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Petropolitics, Global Weirding and Why Al Gore Owes Us All a Big Apology
By Porchlight
Thomas Friedman's publisher has sent us a video that we think you'll all be interested in. It's taken from a presentation he gave in Washington, D. C.
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InBubbleWrap Is Giving and Giving Again
By Porchlight
We started InBubbleWrap back up a couple months ago, and then the site broke. We had to get under the hood and figure out why. Zach, our new addition to 800-CEO-READ, got it figured out and we are giving away again.
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Need some (economic) group therapy
By Porchlight
Can we just be honest with each other? We, like everyone else, are freaking a little out right now. It is nearly impossible to make sense of what is going on in the business world, but wouldn't it be better if you had someone to talk to about it with?
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The Gridlock Economy in Milwaukee
By Porchlight
We had Michael Heller, the author of The Gridlock Economy, in town today to speak at one of our LeaveSmarter events. Jon and I had the great privilege to sit and chat with him for an hour or so before the event, and he is as kind and gracious as he is smart. During our conversation, he mentioned how pleasantly surprised he was that former president William Jefferson Clinton had recently recommended The Gridlock Economy as a "bailout-related book" at The Daily Beast.
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ChangeThis: Issue 52
By Porchlight
We've published the 52nd issue of ChangeThis for your reading pleasure. Excerpts and links below. ::::: The Brand Bubble: How Business Speculation in the Consumer Marketplace Threatens Our Economy by John Gerzema "Today's housing bubble and the tech stock bubble from the last decade reveal a widening gap between market speculation and how typical Americans value things.
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POW! | Round 1
By Porchlight
Magicians, pop rocks and mini Coopers share one trait. The element of surprise. What does that have to do with business?
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Amazon's Best of 2008
By Porchlight
Amazon has posted its editors' picks for 2008. In the Business & Investing category, they chose: The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder, Bantam A Sense of Urgency by John P. Kotter, Harvard Business School Press (Jack Covert Selects) The Brand Bubble: The Looming Crisis in Brand Value and How to Avoid It by John Gerzema, Jossey-Bass The Momentum Effect: How to Ignite Exceptional Growth by J.
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We voted!
By Porchlight
Today we participated in a hugely significant election, and we at 800-CEO-READ were very excited. Wherever you are and whatever your political position, we wish you a Happy Election Day!
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Michigan Tech's President Likes Collin's Good To Great
By Porchlight
I received the autumn issue of Michigan Tech Magazine (a publication of my alma mater) and it contains a Q&A with MTU President Glenn Mroz. The Q that matters for the audience here is: For alumni, if you could recommend one book to them, what would it be and why? I guess it would be Good To Great by Jim Collins.
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That conversation.
By Porchlight
We had that conversation on Thursday. The one we're all having. About the economy.
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