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links for 2007-10-06
By Porchlight
The Future of Management >> BusinessWeek | Throw Away The Cookie Cutter "Such management monotony, writes Gary Hamel in The Future of Management, is evidence that when it comes to running organizations or leading teams, there's little experimentation.
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The Last Lecture
By Porchlight
A number of universities have created a "Last Lecture" series. The speakers are asked to answer one question, "What wisdom would you try to impart to the world if you knew it was your last chance? " Randy Pausch a professor at Carnegie Mellon, known for his sabbatical work at Disney, creation of the program Alice and work with Google, was one of the recent lecturers at CM.
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New Excerpt - Guinness: The 250 Year Quest for the Perfect Pint
By Porchlight
There's a new excerpt up on the Excerpts Blog. It's from the book Guinness: The 250 Year Quest for the Perfect Pint. The first thought I had when I saw the book was, "Wow, I think my dad would like this book.
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Excerpt from Guinness
By Porchlight
The following is an excerpt from the book Guinness: The 250 Year Quest for the Perfect Pint by Bill Yenne. Guinness in the Twenty-First Century By the beginning of the twenty-first century, two billion pints of Guinness were being poured annually in more than 150 countries around the world. According to the industry newsletter, Impact: Global News and Research for the Drinks Executive, Guinness Stout is the seventeenth largest selling beer brand in the world, and by far the best-selling beer brand that is not a pale yellow lager.
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Creativity Today
By Aaron Schleicher
Awhile back, we presented a book called, The Idea Book - an interesting book from Sweden we were surprised wasn't readily available here. We made it available to people in the States, and received a ton of compliments and thanks for bringing this title into the fold. Well, we've found another great book.
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Blog / ChangeThis
About Teenage Violence: It's the Rage
By Porchlight
Author and psychiatrist, Mark Goulston, reveals the critical warning signs of a potentially violent teenager. Many people can shrug off insults or irritations, but a combination of biological, psychological and social factors work to create a violent young person. Goulston also offers methods to calm down an angry teen (or anybody) and how to heal from a violent episode.
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Uncommon Sense: Going Beyond the Golden Rule (Sort of a True Story)
By Porchlight
Andy Kanefield is interested in changing how we view organizational behavior based on the principle of cognitive diversity. In other words, each of us is wired differently and sees organizational issues in different ways. Here he fleshes out inter-related questions every leader should ask about his/her organization and the four types of filters people use as they process what happens in their organization.
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To Inform or To Persuade?
By Porchlight
Brenner believes there is a critical flaw in how we communicate. We naturally divide our communications in two approaches: to inform or to persuade. When, according to Brenner, every communication is an opportunity to persuade. Next time you hear someone say, "I just wanted to give you an update..." you'll know an opportunity to shape opinion was missed.
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Ten Reasons Why Your Crisis Communications Plans are Outdated
By Eric Dezenhall
The changing rules of media and wider public access to information make the kind of damage control done in the past ineffective. This manifesto by Eric Dezenhall will help you understand just how much times have changed, and that your strategy must change as well.
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Friends, Lies and Network Marketing
By Porchlight
An expert in Multi-Level Marketing, Kim Klaver delivers a manifesto defying the bad advice most of these companies offer to their sales force. This rote advice, Klaver warns, results in alienated friends, limited potential, and insures failure even for experienced salespeople. Here are 12 tips to avoid losing friends (and your personal savings) by searching out referrals, not sales, and learning to tell your story.
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