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Ram Charan: How to Kill an Idea
By Porchlight
In addition to being in this month's Inc. , Ram Charan was interviewed on innovation by Fast Company. Ram recently co-authored The Game Changer with Procter & Gamble's A.
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Marshall Goldsmith on managing up
By Porchlight
Each week an author is interviewed over at the Harvard Business School Publishing site for their IdeaCast series. This week, Marshall Goldsmith talks about how management is changing, what it takes to manage knowledge workers and explains how to manage up in your organization. Marshall is an executive coach who has authored a number of books including the bestselling What Got You Here Won't Get You There.
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Hero Worship
By Porchlight
WHOO HOOO! ! Check it out!
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Whatcha Reading? - Summer 2008
By Porchlight
Yes, it is summer. It is time to admit it. Milwaukee's Summerfest is only two weeks away!
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A Word From Northriding, South Africa
By Porchlight
Friend of the company Richard Mulholland has one of the cooler companies (and company websites) that we know of. Located in South Africa, Missing Link is on a mission: Missing Link is a specialist presentation firm, and we're angry. Seriously angry!
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Our Boast: HR World named our blog one of the top 100 blogs for managers
By Porchlight
We're pleased to say that HR World named our blog one of The Top 100 Management and Leadership Blogs That All Managers Should Bookmark. woot! Hopefully, we also fall into the list of the top 100 Management and Leadership Blogs That All Managers Should Read.
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Globalization and the power of networks
By Porchlight
David Grewal recently wrote Network Power on the how globalization and our ever-increasing exposure to new networks affects our decisions and how we communicate. David guest-blogged about the idea over at the Freakonomics blog the other day. The message: Think about a measurement system.
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TIME Magazine's 10 Questions
By Porchlight
I ran across a David Sedaris interview today over at TIME magazine and found an entire section of their website devoted to interviewing various thought leaders, authors, politicians and the like. The questions are generated by readers and then TIME sends 10 of those questions on to the spotlight person. Featured authors of books we've talked about include: Randy Pausch, author of The Last Lecture I'm sure you've heard of Randy's moving lecture on following childhood dreams, teamwork and his time at Disney.
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The Good Ol' Summertime
By Porchlight
This is just a little reminder for me to tell you to take some time for yourself this summer. Everyone gets caught up in everyday living and we worry about everything all the time. This summer, promise to do something 'cool' for you.
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BusinessWeek reviews A Splendid Exchange
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I like how BusinessWeek kicks off a book review, with: The Good, The Bad, and The Bottom Line. Sometimes I wait until after I've read the review to look at this section, just because I like to see if it succinctly sums up the praises and criticisms raised in the review. Here's how this week's review of A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World by William J.
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