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Is it really true that friendship and business don’t mix? That idea is not just counterintuitive to our way of thinking; it is like a flashing caution light. If you’ve been reading our blogs or our book, you know that Kathryn and I feel that having a friendship with someone should enhance a relationship, not hinder it, regardless whether business is a factor or not. And certainly any relationship can fail when the trust and empathy required by love breaks down.
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Yes, cooperation not competition is important in today’s political discourse. That’s because of the insidious nature that competition taints political discussions. Whether or not we view political debate as being one of cooperation vs. competition is particularly relevant to what our government sets as its priority in serving the American people. Right now the model has been one of competition ever since we had political parties. Unquestionably, it’s time for the paradigm to change. Instead of the destructive and unhelpful model of competition that our system of government revolves around today,
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