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The 800-CEO-READ 2011 Business Book Awards
By Porchlight
We are now accepting submissions for our annual Business Book Awards! Categories for submission are as follows: Leadership Management Entrepreneurship/Small Business Finance/Economics Marketing and Sales Personal Development Innovation/Creativity General Business Entries are open until October 15, 2011, and all submissions must be books that were, or will be, published within 2011. Winners will be announced in January, 2012.
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No Rest for the Wicket
By Porchlight
We held annual 800-CEO-READ summer picnic/croquet tournament yesterday. As we do every year, we all gathered at Jack's house. Being good Wisconsinites, we grill up some meat in tube form and fresh corn, grab a drink and settle into the back yard.
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This week on inBubbleWrap!
By Sally Haldorson
The Right Fight by Saj-Nicole Joni and Damon Beyer, Harper, 234 pages, $26. 99, Hardcover, 2010, ISBN 9780061717161 The most common metaphor for alignment within a company, it seems, refers to everyone needing to pull on the same oars. Authors Saj-Nicole Joni and Damon Beyer, in their book, The Right Fight, define this nautically-tinged tenet with a bit more specificity than I just did: "To accomplish anything, the logic goes, employees must agree about the mission, strategy, and goals of an organization.
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The Possibility of Language
By Sally Haldorson
Today, Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Levine was named the new poet laureate of the United States. NPR's story on Levine describes his work this way: "Born in Detroit in 1928, Levine has used his poetry to examine blue-collar life, often embroidering everyday events with a sense of myth. " He has been described as the "Whitman of the industrial heartland" and commonly as 'the working man's poet'.
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What do we know?
By Porchlight
I love the feeling of having my expectations broken. Most of us can point to a time where we received special treatment beyond what we assumed, or knew from previous experience, and that's always a great experience. But what I really enjoy is when I discover something very obvious, so obvious that I never saw it.
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How Did They Do It?
By Sally Haldorson
In our The 100 Best Business Books of All Time, we included a chapter of recommended biographies. Jack has always championed the form as a valid way to learn valuable business lessons, not just as good entertainment. In the opening of the chapter, we explained: How did they do it?
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PRSA Presents Blog Panel in Milwaukee
By Porchlight
The PRSA Southeastern Wisconsin chapter presents: Blogger Relations for Dummies (And PR Pros) Thursday, August 25 Reception: 11:30 a. m. ; Lunch and program 12-1:30 p.
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ChangeThis: Issue 85
By Porchlight
Sober Entrepreneurship: Why Modern Entrepreneurs Won’t Succeed Under the Influence by Carol Roth "If we are going to hang our hat on entrepreneurship, we need to ensure more successes, avoid the number of true failures and make sure that we have the right people pursuing the right opportunities at the right time with the right preparation. Friends don’t let friends start businesses under the influence. ” Adapt: The Benefits of Safe Mistakes by Tim Harford “We cling on to the idea that successful business people are talented leaders running objectively brilliant corporations.
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Healthy Competition
By Porchlight
Business books can deal with some very serious advice regarding competitive advantage, but sometimes it's fun to take the lighter side of things. We sell business books, and Stone Creek Coffee sells coffee. We never cross paths in the marketplace, but ping pong?
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Are You Prepared?
By Porchlight
I saw a bumper sticker on the drive to work today. It read: It is a terrible thing to see, yet have no vision. This is a quote from Helen Keller, and reading it can immediately make one think, "I need to have more vision.
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