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Blog / ChangeThis
The Four Faces of Change: A Tool for Change Readiness
By Kevin Allen
"Even though I had fought my way in to the mighty McCann Erickson one of the world largest advertising agencies, I still thought of my internal age as (still is), 13. While my business card may have had a fancy title, inside I was terrified. What on earth would I say. What would I do. [. . . ] The answer came in the strangest form, from the most unlikely place. That weekend as I visited my family I shared my fears. My mother spoke up, 'It's simple, give them your love. ' Ugh. I was exasperated by what seemed to be a perfectly ridiculous observation, a moment of momentary insanity. Now, Mom is one of those people who doesn't just see the glass as half full, she sees it as overflowing onto the table. She pursued her point, 'It doesn't matter what they're doing for a living, all people are just like us—families—and every person in that family has a sense of belonging. You lead the family, and they need to know you'll care for them. They'll do things for you if they think you are genuine, and if they see that they'll follow you anywhere.
Categories: changethis
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - The Intel Trinity
By Porchlight
Michael S. Malone sets out to give due credit to the three men most responsible for Intel's success—and for Silicon Valley as we know it.
Categories: jack-covert-selects
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - How the World Sees You
By Porchlight
It is ironic that Ms. Hogshead that is reviving the exploration of fascination, because she comes from that very world of modern marketing that dethroned it.
Categories: jack-covert-selects
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - The Alliance
By Porchlight
The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age by Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, Chris Yeh, Harvard Business Review Press, 193 pages, $25. 00, Hardcover, July 2014, ISBN 9781625275776 As I read The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age, I wondered if I was really the right person to be reviewing this book. In the first few pages, I learn that referring to your company as a “family” isn’t appropriate; and that the assumed employee/employer fidelity founded on a sort of professional monogamy is archaic.
Categories: jack-covert-selects
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Blog / Interviews
Thinker in Residence - John Hope Bryant on Business and Books
By Porchlight
"It’s not like we delivered 'the memo' and poor, working class and middle class folks flubbed it and failed the test. We were simply never given the memo. " ~John Hope Bryant
Categories: interviews, narrative-biography
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Blog / Interviews
Thinker in Residence: A Q&A with John Hope Bryant
By Porchlight
"As I looked around me, throughout the course of my life, it just dawned on me that Americans' and America’s real value was hiding in plain sight. " ~John Hope Bryant
Categories: interviews, narrative-biography
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Blog / Interviews
Thinker in Residence: John Hope Bryant
By Porchlight
"The most dangerous person in the world is a person with no hope. " ~John Hope Bryant
Categories: interviews
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Blog / News & Opinion
Make your brand's purpose and passion clear
By Sally Haldorson
Joy Stauber runs Stauber Design Studio in Chicago, IL, and not only is she a great friend of the company, she is also a terrific designer who has helped us identify, articulate, and express our brand. If you've enjoyed any of our marketing pieces over the years, know that Joy has partnered with us to create the most eye-catching and consistent of messages. Watch the video below, created by Joy's intern, Lizzie Callen, which captures the best of our brand.
Categories: news-opinion, the-company
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - Roadside MBA
By Porchlight
Roadside MBA: Back Road Lessons for Entrepreneurs, Executives, and Small Business Owners by Michael Mazzeo, Paul Oyer, and Scott Schaefer, Business Plus, 279 pages, $27. 00, hardcover, June 2014, ISBN 9781455598892 Three microeconomics professors enter a shoe store in Maine… It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, or a very boring story. It is actually the beginning of a great new book that combines two quintessentially American things: the road trip and small businesses.
Categories: jack-covert-selects
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - Executive Presence
By Porchlight
Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Harper Business, 210 pages, $26. 99, hardcover, June 2014, ISBN 9780062246899 With her new book, Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success, Sylvia Ann Hewlett bravely tackles an unwelcome elephant in the room. Few people want to admit that appearance, or bearing, or reputation really plays a part in how much a person succeeds in his or her chosen profession.
Categories: jack-covert-selects