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David Foster Wallace
By Porchlight
David Foster Wallace died on September 12. I have read his collections of essays and I appreciated his, as The Wall Street Journal states "blending inventive language, intellect, humor, philosophy and cultural references in his writing. " Someday I will tackle his novels.
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Got a meeting this morning?
By Porchlight
Quick Meeting Openers for Busy Managers: More than 50 Icebreakers, Energizers, and Other Creative Activities That Get Results by Brian Cole Miller is an easy book to consult when you want to kick off a group meeting in a fun way. Here are a few creative activities to get the group started: Quotes This is. .
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Peter Drucker's Five Questions
By Porchlight
Peter Drucker 's body of work is mostly recognized in the business community, but he spent an enormous amount of time thinking about the non-profit sector. One of his many legacies is the New York-based Leader to Leader Institute, an organization that focuses on developing leadership in the social sector. The Institute has updated and reissued a book that was written for non-profits originally but works for any organization.
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Our Tribe
By Porchlight
Things have been kind of quiet around here lately. You haven't been talking much here. We get a random comment here or there, but I don't remember the last time we had a conversation that drew a couple dozen people out to share their thoughts.
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And Africa Rises.
By Porchlight
The GDP for the entire continent of Africa is greater than India's. And their populations are comparable -- Africa weighing in at 900 million people and India at one billion people. The clout of the African economy has plenty of room to grow.
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In The Books on InBubbleWrap
By Porchlight
We're giving away 30 copies of 2007's In The Books--our review on the year's best business literature--over at InBubbleWrap this week. For all you kids who missed out on this resource the first time around or couldn't spring the dough for it, here's your chance to make it right and get your very own copy at absolutely no cost. To go directly to the offer, click here.
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Remembering Mike Hammer
By Porchlight
REMEMBERING MIKE By Jim Champy My co-author, Mike Hammer, passed away a couple of weeks ago. It's hard to believe that he is no longer with us--he was a person of such presence and force. For years, we did good work together and produced what is considered one of the most important business books of the last twenty years, Reengineering the Corporation.
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Article from Jim Champy, author of Outsmart!
By Porchlight
Thanks to Jim Champy, author of Outsmart! : How to Do What Your Competitors Can't. The article below describes some shared characteristics of great companies.
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Five Free Spots in The Countdown Book Club
By Porchlight
We are giving away five memberships to The Countdown Book Club over on InBubbleWrap. Jump over and drop your name in the hat. A new offer goes up on Monday.
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Attend the Tribes book launch!!!
By Porchlight
Yes, you heard us correctly. Seth Godin has 200 seats available to people who buy a 3 Pack of Tribes or a 10 Pack of Tribes. It's quite simple, just add either offer to your cart on our website and place your order.
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