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14 Ways to Get Breakthrough Ideas
By Mitch Ditkoff
"There's a lot of talk these days—especially in business circles—about the importance of innovation. All CEOs worth their low salt lunch want it. And they want it, of course, now. Innovation, they reason, is the competitive edge. What sparks innovation? People. What sparks people? Inspired ideas that meet a need—whether expressed or unexpressed—ideas with enough mojo to rally sustained support. Is there anything a person can do—beyond caffeine, corporate pep talks, or astrology readings—to quicken the appearance of breakthrough ideas? Yes, there is. And it begins with the awareness of where ideas come from in the first place."
Categories: changethis
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Blog / News & Opinion
July's International Best Sellers
By Porchlight
The world is getting smaller and smaller and more businesses are going to other countries. Different ideas are being talked about via conference calls, cell phones, emails and yes, books. Here are what people across the time zones of the world were reading from 800-CEO-READ last month: Canada Strengths Finder 2.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Blog Hosted by: Tim Hiltabiddle, co-author of Nice Guys Can Get the Corner Office
By Porchlight
For the next few days, Tim Hiltabiddle, co-author of Nice Guys Can Get the Corner Office will be hosting our blog. Questions or comments? Put 'em in the comments section and Tim will respond.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Sway Interview with Ori and Rom Brafman
By Porchlight
This week, Ori and Rom Brafman joined us to talk about their book Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior. The two are brothers; Ori adds the business perspective and Rom, the psychologist perspective. Together they sought to answer the question, why do rational people act irrationally?
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Sway: The Irresistable Pull of Irrational Behavior
By Porchlight
The other day I had an interesting conversation with the two Brafman brothers -- Ori and Rom -- who wrote Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior. Turns out we shouldn't always trust our gut instinct. I just posted the podcast if you'd like to learn why that's true.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / Staff Picks
Once You're Lucky....
Book Review by Porchlight
Another title, Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good, came across my desk that I was surprised no one had talked about (or ordered from us) before. A little internet company (think Facebook) just ordered a mass quantity. Maybe it's because the book offers new, optimistic views on the internet and its future - or it could be because along with YouTube and MySpace, it's one of the major players in Sarah Lacy's new book.
Categories: staff-picks
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Blog / News & Opinion
The Gridlock Economy and The Age of Heretics - Reviewed
By Porchlight
Since posting the book review roundup, some of the August issues of big business magazines have started tricking in. Two of them--Forbes and BusinessWeek--have wisely devoted full pages to a really outstanding book, with Forbes having an original article from the author. The book is The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives and the author is Michael Heller.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / Staff Picks
The Change Cycle
Book Review by Porchlight
A summer title, The Cycle of Change: How People Can Survive and Thrive in Organizational Change, caught my attention today and I was thinking that in this climate of change we're all in, ( what with the election coming up and many companies changing strategies due to the economy) there are many folks getting swept up in organizational change. They are dealing with inner feelings, conflicts, steps, upheaval and what not can put a strain on a person - not just professionally but personally as well (blood pressure, stress, etc). In The Change Cycle, Ann Salerno and Lillie Brock help people through this process.
Categories: staff-picks
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Blog / News & Opinion
New Release, New Excerpt - Mind Capture
By Porchlight
We've posted a new excerpt, this one from Tony Rubleski's second "Mind Capture" book. The book has received praise and endorsements from a long list of authors and marketing professionals, and sales guru Jeffrey Gitomer thought highly enough of it that he provided the introduction in the book. He writes: Everyone is seeking to get their message read--and everyone is wrong.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / Staff Picks
5 ways to deal with negativity and foster positivity at work
Book Review by Porchlight
Thanks to Jon Gordon, author of The No Complaining Rule and The Energy Bus, for contributing this article on positivity. Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity With the mortgage meltdown, floods in the Midwest, $4 a gallon for gas, food prices, the economy, famine, war in Iraq, etc. , many would agree that there is a lot of negativity in the world and certainly a lot to complain about.
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