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Lessons in Business Success and Transformation from Les Misérables

Lessons in Business Success and Transformation from Les Misérables

by Lea Strickland | Jul 13, 2026 | Leadership

You may have read the book or seen the movie of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables. It is a sweeping tale of redemption, justice, and human struggle set against the backdrop of 19th-century France. It is about transformation. Its rich characters, Jean Valjean, Fantine, and...

Human Resources for Small Business

by Lea Strickland | Aug 12, 2014 | Focus on Business Radio Show

Host Lea Strickland talks with Ann Close of Close HR Connections, LLC about how to manage Human Resources needs, issues, and strategies in small businesses. Listen Now

Management Styles: Drive-by, Seagulls and Other Pains

by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Management, Human Resources, Non-Profit, Strategy

Tough, fair, frank, straight-forward, reliable: All words that would, in my opinion, be descriptions of the type of manager you would be glad to have as a boss or working for you. Drive-by, seagull, and pain in the anatomy are not descriptions that readily come to...

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