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Blog / News & Opinion
Friday Links
By Porchlight
➻ If you'd like to get a taste of Bob Sutton's upcoming book, Good Boss, Bad Boss (due out with Business Plus in September), he posted a small gem that didn't make it in the book, the leadership philosophy of John Lilly, CEO of Mozilla: Life is a lot better when I think about my job as one of helping everyone . . .
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - Wellbeing
By Porchlight
Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements by Tom Rath and Jim Harter, Gallup Press, 240 pages, $25. 95, Hardcover, May 2010, ISBN 9781595620408 Gallup Press is the gold standard in research-based books for business people; Strengths Finder 2. 0, released in 2007, still holds a constant spot on many bestseller lists.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - The Great Reset
By Porchlight
The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity by Richard Florida, Harper, 240 pages, $26. 99, Hardcover, May 2010, ISBN 9780061937194 “A crisis is a terrible to waste. ” It’s a phrase you hear often nowadays, and it’s the issue at the heart of Richard Florida’s new book, The Great Reset.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - Heart Leader
By Porchlight
Heart Leader: A Personal Journey to the Heart of Business and Life by Daryl Wizelman with Bruce Dundore, Heart Leader Books, 138 pages, $14. 95, Paperback, April 2010, ISBN 9780692007129 Just to begin this review by stating the obvious: things change. One of the things that has changed for me is that self-published books are no longer not worthy of consideration for Jack Covert Selects.
Categories: jack-covert-selects
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Blog / New Releases
An inBubbleControversy?
By Sally Haldorson
After I posted my new inBubbleWrap article and giveaway last week, a friend commented with a link to a This American Life story which looked into the validity of Steve Poizner's written account of his time at Mount Pleasant, the high school where he, a successful Silicon Valley business man, volunteered to teach for a year in the early 2000's. The accusation against Poizner is that he greatly exaggerated just how downtrodden the school and its students really were. He describes the neighborhood as having "[y]ellowing, weedy gardens" and "driveways marred by large oil spots or broken down cars," the school itself as "painted a surly brown" with "a big portal onto the campus.
Categories: new-releases
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Blog / News & Opinion
Why You'll Love Us
By Porchlight
While we've outlined some of the reasons we think you'll love us here, author Seth Godin chimes in with his take in this recent interview with Shopify: Thanks, Seth!
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
International Best Sellers from 800CEOREAD for April
By Porchlight
It's been a whole month (and then some) after the last posting of what was being read from across this great world of ours. So, hold on to your seats. .
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Happiness at Work (and beyond)
By Porchlight
Srikumar Rao's book, Happiness at Work: Be Resilient, Motivated, and Successful - No Matter What, is getting a lot of attention these days (it even made the April edition of the Inc. /800-CEO-READ Business Book Bestseller List). I can imagine the title itself draws a lot of attention, as turning work into happiness is certainly not a new challenge.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
ChangeThis: Issue 70
By Porchlight
For your autodidactic pleasure, it's the 70th issue of ChangeThis. Excerpts and links below. ◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊◊ Living in a Bubble: How Speculative Mania in Home Mortgages Underwrote the Great Recession by Roger Lowenstein “The bubble began at the dawn of the 21st century, and fed off the elixir of ultra-low interest rates.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / ChangeThis
HOW TO FAME: STAND OUT/GET AHEAD/THAT SIMPLE
By Porchlight
"We are all known. And the way we're perceived by those who know us—even those who encounter us briefly—affects our lives in tangible ways. Sadly, it doesn't matter how fantastic you are if others' perception of you is ... off. For this reason, understanding How to Fame—how to use the tools of this speedy millennium to advance your objectives—is no longer a "nice to have." It's a must-have, and whether your goal is to shape or promote your personal brand, get a job or a promotion, be smarter, or find a mate ... today, fame matters. The point here is not to be famous. Being famous is a job best left to those who care about little else. This is about being an authority and using your fame to achieve greatness. It's about getting what you want and what you deserve. And getting it right now."
Categories: changethis