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45 Things You Do That Drive Your Boss Crazy
Book Review by Porchlight
Recently I paged through 45 Things You Do That Drive Your Boss Crazy: And How to Avoid Them by Anita Bruzzese, author of the column "On the Job. " Most of the items in this book were common sense: Telling Dirty Jokes and Cussing on the Job; Having Poor Writing and Spelling Skills; Wearing the Wrong Thing to Work; Gossiping; Failing to Learn from Mistakes. Here are a few I wasn't expecting: 17.
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The Internal Attack of the Ego
By Porchlight
Yes, fighting can be a great creative tool when ego doesn't get in the way. On that note, Josh explains that ego often gets in the way of collaboration. To this, Audrey responds that for any successful collaboration, we must let go of our false sense of control.
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links for 2007-07-10
By Porchlight
Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism >> The Economist | "America still wears the crown" The possibility of change is at the heart of "Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism" . . .
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A "Weird Idea that Works"
Book Review by Porchlight
This brief excerpt reminded me quite a bit of the discussions we have here at 800-CEO-READ. (From Chapter 8 of Weird Ideas that Work by Robert I. Sutton) Find Some Happy People and Get Them to Fight (Weird Idea #5) If you want innovation, you need happy warriors, upbeat people who know the right way to fight.
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The "Dominant Selling Idea" - Why Johnny Can't Brand
Book Review by Porchlight
Last Friday we put a new excerpt up on the Excerpts Blog: the introduction to Why Johnny Can't Brand: Rediscovering the Lost Art of the Big Idea. You can read the entire introduction over there, but I wanted to share another interesting section I found while paging through the book: The Five Rules of One 1. The "One Item of 'Carry-On-'" Rule When seeking to differentiate your brand, no matter how much information you offer, when you've finished pitching: People only remember one thing.
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links for 2007-07-07
By Porchlight
More Sex Is Safer Sex: The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics >> New York Times Book Review | Possible Side Effects They say they’re better with numbers than most other researchers and have a richer understanding of how people respond to incentives [book link].
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Project Cartoon
By Porchlight
Welcome to a humorous (and often true, if not sadly so) look at projects. The Project Cartoon is based on the original cartoon found below. At the site, you can create your own project cartoon, print it out, put it up in the cube or project manager's office or buy it framed or plastered on a t-shirt.
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Excerpt from Why Johnny Can't Brand
By Porchlight
The following excerpt is taken from the introduction to Why Johnny Can't Brand: Rediscovering the Lost Art of the Big Idea by Bill Schley and Carl Nichols, Jr. The authors show that successful branding is not charisma or warfare, or millions spent on entertaining ads starring dancing chimpanzees or cowboys herding cats, but the ability to differentiate a product and give consumers a real reason to pay attention. It's about making the product the star.
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links for 2007-07-06
By Porchlight
The Obvious >> Financial Times | All you need to know about the perils of management fads. Period.
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New Excerpt - Fired Up or Burned Out
Book Review by Porchlight
There's a new excerpt up on the Excerpts Blog. It's taken from the introduction to Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team's Passion, Creativity, and Productivity by Michael Lee Stallard. The author presents three keys that can empower a leader to transform even a lethargic, disconnected organization into an impassioned, innovative, and thriving workplace.
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