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Sleeping On the Job
By Porchlight
I came across a book called The Eight Constants of Change by Stacy Aaron and Kate Nelson on my desk today and was reading a bit of it to myself during lunch and came across this little story: A Real Life Example A president of a mid-size company began work 18 months ago to define how his new, more complex organization needed to operate. Month after month, he stood in staff meetings and pronounced emphatically that the new, more complex organization would mean that everyone would have to play at a higher level. Leadership demanded excellence from every single employee.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Excerpt from Beat the Odds
By Porchlight
The following excerpt is Chapter 9 of: Beat the Odds: Avoid Corporate Death and Build a Resilient Enterprise by Robert A. Rudzki. From the publisher: "Rudzki's crisp message on the nine principles for success, which are profiled with excellent current real-life case examples, provides clear direction for managers on how to ensure their companies win and remain healthy and successful long-term.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
New Excerpt - from The Open Brand
By Porchlight
There's a new excerpt up on the Excerpts blog. It's from The Open Brand: When Push Comes to Pull in a Web-Made World by Kelly Mooney and Nita Rollins, Ph. D.
Categories: jack-covert-selects
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Blog / News & Opinion
Excerpt from The Open Brand
By Porchlight
The following is an excerpt from the book The Open Brand: When Push Comes to Pull in a Web-Made World by Kelly Mooney and Nita Rollins, Ph. D. The book comes out in March 2008, so keep it on your radar if you enjoy this excerpt.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / Staff Picks
The Celebrity Experience
Book Review by Porchlight
I went to one of my favorite places for lunch last week. It's simply called Soup's On, a great little spot to get, well. .
Categories: staff-picks
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Optimism and Mastery
By Porchlight
"More than anything, I associate mastery with optimism. It's the feeling at the start of a project when I believe that my whole career has been preparation for this moment and I am saying "Okay, let's begin. Now I am ready.
Categories: jack-covert-selects
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Blog / News & Opinion
Quirkology, An Annual Omission
By Porchlight
We recently produced our first annual magazine, In The Books, reviewing the most notable business books of 2007, and we have been receiving great feedback on it. I thought some of you would be interested in some things that, for a variety of reasons, didn't make it in that piece. One of the very last things cut, and among the most painful to cut, were two reviews by Todd Lazarski.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Charles Handy on Gurus
By Porchlight
So far this is my favorite book for the year. OK, I know it's only January, but that means a lot of books will have to live up to this one. It's an insightful look into the life of one of the best managerial writers and observers in the business book world.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
500 votes and counting...
By Porchlight
If you haven't voted for your favorite books yet, jump over to our Reader's Poll and click a few buttons.
Categories: news-opinion, the-company
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Blog / News & Opinion
Excerpt from Fast Profits in Hard Times
By Porchlight
The following is an excerpt from the book Fast Profits in Hard Times by Jordan E. Goodman Published by Business Plus; January 2008; 9780446581561 Copyright (c) 2008 Jordan E. Goodman 10 Strategies: An Overview Fast Profits in Hard Times will teach you everything you need to know and give you specific resources (websites, toll-free numbers, etc) to implement the following 10 strategies: Invest in Tax Liens Buy liens placed on properties by municipalities because owners have fallen behind in paying their property taxes.
Categories: news-opinion