. And yet is happens more often than not. The best leaders are humble...it really makes a difference. Majority of the ones I see or read about these days are anything but. Why is it that we continue to promote the narcissistic approach to leadership as the best one? Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries shares his thoughts as does Tanveer Naseer here.

Brian Tracy sounds off on how to be happy by cultivating great relationships.

Jeff Haden shares his list of 50 top management experts…and 51-100 also.

Why Apple is buying Beats. Beats was reportedly on track to earn $1.4 billion in revenue in 2013.

Coldplay's Ghost Stories is out on 19 May, but you can listen to it now.

25 Best Burgers in the U.S. One down – tried In-and-Out Burger in LA in November 2013 – 24 to go.

Sad to read this today. I used to listen to Casey's Top 40 countdown in Rome, mid-1980s

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