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Some great reads for the Canada Day long weekend! 1. UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: WHY EVERYTHING YOU’VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE ECONOMY IS WRONG by Edward Conard 2. WHAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO BEFORE BREAKFAST: A SHORT GUIDE TO MAKING OVER YOUR MORNINGS–AND LIFE by Laura Vanderkam 3. STEVE JOBS (Kindle) by Walter Issacson 4. STRENTHSFINDER 2.0 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentI had the pleasure of attending an industry summit last week, as a speaker and as a supplier member. I’ve been a member of the association for 3 years now, and I know most of the 100(ish) members fairly well. They smile, they say hi, they ask how my business is doing. It’s nice. But, [...]
Posted in clarity, Empathetic listening, strategy | Leave a comment“Physical proximity between leaders and employees isn’t always feasible. But mental or emotional proximity is essential.” HBR Magazine, June 2012 We’ve been saying it for years, and so it’s delightful to see that some of the heavy hitters out there are saying it now, too. The corporate landscape has changed dramatically in the last 10 years, [...]
Posted in Leadership, Professional Maturity, team growth | Leave a commentAny of these titles make you want to head down to the bookstore? 1. EMOTIONAL EQUATIONS: SIMPLE TRUTHS FOR CREATING HAPPINESS + SUCCESS by Chip Conley 2. UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: WHY EVERYTHING YOU’VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE ECONOMY IS WRONG by Edward Conard 3. STEVE JOBS (Kindle) by Walter Issacson 4. STRENTHSFINDER 2.0 by Tom Rath 5. [...]
Posted in Bestseller Fridays | Leave a commentWhat’s your team’s opinion on mistakes? The way I look at it, there are two types of mistakes: Those that happen through incompetence, lack of attention or deliberate malice Those that happen as the result of trying something new and falling short of the desired result They’re distinctly different – in intent, in attitude and [...]
Posted in Professional Maturity, Salaried Entrepreneur | Leave a commentThinking, Fast and Slow, one of the bestsellers below, will be summarized this Friday! A readers’ choice pick! 1. UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: WHY EVERYTHING YOU’VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE ECONOMY IS WRONG by Edward Conard 2. WHAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO BEFORE BREAKFAST: A SHORT GUIDE TO MAKING OVER YOUR MORNINGS–AND LIFE by Laura Vanderkam [...]
Posted in Bestseller Fridays | Leave a commentI was at a fascinating workshop last week called, Innovation as a Biomimetic Process. Don’t let the fancy name concern you. Basically, it was a session comparing corporate (and personal, for that matter) innovation to the evolutionary development of a species. Having never taken a biology class past high school, I found some of the evolutionary [...]
Posted in Entrepreneurial Thinking, Leadership, seeking change | Leave a commentWe’ve picked four of the hottest titles on the charts, as well as the books that you are talking about, and we want you to let us know which one you want us to summarize in July! Voting concludes this Friday at 11.59pm EST. What book do you [...]
Posted in Reader's Choice | Leave a commentWe’re inching closer to summer, and these books are as hot as the sun! 1. STEVE JOBS (Kindle) by Walter Issacson 2. THE CHARGE: ACTIVATING THE 10 HUMAN DRIVES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL ALIVE by Brendon Burchard 3. STRENTHSFINDER 2.0 by Tom Rath 4. THE POWER OF HABIT: WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO IN LIFE [...]
Posted in Bestseller Fridays | Leave a commentI’ve used this expression for years and never really thought anything of it. Guest writer Joel Canfield called me out on it last week and it got me thinking. When you decide not to move forward with something, you have a couple choices: You can put it “on the back burner”… where it still occupies [...]
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