Connecticut Yankees, as people in this northeast state are called, are known to be smart in business.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls it "smart power."

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Smart State, capable of making plans and initiating positive change.

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Doing so will help shift them out of their fear-driven Critter State (where all decisions are based on what they perceive will help them survive) and into their Smart State (where they can innovate, collaborate, feel emotionally engaged, and move the company forward).

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The Palmer House Hilton, a smart hotel just off State Street, is enjoying its highest occupancy rate since it opened in 1924.

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