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ChangeThis is our weekly series of essays from today's thought leaders that are meant to evoke conversation by bringing forth new and unique ideas.
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When You Absolutely, Positively Should NOT Use Email: A Civilized List
By David Shipley, Will Schwalbe
For those of us email addicts who can't quit cold turkey but are increasing stressed by the size of our inbox each morning, Shipley and Schwalbe offer advice for managing our input and output in this engaging manifesto.
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The Happy at Work Manifesto
By Alexander Kjerulf
Much of what happens to us in life is beyond our control, but Kjerulf tells us that being happy at work is a choice. His message is simple, yet inspiring: When you decide to take steps toward being happy, you can be.
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Dramatic Impact: The Effect of "The Silent Revolution"
By Porchlight
We asked you, our ChangeThis readers, to submit brief manifestos of 250 words to describe the impact of "The Silent Revolution" as defined in Elizabeth Haas Edelsheim's earlier manifesto on the continuing influence of Peter Drucker on business.
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A New Angle on Adding Value
By Porchlight
Most companies fail to add value to their business units. Typically, they end up choosing between improving performance vertically, by giving their business units greater autonomy, or doing so horizontally, by increasing centralization. To achieve greater performance, managers should focus on strengthening their company's diagonal value.
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The 'New Age' of Leadership: The Power and Practices of Maturity
By Porchlight
What do Warren Buffett and Rupert Murdock have in common with Titian and Bach? Just as artistic skill is honed over years of hard work and many a masterpiece was created late in an artist's life, these Late-Style leaders are rejuvenating leadership instead of handing off their power.
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Against You: A Manifesto in Favor of Audience
By Andrew Keen
If a tree falls in the forest, and there is no one there to hear it, does it make a sound? Andrew Keen asserts that the same riddle can be applied to Web 2.0. While new Internet technology has revolutionized traditional media and allows everyone to be writer/creator, if everyone is writer/creator, then just who is left to listen to the cacophony?
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10 Guidelines for Effective Brainstorming
By Porchlight
Brainstorming is a powerful tool, if used correctly, but just like any power tool, you must read the manual, follow instructions and use the thing correctly...or you're wasting time. Randah Taher presents 10 guidelines to optimizing the power of brainstorming.
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Presentation Revolution: Changing the Way the World Does Presentations
By Porchlight
Today we live in a business culture that abuses the art and science of public speaking. We power up our PCs and present dull presentations to audiences who want to be inspired but never get fulfilled. Schwertly believes an effective presentation can change the world.
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Pushing Past the Dip: How to Become the Best in the World
By Porchlight
The long, tough slog through mediocre-ville. To be the best, Seth Godin explains, you must concentrate your effort, push a little harder, commit a few more resources and leave mediocre to those willing to be average.
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What the Romans Didn't Know: Overcoming Personal Constraints to Achieve Higher Performance and Fulfillment
By Flip Flippen
Do you really think Tiger Woods logs practice hours just to maintain what comes easiest to him? Flip Flippen says forget about discovering your strengths, instead it's your weaknesses hold you back from achieving your personal best. Here, he provides a method to identifying your weaknesses and eliminating them.
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The original idea behind ChangeThis came from Seth Godin, and was built in the summer of 2004 by Amit Gupta, Catherine Hickey, Noah Weiss, Phoebe Espiritu, and Michelle Sriwongtong. In the summer of 2005, ChangeThis was turned over to 800-CEO-READ. In addition to selling and writing about books, they kept ChangeThis up and running as a standalone website for 14 years. In 2019, 800-CEO-READ became Porchlight, and we pulled ChangeThis together with the rest of our editorial content under the website you see now. We remain committed to the high-design quality and independent spirit of the original team that brought ChangeThis into the world.