Author Archives: Justin Locke

I Know A Lot about Art, and Furthermore, I Know What I Like

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Justin Locke

On 60 minutes, Andy Rooney weighed in on the subject of “public art,” specifically, modern/abstract sculptures that populate so many public places these days: If you don’t want to watch it, he basically says that an awful lot of this … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a First-Time Manager

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Justin Locke

well once again, instead of a blog post i got an article published in advisor perspectives magazine: Confessions of a First Time Manager Many thanks to Bob and Michael for making me edit it!!   Note this was originally titled … Continue reading →

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A New Cabinet Post: Secretary of History

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Justin Locke

There was a discussion a few years back about the idea of creating a Cabinet post for secretary of the arts.  I have a different idea: I suggest we create a Secretary of History. The role of the Secretary of … Continue reading →

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I’m on TV friday night in Boston

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Justin Locke

For those of you in the Boston Area, WCVB-TV is re-running my "Chronicle" appearance from last year.  Those of you curious to know more about the book, well here are some links to explore: My speaking appearances and what it's … Continue reading →

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The Three Languages of Life

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Justin Locke

I was getting set to give a talk to a group of CEOs last week, and the guy who ran the event was making announcements.  He said, “just so you all know, we are banning the use of PowerPoint by … Continue reading →

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Basing Policies on Good or Bad Customers

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Justin Locke

I have been in the book business for over five years now.  I have been publishing plays (my own) for 25 years.  And I have to say, for the most part, it’s all been good.  In all the years I’ve … Continue reading →

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Readin, Writin’, and Résumés: Tips on Writing a Résumé from One Who Reads Them

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Justin Locke

The job market being what it is these days, résumés have become a fairly hot topic. Since I work “for myself,” (that is, I have dozens of different bosses), I have not written my own résumé in decades.  However, as … Continue reading →

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Re-discovering your listening skills

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Justin Locke

In lieu of a blog entry I had another article published in "Advis0r Perspectives" online magazine today.  You can read it here: http://advisorperspectives.com/newsletters10/Rediscovering_Your_Listening_Skills.php  While it is framed as skills for money managers, it's fairly universal I think.  — jl 

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How Standardized Tests Kill Creativity

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Justin Locke

So there was a report in Newsweek last week about how American creativity is declining. http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/10/the-creativity-crisis.html I agree with this report, sort of . . . although I would have worded it in a different way.  Our creativity is the … Continue reading →

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You Put Your Left Leg in, You Take Your Left Leg out, Is That Really What It’s All about?

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Justin Locke

Yesterday I did a post about why most people don’t sing in public gatherings very much anymore.  This seems to have struck a chord (sorry), and it led me to think about another form of once popular and common artistic … Continue reading →

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