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Albin and Kamler create some of the freshest material found on the Internet. This letter to bosses says what we can't all say: we leave our jobs because you, dear boss, have not lived up to our standards, so how about a little effort from your end and we'll give a little more from ours. This is a great cathartic read, with some colorfully emotive language, that just may get you thinking about how you can make a change in your workplace to promote creativity whether you are boss or employee.
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Every company must tell their story. Thomas Clifford is a filmmaker, an expert on telling these stories through corporate videos. Say hello to emotionally engaging pieces of film that will spark conversation and energy through the ranks. In fact, he believes a good corporate video can change the world. Not in the market to make a corporate video? Really, Clifford's advice applies for any medium you choose through which to tell your company's story.
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In writing his book, Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies...and How to Break Them, Sheth found seven reasons behind why successful companies have such a short life span. After publishing, he felt that companies often committed yet another 8th offense: not enabling their people to rise to the top level of their talent. Instead, either companies employ too many people and don't have challenging work for all of them, or these companies bring in outsiders who fail to connect with the existing culture such as Fiorina and Fisher and Nardelli.
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David M. Scott, the author of The New Rules of Marketing and PR, says it best in introducing his manifesto: "Oh jeez, not another flexible, scalable, groundbreaking, industry-standard, cutting-edge product from a market-leading, well positioned company! Ugh. I think I'm gonna puke!" In every company description, on websites, in press releases, in corporate pamphlets, the same adjectives get used over and over until they are meaningless. Scott analyzed thousands of these offerings and presents a collection of the most over-used and under-meaningful phrases...and strategies for making the most of these communication opportunities.
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The author of one of ChangeThis' most popular manifesto, 25 Ways to Distinguish Yourself, Rajesh Setty returns with a new set of suggestions for optimizing your abilities. He asserts that even though everyone is given only 24 hours in a day, the most successful people are those who make every minute count. Here, he tells you how project management, understanding your abilities, investing in relationships and making a difference are just some of the ways you can make the most of your time.
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