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Globality
By Porchlight
Hopefully, some of you remember my blog listing about Payback: Reaping the Rewards of Innovation. Well, Harold L. Sirkin, along with 2 other of his colleagues from the Boston Consulting Group have put there minds together in the new book: Globality: Competing with Everyone from Everywhere for Everything.
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Outsmart!
Book Review by Porchlight
Jim Champy is coauthor of the business classic Reengineering the Corporation: A Manifesto for Business Revolution, which is, without a doubt, one of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time (we love manifestos). He also wrote the follow-ups Reengineering Management and X-Engineering the Corporation, and just released a new book, Outsmart! , in March.
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The Pixar Touch review in the New York Times Book Review
Book Review by Porchlight
The Pixar Touch, which was a Jack Covert Selects in May, was reviewed in this past Sunday's New York Times Book Review. Read the review here.
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Seinfeld on Carlin
By Porchlight
Jerry Seinfeld talks about George Carlin's death here.
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Robyn Meredith on NOW... and Other Resources
By Porchlight
In our first annual business book awards last year, the prize in the Globalization category went to Robyn Meredith's The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us. I was a big fan of the book personally, and was pleasantly surprised to see her recently on NOW, a weekly program on PBS. NOW turned to Meredith for her perspective during the episode "India Rising"--their look at the meteoric rise of India (and China) on Friday evening.
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Excerpt from Branded Male - Attacking Mr. JetSet
By Porchlight
This excerpt is taken from chapter 6 of Branded Male: Marketing to Men by Mark Tungate. From the publisher: "Branded Male discusses the evolution of the male consumer and the efforts of marketers to tap into the underdeveloped male market. Using a typical modern male's weekday as a template, the book considers all the opportunities for marketing to him and the best ways to exploit these opportunities.
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Sad Day
By Porchlight
It was very sad for me to wake up this morning and hear the news. George Carlin is dead. He was my generation's comedian.
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Open Position: Customer Service Representative
By Porchlight
Customer Service Representative We are looking for an individual to join our operations group as a customer service representative. Your job will be to take care of our customers, managing their orders from the time they are taken until the time the shipment arrives. This will involve obtaining all the pertinent information for the order, placing the purchase order with our suppliers, and tracking the order during shipment.
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New excerpt up - from Divide or Conquer
By Porchlight
There's a new excerpt up on our Excerpts Blog. The excerpt is taken from Divide or Conquer: How Great Teams Turn Conflict into Strength by Diana McLain Smith. This chapter examines the the Steve Jobs/John Sculley breakup at Apple in the 1980s, a conflict that nearly destroyed the company.
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Blog / News & Opinion
Excerpt from Divide or Conquer
By Porchlight
The following excerpt is taken from Divide or Conquer: How Great Teams Turn Conflict into Strength by Diana McLain Smith. This chapter examines the the Steve Jobs/John Sculley breakup at Apple in the 1980s, a conflict that nearly destroyed the company. From the publisher: "Smith shows us how to build work relationships that are flexible and strong enough to survive the toughest challenges.
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