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Givi Topchishvili

The Multicultural Moment

by Givi Topchishvili on January 4, 2013

A crucial lesson from the US presidential election was the power of Hispanic American, African American, Asian American, and LGBT voters to shape its outcome, pushing President Obama over the goal line and into the White House for a second term.  The President had a multicultural strategy, and it worked. It’s no secret that the face [...]

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Year’s End

by Givi Topchishvili on December 22, 2012

2012 may have been a tough year for us, but a good one as well. Tough because, despite our continuous growth, the challenges presented themselves in a number of ways – growing pains, staffing changes and client roster shifts, among others. However, one cannot learn from mistakes if he does not make any, and I [...]

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Open Innovations

by Givi Topchishvili on November 6, 2012

I was back in Moscow last week, speaking at the inaugural Open Innovations Forum – the largest technology and innovation conference in the country to-date. Amidst high-profile venture announcements and impressive keynotes, I joined a panel dedicated to innovation in the world of media.   Together with my fellow media industry aficionados, we looked at the [...]

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Leadership: Nature vs. Nurture

by Givi Topchishvili on August 30, 2012

Last week, I wrote up a brief response to three leadership attributes — Courage, Self-Control, and Sense of Justice — described by author Napoleon Hill in his 1937 Andrew Carnegie-influenced personal success book titled Think and Grow Rich. I promised to revisit a few more, and found the following two – in no particular order [...]

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Leadership Today: Character vs. Expertise

by Givi Topchishvili on August 17, 2012

Earlier this week, I received an email from a gentleman I met at a business meeting some time ago. In a clever effort to impress me, he summarized Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich leadership attributes as an example of a full-proof path to becoming a leader. Having read the book over a decade ago, [...]

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