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ChangeThis: Issue 107
By Porchlight
Qualities of a High Value Player (or, How to Rise Above the Suffering in Your Work Life) by Cy Wakeman “People have come to believe that suffering is a part of working life. But it is still possible to find people who are performing well and are happy. This article will provide you with some tips for how you too can be a happy, high performer—a high value player.
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Hope for the Future
By Porchlight
A couple of weeks ago, I gave the graduation speech at IDEAS Academy, a high school focused on innovation through design, engineering, arts and sciences. As I spoke to the students, I could see the anticipation, excitement, and possible uncertainty for the future in their faces. After the talk, some of them shared their plans with the auditorium, be it going to college, the military (more than one had this plan), and what those paths would hopefully lead them to.
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July's KnowledgeBOX Book Club
By Sally Haldorson
This quarter's KnowledgeBOX shipment contains a signed and customized copy of Worthless, Impossible, and Stupid: How Contrarian Entrepreneurs Create and Capture Extraordinary Value. Plus, you'll get an early Advanced Reading Copy of a great new Harvard Business Review Press book as a surprise gift! This KnowledgeBOX will ship July 10th, and there is a limited quantity, so don't wait!
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A New KnowledgeBlocks Giveaway: Red Thread Thinking
By Sally Haldorson
Author Debra Kaye wants to help you become an innovative thinker, to "make innovation a regular part of life, and it's a skill she believes is available to anyone. And her book, Red Thread Thinking, will help you "uncover new connections between phenomena that you didn't realize were linked, giving you a fresh understanding and an innovator's edge. " To do this, you'll need to "pull the right threads and connect them properly" in order to create something that solves problems for people.
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John Jantsch interview and creativeLIVE workshop
By Porchlight
With books like, Duct Tape Marketing and The Commitment Engine, John Jantsch has established himself as a marketing expert with great insight into growing a business. Maybe you’ve planted your great business idea, and now it’s time to water it and watch it grow. But how?
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The Clarity Principle
By Sally Haldorson
The Clarity Principle couldn't have landed on my desk at a better time. We've been discussing a new "mission statement" for 800-CEO-READ, one that reflects our purpose as well as the product. This book gives us plenty of guidance as The Clarity Principle aims to "illuminate how difficult it is to define your business, the costs you incur when you fail to clarify your purpose, and the tremendous gains to be won by succeeding in that effort.
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ChangeThis: Issue 106
By Porchlight
How to Get Employees to Manage Themselves by Cali Ressler & Jody Thompson “Employees don’t leave companies. They leave managers. [.
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Two 100 Best Revisited
By Sally Haldorson
It's been four years since the printing of our book, The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. We're still proud of the comprehensive list of books we reviewed to help you "find solutions to your business problems. " Two of the books we included in our list are The First 90 Days by Michael D.
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Hidden in Plain Sight
By Sally Haldorson
It must be a lot of pressure to live up to the billing of "James Bond of design research" and the "Indiana Jones of technology for the developing world. " I mean, what do you wear? A tux with a dusty brimmed hat?
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Ctrl Alt Delete
By Porchlight
There's a certain urgency to the new book by Mitch Joel, Ctrl Alt Delete: Reboot Your Business. Reboot Your Life. Your Future Depends On It.
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