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The ad agency Walton Isaacson takes a page from Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin in order to keep teams innovating.

The ad agency Walton Isaacson takes a page from Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin in order to keep teams innovating.

We all know the story of the 1963 March on Washington because it culminated in one of the most iconic moments of the Civil Rights Movement, with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., declaring, “I have a dream.” What many of us don’t know, though, is that the march might not have happened—and the fight for civil rights might have been a lot bloodier—if not for a rather troublesome character named Bayard Rustin.

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Your perceptions can lead you astray. Here’s how to see if the response you’re picking up on is right.

Your perceptions can lead you astray. Here’s how to see if the response you’re picking up on is right.

Maybe you’re pitching new business to a client or giving a presentation to your own team. If you’re smart and even reasonably creative, your brain will be working overtime on how the meeting is progressing and how people are reacting.

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Avoid these three common mistakes and you’ll strike a balance between resting up and not getting too far behind.

Avoid these three common mistakes and you’ll strike a balance between resting up and not getting too far behind.

I’ll be honest. For someone who’s such a big advocate of taking time off when you need to, I did a pretty bad job of it recently. In fact, when I came down with a cold, I tried to go to work (and made a lot of my colleagues pretty upset in the process).

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Despite its rocky history, it could one day be Apple’s most important device.

Despite its rocky history, it could one day be Apple’s most important device.

It’s fair to say that the Apple TV is the device that’s had the hardest time finding a place as a “must-have” in Apple’s ecosystem. It’s always seemed to be more of an accessory to Apple’s more popular Macs, iPhones, iPads, and iPods than a standalone gadget that was designed—as the others were, for computers, phones, tablets, and music players, respectively—with a clear vision to show consumers and competitors what the gold standard for a digital media player should be. And you can mostly blame Steve Jobs for that.

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