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ChangeThis: Issue 115
By Porchlight
The Smart People Manifesto: How to Get Our Nation’s Top Graduates to Build Things by Andrew Yang “Our smart people are doing the wrong things. If we can get them to do the right things it will transform the country. We need more jobs, new enterprises and a resurgent culture of innovation in the U.
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ChangeThis: Issue 114
By Porchlight
Four Forces for Economic Dominance to Unleash the Second American Century by Joel Kurtzman “The United States is about to enter a period of prolonged economic growth, filled with opportunity. It’s not the emerging market countries that will power the world into the next economic era. It’s the United States.
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A New KnowledgeBlocks Giveaway! On the Edge by Alison Levine
By Sally Haldorson
On the Edge: The Art of High-Impact Leadership by Alison Levine, Business Plus, 272 pages, $27. 00, Hardcover, January 2014, ISBN 9781455544875 We chose Alison Levine's On the Edge as one of our Jack Covert Selects reviews for January 2014. Here's why: On the Edge is an engaging page-turner that uses Levine’s experiences as a mountaineer (as well as Wall Street veteran and professor) to explore, and advise on, the challenges we each face as we strive to become better leaders.
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ChangeThis: Issue 113
By Porchlight
How to Build Meaning, Impact, and Opportunity with Your Body of Work by Pamela Slim “The new world of work requires a new lens and skill set to ensure career success. You must create your own body of work as you operate in different organizational systems and structures. ” Trust Trends 2014: An Executive Brief on How to Gain the Ultimate Competitive Advantage from Key Opportunities Embedded in the Year’s Trends by David Horsager & Reid Velo “Stories of distrust are overflowing from the news.
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The 800-CEO-READ Best Business Book of 2013 goes to....
By Sally Haldorson
Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success by G. Richard Shell! Congratulations to Portfolio for their excellent work on this terrific book.
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A New KnowledgeBlocks Giveaway! Get Rich Carefully by Jim Cramer
By Sally Haldorson
In Get Rich Carefully, Wall Street veteran Jim Cramer of CNBC fame, aims to turn you "from amateur investor to someone who can go toe-to-toe with professionals. . .
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The Elite Eight: Our Picks for the Top Business Books of 2013
By Sally Haldorson
Click on the links below to read more about our choices for the top books of 2013, as well as the books that made our category shortlists. We will be announcing the Best Business Book of 2013 at our (mostly) annual We Believe in Books party in NYC the second week of January. Stay tuned!
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ChangeThis: Issue 112
By Porchlight
The HUMAN Brand: How We Relate to People, Products and Companies by Chris Malone “Warmth and competence are the universal foundation for all human behavior and relationships. If you truly grasp the importance of these and take the appropriate actions, social science suggests you’ve done more than 80 percent of the job in winning the trust and loyalty of your fellow human beings. ” Customer Experience, Big Data, and Competitive Advantage by Larry Freed “To compete and win in today’s ultracompetitive environment .
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2013 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards: General Business
By Sally Haldorson
The entries were submitted, the books were read, the shortlists determined, and we are now ready to announce the category winners of the 2013 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards! In the General Business category. .
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2013 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards: Leadership
By Sally Haldorson
The entries were submitted, the books were read, the shortlists determined, and we are now ready to announce the category winners of the 2013 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards! In the Leadership category. .
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