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psst....Then We Set His Hair on Fire...
By Porchlight
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Guest Post from Tony Wagner, author of The Global Achievement Gap
By Porchlight
Hiring the Right Skill Set And Motivating the Millennials By Tony Wagner Author of The Global Achievement Gap In an economic downturn, employers need to be even more careful with their hiring decisions. And recent graduates from some of the best schools may not have the skills that matter most in the new global knowledge economy. In researching my new book, The Global Achievement Gap: Why Our Kids Don't Have the Skills They Need for College, Careers, and Citizenship--And What We Can Do About It, I have come to understand that there are "7 Survival Skills" for the New World of Work, and that employers must look beyond applicants' "pedigrees" to carefully assess whether they have the skills that matter most.
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The 8cr Annual Author Pow Wow
By Porchlight
Authors, future authors, consultants, and speakers take note: There are only a couple of spaces remaining for the 8cr Author Pow Wow, held on December 9th and 10th in Chicago at the amazing Catalyst Ranch. This year, we'll focus on the topic: How Is a Good Idea Communicated? Good ideas are usually plentiful for business authors and consultants.
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Find a Friend for Starting Your Small Business
By Porchlight
One more thought from What's Stopping You? for potential small business owners. Entrepreneurs are hesitant to pull others into their start-up plans.
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The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath reviewed in BusinessWeek
By Porchlight
This week, BusinessWeek writer Chris Farrell reviewed The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath: The Transformation of America's Economy, Politics, and Society by Robert J. Samuelson. If you enjoy identifying the ways the current economic situation is reminiscent of past event in recent history (say, the Reagan era and the recessions between the late 1960s and early 1980s), The Great Inflation and its Aftermath will deliver all-too-familiar reminders of economic instability, federal intervention, and renewed faith in the American system of innovation and reconstruction.
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Economic Group Therapy
By Porchlight
The economy is on everyone's mind, and the media is talking about it at every turn, but it seems no solution is in sight. We think getting a bunch of local business people together to talk about their struggles, share some input on what great business thinkers have experienced and said in the past, and try to understand what each of us can do regardless of the doom and gloom, is a good idea. So, we're doing just that.
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Speaking of Tribes...
By Porchlight
Speaking of Tribes. . .
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Not that risky. Start your business already.
By Porchlight
Can we finally put to bed the idea that starting a business is super risky? I was looking at What Stopping You? by Bruce Barringer and Duane Ireland today and they quote research from the SBA: According to Brian Headd, an economist for the U.
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In the end, it's all personal.
By Porchlight
A few months ago, I interviewed Umesh Ramakrishnan, author of There's No Elevator to the Top (hitting bookstores this week). A snippet of the interview (not verbatim): ME: You end the book with what I think leadership is all about. That, in the end, it's is all personal -- how do you think leadership changed and challenged the people you interviewed?
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There's No Elevator To The Top Interview with Umesh Ramakrishnan
By Porchlight
A few months ago I had the opportunity to interview Umesh Ramakrishnan, a leading headhunter. Umesh traveled around the world to interview leaders about their journey to the top. In these 23 minutes, we talk about what he looks for when headhunting, Sam Walton, Bill Gates, humbleness and ego.
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