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Using a company’s history as a leadership tool has shown to be creative and effective in instances of special events, mergers and anniversary commemorations. As a leader strives to get people working together more productively, communicating the history of the enterprise can instill a sense of identity and purpose and suggest the goals that will resonate.

A shared history is a large part of what binds individuals into a community and imbues a group with a distinct identity. A history with a narrative thread also helps people understand what is happening around them. Discovering or rediscovering the story, picking up the thread, reminding ourselves where we stand, where we have been and where we are going – these are as important for groups as for individuals.

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Then & Now: Inspired By Boehl, Holt & Lemen

My THEN & NOW collabs with the photographers Emil Boehl (1800s), Richard W. Lemen (1900s) and Charles "Charley" Clement Holt (1866-1925) who OBVIOUSLY loved the city streets as much as I do! These are so fun to do! #Architecture

Bridge Over Troubled Water: The Eads Bridge

DID YOU KNOW? The Eads Bridge Was Originally Supposed To Have Statues On It? In a bid to over throw the railroad and vehicle industry, the steamboats dominating the river and commerce industry demanded nearly impossible height restrictions on bridges over the Mississippi River. This, in addition to, turbulent river currents, natural height restrictions between the east and west shores, and deep underwater bedrock, compelled James Buchanan Eads to design a bridge with the firs

THE VILLE: Then, Now & Tomorrow

Just listen......... Just beautiful. "Get stuff poppin'!" (INTRO VIDEO by Hien Luu-University of Notre Dame. Music by Andrew Bird/YouTube) The Ville is bounded by St. Louis Avenue, Sarah Street, Taylor Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. The Ville, in St. Louis, was once the heart of the African American community in St. Louis. At a time when Black Wall Street was becoming reknowned in major cities like Tulsa, Buxton and Harlem, The Ville was thriving in its own right. “