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Jack Covert Selects: Super Crunchers
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Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-By-Numbers is the New Way to be Smart by Ian Ayres, Bantam, 272 pages, $25. 00 Hardcover, August 2007, ISBN 9780553805406 Computer technology has had an undeniable impact on our decision-making. Netflix can recommend a movie and eHarmony will recommend a mate.
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Jack Covert Selects: All the Tea in China
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All the Tea in China: How to Buy, Sell, and Make Money on the Mainland by Jeremy Haft, Portfolio, 224 Pages, $25. 95 Hardcover, June 2007, ISBN 9781591841593 Jeremy Haft does not believe that China is the evil empire. He believes instead that China represents a boom for business.
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links for 2007-08-23
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How I Became a Quant>>Finance by the Numbers | The Wall Street Journal Now the term is proudly embraced, as demonstrated by "How I Became a Quant," which collects 25 mini-memoirs of academics who successfully made the jump to Wall Street.
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Reading For Firm Founders
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The Small Business Special Section of Monday's Wall Street Journal featured recommended reading from Nitzan Shaer, entrepreneur-in-residence with IDG Ventures in Boston. The focus of his recommendations was to show entrepreneurs where they might look for inspiration to stay focused and preserve. Here are the books and resources he recommended.
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Blog / Staff Picks
Fall preview: The Art of Woo
Book Review by Porchlight
When the entire office completed our StrengthsFinder 2. 0 assessments, we were quite surprised by some of the strengths that emerged. We expected certain outcomes; for instance, Kate had "achiever," Todd had "futuristic.
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Ending
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From Robert Townsend's classic book Up The Organization comes this beauty. For those of you that haven't read the book or forgotten it, it has short alphabetical chapters and the chapter called "Killing Things, V. P.
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What Have You Been Reading?
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Happy Monday! Milwaukee is rainy and overcast as it was much of the weekend. The weather is reminiscent of early fall rather than mid-August.
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More of Zook and Others
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I have found some supplemental reading to our recent Unstoppable podcast. Chris Zook (Unstoppable) has been writing a blog for Harvard Business Online. The online site has recruited Bob Sutton (No-Asshole Rule, Hard Facts), Sylvia Ann Hewlett (Off-Ramps and On-Ramps), and Michael Watkins (First 90 Days) among others.
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links for 2007-08-16
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The Three Signs of a Miserable Job>>The Wall Street Journal | Employed and Unhappy In "Three Signs," Mr. Lencioni tackles the question of why so many people are unhappy at work. The issue is a hot one in management-consulting circles, with many companies citing high employee turnover as one of their biggest problems.
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You Can't Win a Fight with Your Client
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Tom Markert, the author of You Can't Win a Fight with Your Boss, yesterday came out with another little book of encouragement and advice, this time for the hard workers who deal with keeping clients satisfied. It's called You Can't Win a Fight with Your Client: & 49 Other Rules for Providing Great Service. Each "rule" is a short entry on how to manage your relationships with clients - large accounts or small.
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