Five Things We’re Reading This Week

Liz Gullett

Mar 28, 2017

Below are some of the articles that the MLC lobby team has been reading this past week. We hope you find them as interesting and useful as we do.

Become a Better Listener by Taking Notes – Texting, IM, social media, talk radio, 24-hour news channels. Sometimes it seems like people are pushing their own ideas and not doing enough listening, which can often times advance the overall conversation. Here are some tips on how to do just that.

Leadership: 5 Irrefutable, Non-Negotiable Laws of Leadership – Demographics may change, but according to the author there are core concepts that every leader should follow.

The Limits of Café Urbanism – While locally owned restaurants significantly help comeback neighborhoods, they themselves aren’t always especially profitable.

Will People Ever Share Rides in Small and Mid-Sized Cities? – While ride sharing is prevalent in large cities, those in smaller areas don’t rely on ride sharing in the same manner.

Brat: ‘There’s Primaries Coming’ Off Obamacare Repeal – Congressman Brat is speculating that due to votes on the Obamacare repeal, incumbent Republicans will face primary challenges.

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