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Jack Covert Selects - Scaling Up Excellence
By Porchlight
Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao, Crown Business, 346 pages, $26. 00, Hardcover, February 2014, ISBN 9780385347020 Sometimes a book lands on my desk like a meteorite falling from the sky, as though it is announcing its presence with fire and debris.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - Moment of Clarity
By Porchlight
The Moment of Clarity: Using the Human Sciences to Solve Your Toughest Business Problems by Christian Madsbjerg and Mikkel B. Rasmussen, Harvard Business Review Press, 214 pages, $28. 00, Hardcover, February 2014, ISBN 9781422191903 Consider a time you were buying a gift for someone, and had to decide between two items.
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Jack Covert Selects - Mindwise
By Porchlight
Mindwise: How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want by Nicholas Epley, Alfred A. Knopf, 242 pages, $26. 95, Hardcover, February 2014, ISBN 9780307595911 For most of us, social creatures that we are, our lives are nonstop sequences of human interactions.
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Jack Covert Selects - Smart People Should Build Things
By Porchlight
Smart People Should Build Things: How to Restore Our Culture of Achievement, Build a Path for Entrepreneurs, and Create New Jobs in America by Andrew Yang, HarperBusiness, 272 pages, $26. 99, Hardcover, February 2014, ISBN 9780062292049 Andrew Yang has a very simple, yet profound idea for the American economy: smart people should build things. By “smart people,” Yang is referring to the academically gifted—the top students from the top universities in America.
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Blog / News & Opinion
A New KnowledgeBlocks Giveaway! On the Edge by Alison Levine
By Sally Haldorson
On the Edge: The Art of High-Impact Leadership by Alison Levine, Business Plus, 272 pages, $27. 00, Hardcover, January 2014, ISBN 9781455544875 We chose Alison Levine's On the Edge as one of our Jack Covert Selects reviews for January 2014. Here's why: On the Edge is an engaging page-turner that uses Levine’s experiences as a mountaineer (as well as Wall Street veteran and professor) to explore, and advise on, the challenges we each face as we strive to become better leaders.
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Blog / New Releases
Books To Watch: February 2014
By Porchlight
Eventually it'll be time to crack a book or fire up that ereader. You'll be wise to consider these four promising titles for February.
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Blog / News & Opinion
ChangeThis: Issue 113
By Porchlight
How to Build Meaning, Impact, and Opportunity with Your Body of Work by Pamela Slim “The new world of work requires a new lens and skill set to ensure career success. You must create your own body of work as you operate in different organizational systems and structures. ” Trust Trends 2014: An Executive Brief on How to Gain the Ultimate Competitive Advantage from Key Opportunities Embedded in the Year’s Trends by David Horsager & Reid Velo “Stories of distrust are overflowing from the news.
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Blog / ChangeThis
The DO! Manifesto: The Pursuit of Xceptional Execution
By Kevin Kelly
"What if launching and leading an xceptional business was simpler than you've ever imagined? Not easier. Not less time consuming. Not less gut wrenching. But, simpler. Guess what: It is. What if I told you many successful entrepreneurs didn't start with a compelling vision or indeed a workable business plan? Guess what: That's true. What if it was possible to dominate a market without any previous background in it? Well: It is. Xceptional execution is about taking a relatively simple idea from brainstorm to breakout hit."
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Inspiration Made Simple
By Porchlight
"Inspiration is the most used and abused word in our daily existence. Whether it is business, politics, sports, or any other endeavor of life, inspiration is considered to be the panacea or silver bullet which can transform personal lives and propel organizations to unbelievable heights. No wonder, everyone (individuals and organizations alike) is constantly seeking this transformational wonder and are expending an enormous amount of money and time in this search. It has come to such frenzy that a large number of experts have surfaced as inspirational gurus and are having a brisk commercial business by offering their expertise to inspire individuals and organizations. However, despite this obsession to master the art of inspiration, most individuals and organizations do not achieve their desired goals and keep on guessing what went wrong."
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Blog / ChangeThis
Grow Up and Lead: A Manifesto
By Porchlight
"Let's get a few things straight right from the start: Leadership is not about coming to work on time, dressing professionally or having a firm handshake. Leadership is not about 200 carefully worded phrases or five shortcuts to credibility. Leadership is not about calling people out or gloating. The moment you think, 'I've got this' is the very same moment you've lost it. Leadership is one of the hardest things you will ever do. And make no mistake about this. . . you are on your own. This leadership discussion is not about correcting something that is wrong in a performance review kind of way. I walk in the shoes of a leader every day and don't always come out on top. It's what we as leaders choose to do when we are at the bottom that defines us. There are leadership voids to fill in our workgroups, organizations, groups, clubs and communities and you are perfectly positioned with interest and intent to fill. You are selling yourself and your leadership short if you are listening to that voice in your head that is telling you that you can't do this and that this call is meant for someone else.
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