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Dead Kings and Queens
By Porchlight
I watched the CNBC Business Excellence Awards the other night. I know some of you are going to say I need to find a hobby, but I would not have been able to bring you this little nugget. Sallie Krawcheck of Citigroup was named Business Leader of The Future.
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Shaping The Game Interview with Michael Watkins
By Porchlight
NOTE TO LISTENERS: We have been getting alot of comments about the low volume levels on the recordings. This is the first recording where we have cranked it up. Please let us know if it is better by sending at note to podcasts at 800ceoread .
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Obsolete Forms of Entertainment
By Porchlight
I was looking through my new issue of Paste Magazine. Paste covers the indie scene, writing mostly about music, but more recently expanding into movies and books. It was an ad from music label Saddle Creek that made me chuckle: SADDLE CREEK NEW MUSIC FULLY BACKWARD COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR EXISTING MUSIC COLLECTION.
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8cr's Social Styles workshop
By Porchlight
Yesterday our team partipated in a Social Styles workshop, led by Erika Andersen, author of Growing Great Employees and founder of Proteus International. By the end of the day we had mapped ourselves out across four social styles: Analytical, Driver, Expressive and Amiable. Now, understanding our social weaknesses and strengths, we have new ideas for how to interact with one another and develop a stronger workplace.
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A captivated audience
By Porchlight
Taken by Kate at our event with Dan and Chip last week. Visit our Flickr site to see the rest of the photos! www.
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Our valentine to you...
By Porchlight
Happy Valentine's Day! We thought about sending you a valentine or two but decided to give away our e-book, Nine Minds on Marketing [clicking this link will download the pdf]; you may recognize it from our Boss' Day sale. Compiled and written by the talented Andrea Learned; you'll discover the insights uncovered of the pickings of nine marketing minds.
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Six new pieces
By Porchlight
The latest ChangeThis manifestos are up. You'll find: One on ideas that stick by the Heath brothers who brought you Made to Stick. Another on corporate strategy by Christina Arena who you may know from The High-Purpose Company Learn to make it real and know your customers with Julien Smith and when you're done, you can stop by and say hello to him over here.
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What You Need To Know About The Airline Industry
By Porchlight
In this passage from Boeing Versus Airbus, John Newhouse is elegant and efficient in his description of aircraft industry's product tiers, important equipment specifications, and overall history of the industry. I have been fascinated by the duel between these two companies and Newhouse tells me more in 700 words than I have read in countless articles. Airliners, like T-shirts, com in different sizes—small, medium, large, and extra-large.
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Improv-e it.
By Porchlight
There are a lot of different ways to improve public speaking. You could "buy Knockout Presentations, a book by speech coach Diane DiResta for $19. 95 [$15.
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Books for 20-somethings: Part 2
By Porchlight
I've posted an excerpt from My Reality Check Bounced! The Twentysomething's Guide to Cashing In on Your Real-World Dreams. It's an interesting look at the issues facing new recruits and fresh-out-of-college employees.
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