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Ask 8cr! - The Life Guide
By Porchlight
Ask 8cr! is a section of our blog used as a forum to address the kinds of issues and challenges people are having in the workplace. We take these issues and apply a business book we feel offers a viable solution.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
One of our own will be at SXSW
By Porchlight
Friday was opening day at SXSW, the famous Austin music/film/media/interactive festival that's been running for the past two decades. If you're not familiar with it, here's an introduction. Most of us here are missing the fun.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Go Ask Alice...
By Porchlight
"Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversations? " - from Alice in Wonderland Well, the following books from February's top 25 may or may not contain pictures, or even conversations in them. .
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links for 2008-03-08
By Porchlight
Putting Some Fun Back Into 9 to 5 :: New York Times :: The Levity Effect Grandma would be beyond surprised at what Adrian Gostick and Scott Christopher have to say in "The Levity Effect: Why It Pays to Lighten Up" (Wiley). The book, which is to be released later this month, examines how fun in the office increases the bottom. .
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Blog / ChangeThis
A Creative Manifesto: Why the Place You Choose to Live is the Most Important Decision of Your Life
By Richard Florida
"Increasingly, the place you choose to live will help determine your success in business, in finding a life partner, and in living a fulfilling life. In fact, it may be the most important decision of your life. I believe that we are in the beginnings of a shift as fundamental as the industrial revolution was over a century ago—one that will have as dramatic an impact on how people live and work. Furthermore, it will have a dramatic impact on where they live and work."
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The Megacommunity Manifesto
By Porchlight
"Public, private, and civil leaders should confront together the problems that none can solve. Leaders everywhere no longer express as much confidence about the future as they once did. When they speak candidly, it often sounds as if they feel trapped in quicksand, unable to move forward easily. The methods and tools that helped them succeed in the past no longer work. The challenges they face—such as global competitiveness, health and environmental risks, or inadequate infrastructure—can no longer be solved by their organizations alone. And when they try to reach beyond the boundaries of their own corporation, government agency, or nongovernmental organization, there often is no clear pathway to success."
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The 10 1/2 Commandments of Visual Thinking: The "Lost Chapter" from The Back of the Napkin
By Dan Roam
"Visual thinking is the future of business problem solving. Using our innate ability to see—both with our eyes and our mind's eye—gives us entirely new ways to discover hidden ideas, develop those ideas intuitively, and then share those ideas with other people in a way they are simply going to 'get.'"
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Trust Economies: Investigation into the New ROI of the Web
By Julien Smith, Chris Brogan
"If You Build It, They Won't Come What happened to the early days? You built a baseball stadium, a store, a web app, and people flocked to it... now what? We are suspicious of marketing. We don't trust strangers as willingly. Buzz is suspect. It can be bought. Instead, consumers and business people alike are looking towards trust. We want our friends to tell us it's good. We want someone we know to say we should look into it. Marketing spend might start at awareness, but in the Trust Economy, communities are king, and ROI stands for Return on Influence."
Categories: changethis
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Manners Matter: The Commonsense Approach to Business Etiquette
By Porchlight
"Manners matter, not just socially; we all know manners matter socially. Manners matter in business. Good social skills, in fact, are critical to the success of any business. Let's talk about the why and the how, but first, let's dispel a common myth: being polite doesn't make you a doormat. We've all seen the stereotype: meek and mild librarian/accountant gets walked on by everyone, running others' errands, never getting any respect, until one day, they explode in a rage, baseball bats and fists and profanity flying, and finally, finally, they get the respect they deserve and find true happiness in life. Let's stop pretending Hollywood represents real life."
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The Connection Culture: A New Source of Competitive Advantage
By Michael Lee Stallard
"I want to share something with you I've learned over the last decade of my life that I believe can be as helpful to you as it has been to me. In a nutshell, one of the most powerful and least understood aspects of business is how an emotional connection between management, employees and customers provides a competitive advantage. Unless the people who are part of a business feel a sense of connection –an emotional bond that promotes trust, cooperation and esprit de corps – they will never reach their potential as individuals, nor will the organization."
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