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Brodsky

American  
[brod-skee] / ˈbrɒd ski /

noun

  1. Joseph, 1940–96, U.S. poet, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1987; U.S. poet laureate 1991–92.


Brodsky British  
/ ˈbrɒdskɪ /

noun

  1. Joseph , original name Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky . 1940–96, US poet, born in the Soviet Union. His collections include The End of a Beautiful Era (1977). Nobel prize for literature 1987

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Mr. Brodsky, a management professor at the University of Texas at Austin, sets out to “transform virtual communication from a time sink into a productivity amplifier.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Brodsky offers up guidance on everything from productivity to “impression management techniques,” but perhaps the most important lesson is to be authentic and not overthink your digital exchanges with co-workers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Joseph Brodsky, an enthusiastic booster, appreciated this about her, too: “Reading time is approximately four hours. Remembering time … the rest of one’s life.”

From New York Times

Norm Brodsky, the angel investor who put together nearly $1 million to help them reopen four stores and a production center last summer, confirmed the firings on Wednesday; they were first reported by Inc., where Mr. Brodsky is a columnist.

From New York Times

A picture of Prigozhin frowning and the text of Joseph Brodsky's "Nature Morte" lay on the freshly dug ground of his grave.

From Reuters