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Dare, Dream, Do
By Porchlight
There are many books about following your passion currently on the market, but few deeply address the idea of figuring out what one's passion might be. Even in my own conversations with people about what they want to do when they grow up, there's often uncertainty as to what that might be; even the direction it might be in. Whitney Johnson's new book, Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream does address this idea.
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PechaKucha Night!
By Porchlight
Thursday, July 26th PechaKucha Night Milwaukee #11 at Translator 415 E Menomonee Street, Milwaukee, WI 7PM $10 It's been awhile, but we're excited about the next PechaKucha Night in Milwaukee. We're hosting the next one right down the road from our office, at Translator. Here are some of the ideas on deck for the night: Education, beating cancer, juicing, mushroom hunting, militant creativity, and other enlightening topics will be presented from a diverse group of locals using the "20x20" format - 20 images that change every 20 seconds as the presenters share their stories.
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Thinker in Residence: Michael Bungay Stanier
By Porchlight
Michael Bungay Stanier, author of the inspiring Do More Great Work and the social blockbuster End Malaria books, is now a featured Thinker in Residence over at KnowledgeBlocks. As part of his online residency, Michael and I talked about how to avoid busywork, what makes work great, and some important lessons he learned in undertaking a project like End Malaria. I've been interested in Michael's work for years, so this was a great chance to talk with him more about how he thinks and what he's working on next.
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Every Leader is an Artist
By Porchlight
If your leadership style was a painting, could it be sold on the market? This might seem like an odd question, but Drs. Michael O'Malley and William Baker see leadership literally as an art, in a different medium.
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Amazon's Best Books of the Year... So Far
By Porchlight
Amazon has been putting out a mid-year list of the best books for the past few years now, and released this (mid) year's list yesterday. The books in the Business & Leadership category are: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg, Random House The Tools: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity by Phil Stutz & Barry Michels, Spiegel & Grau How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M.
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Big News from Seth Godin and Portfolio
By Porchlight
Seth Godin is returning to Portfolio! That is the big news. But the news is delightfully nuanced if you've been following Seth's progression since he left Portfolio in 2010 to start the Domino Project, which was as its name implied a project, and by almost all measures a successful one.
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New KnowledgeBlocks Explorations
By Sally Haldorson
Every month over on KnowledgeBlocks, we publish three business book explorations that examine a narrow subject within a broader business topic. Each begins with a featured book and then branches out, introducing you to author insights via podcast or interview, other related books, curated links, and brief analyses that will help you build your business knowledge. In June, members can access these Explorations: On the Being a Leader channel, you'll find an exploration titled "Beyond Pros and Cons" which features the book Judgment Calls: 12 Stories of Big Decisions and the Teams that got Them Right by Thomas Davenport and Brook Manville as a jumping off point for a deep dive into decision making.
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ChangeThis: Issue 95
By Porchlight
How to Make Change Stick: Kill the Company How to Make Change Stick: Kill the Company by Lisa Bodell “Innovation is not just about data analysis, plans and processes, and thinking outside the box. More than anything else, innovation is about change. And the truth is that as much as we’d all like to think otherwise, we are all hardwired to resist it.
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The Strategist
By Porchlight
Strategy is a common topic in business. From business schools to books to boardrooms, the 'how' of strategy is often discussed. But Cynthia Montgomery's new book, The Strategist: Be the Leader Your Business Needs takes a different approach: Strategy in terms of who does it.
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The FT/Goldman Sachs Book Award, Now Accepting Submissions
By Porchlight
The search is now on for the 2012 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year. From the official announcement: This annual Award, promoted by the Financial Times Limited and the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. aims to identify the book that provides the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues, including management, finance and economics.
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