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by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder Of Atomic Tango + Professor Who Loves To Cold Call His Students… Picture yourself in a class or business meeting. You don’t have a pressing thought or opinion on the topic — indeed, your mind is wandering to what you want for dinner — when suddenly you hear your name along with the question, “What do you think?”Read More

by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango + Entrepreneurial Advisor; photo by Danie Franco on Unsplash… Too many entrepreneurs treat their startups like Hollywood affairs: they begin with torrid passion, provide fodder for gossip and headlines, and sometimes become a “commitment.” But as soon as that relationship turns rocky — or something better comes along — the entrepreneurs start looking for an off-ramp.Read More

by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango, MBA, and Professor of Communications… A point that really stood out to me in an overall fantastic article by Philosopher and Business Consultant Matthew Stewart: “Next to analysis, communication skills must count among the most important for future masters of the universe. To their credit, business schools do stress these skills, and force their students to engage in make-believe presentations to one another. On the whole, however, management education has been less than a boon for those who value free and meaningfulRead More

by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango + Caffeine Addict… Three yuppies walk into a Starbucks. Sounds like the beginning of a joke, and in a way it is. Two claim a table while the third goes to order. He asks the others what they want, and they both say “nothing.” He responds, “So why are we here?” One replies, “Someplace to talk.” The first guy scowls and says something that makes me want to high-five him: “That’s gonna put them out of business — people like you.” IRead More

By Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango + Teacher of World Classes; photo by Greta Schölderle Møller on Unsplash… As yet another public service, I’ve identified a few words and phrases that have been so overused, misused, and abused that they no longer have any meaning. (Kind of like the joke in an average Saturday Night Live sketch.) These terms sound important without saying anything, which makes them ideal for press releases and political speeches…Read More