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In honor of Martin Luther King...The Gettysburg Address
By Porchlight
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania November 19, 1863 On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called it a "monumental act. " He said Lincoln was mistaken that "the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - Linchpin
By Porchlight
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? By Seth Godin, Portfolio, 256 pages, $25. 95, Hardcover, January 2010, ISBN 9781591843160 Seth Godin has a high opinion of you.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - Velocity
By Porchlight
Velocity: Combining Lean, Six Sigma, and the Theory of Constraints to Achieve Breakthrough Performance by Dee Jacob, Suzan Bergland & Jeff Cox, Free Press, 310 Pages, $26. 00 Hardcover, January 2010, ISBN 9781439158920 In physics, velocity is a simple equation: speed + direction = velocity. AGI-Goldratt Institute’s new book, Velocity, takes that simple equation and applies it to business: operational speed + strategic direction = immediate gains.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - Freefall
By Porchlight
Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy by Joseph E. Stiglitz, W. W.
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Blog / Excerpts
Mojo
By Porchlight
Mojo - Some people don't take this stuff seriously, but it's a big deal. It sounds mystical and fluffy, but it isn't. It's real.
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Blog / News & Opinion
Artists
By Porchlight
"Artists--by definition innocent--don't steal.
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Blog / News & Opinion
Matthew May's Five Books That Defined the Decade
By Porchlight
In Pursuit of Elegance author Matthew May reads around 200 books a year. That means he's read approximately 2000 books since the year 2000. Of those, he has picked five that he feels defined the last decade, writing "these 'big idea' books stand out because not only did they help us better understand the world, they gave us a new lens through which to view it.
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Blog / ChangeThis
Brainwashed: Seven Ways to Reinvent Yourself
By Seth Godin
"Generations of students turned into generations of cogs, factory workers in search of a sinecure. We were brainwashed into fitting in, and then discovered that the economy wanted people who stood out instead. When exactly were we brainwashed into believing that the best way to earn a living is to have a job?"
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Blog / ChangeThis
Beyond Sink or Swim: The Case for Accelerating Leadership Transitions
By Michael Watkins
"Given the magnitude of the overall organizational impact, it is surprising how few companies invest in helping their precious leadership assets to succeed during transitions—the most critical junctures in their careers. A few companies (GE, for example) explicitly train their managers how to take charge. More common are "on-boarding" programs that introduce outside hires to the strategy, businesses, and culture of the company. While useful, such programs seldom provide systematic guidance on the process of managing a successful transition. And the vast majority of companies do not provide any support at all. Why do so many companies leave their people to sink or swim?"
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The Creativist Manifesto: Consumer or Creativist?
By Porchlight
"I believe that the most significant choice that we can make in today's society is to be a Consumer or to be a Creativist. [...] This default way of being is now so entrenched that 'consumer' is the default label for people. And in terms of public services, which are provided by the taxes that we pay, we are just service users—we consume services. So what's the alternative? To be a Creativist: To reclaim the right to our individual identities; To play an active role in shaping, in creating our lives from the inside out; To fulfill our need to create which is part of all of us."
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