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ChangeThis: Issue 87
By Porchlight
Starting this month, ChangeThis manifestos will have a slightly different look. We've had repeated requests from readers to make our manifestos easier to read on their mobile devices, and we've done just that. Our designer extraordinaire, Joy Panos Stauber of Stauber Design Studios in Chicago, Illinois is the woman who makes our manifestos sparkle every month, and she has now designed a new template for them that retains most of the visual elements you're all familiar with, while tweaking the dimensions, margins, and aspect ratio to make it more mobile-friendly.
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Marshall Goldsmith at G5
By Porchlight
Our friends at G5 Leadership are gearing up for their October 12th online event, this time featuring Marshall Goldsmith and his fantastic book, Mojo. Here are some of the things you’ll learn from this workshop: • Learn the 5 factors of optimum personal performance. • Know the 3 core elements that effect self-confidence.
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Joe Nocera Interview
By Porchlight
The following post and Q&A was written and submitted by Tom Ehrenfeld. Joe Nocera is one of the best business journalists working today. He combines a deep knowledge of business with a healthy dose of skepticism, not to mention a good journalist’s passion for poking the powerful in the eye when they need it.
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Break Your Own Rules
By Sally Haldorson
Author of Employees First, Customers Second, Vineet Nayar, recently wrote a couple of blog posts included on the HBR Blog Network that started a bit of a dust-up in comments. First, at the beginning of the month, he asked the question: "Are Women Dissatisfied Enough? " and went on to assert two "pre-conditions" were needed--in addition to an enabling corporate environment--to improve the successes of women in business.
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The FT/Goldman Sachs Book of the Year Shortlist
By Porchlight
The shortlist for the seventh Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Book of the Year has been released. It includes: Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, Public Affairs Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar by Barry Eichengreen, Oxford University Press Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier by Edward L.
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Public Parts
By Porchlight
Here's a perfect example: we're online, I'm writing a blog post, and you have the option to comment back, to which I also can comment back. We can share information and thoughts more freely than ever. Ideas spread, and connections are made.
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ChangeThis: Issue 86
By Porchlight
The Art of Hassle Map Thinking by Adrian J. Slywotzky with Karl Weber “We’ve found that organizations that excel at demand creation . .
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The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: Updated & Expanded!
By Sally Haldorson
We're excited to announce an updated and expanded paperback version of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time available 11/1/11 from Portfolio. More content--expanded reviews of the Takeaway chapter books (including Thinkertoys, The First 90 Days, Beyond the Core, and The Lexus and the Olive Tree); new sidebars (including decision-making, visual thinking, and 1982, the watershed year for business books); and a new introduction and closing manifesto--means more for you to learn and enjoy. The perfect book for you to put on your Christmas list and read to inspire you for the new year!
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The Author Pow Wow
By Porchlight
Join us this December 4, 5, and 6th in Austin, TX for the 2011 Author Pow Wow. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW PUBLISHING: DO WHAT WORKS This year’s Author Pow Wow encourages authors to do what works. Sounds simple, right?
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What's Your Plan B?
By Porchlight
When we have an idea, or work on a project, it can get absorbed into us. We dream of what it will be like when realized, and imagine all the great things that will happen because of its creation. Eventually, it can be hard to separate our imagination from the unknown variables of reality.
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