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Being Strategic on Public Television

by Porchlight
We loved Erika Andersen's book Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Out-think Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change when it was released last year and are now excited to learn that she'll be extending the ideas in the book to a Public Television Special that begins airing in August, 2010. The topic is for everyone, whether you're trying to find a new job, juggling the monthly budget, trying to reinvigorate your 401(k) or dealing with a series of crises at work, strategy is crucial. Andersen has advised companies such as GE, Pepsico, MTVN, and now it's your turn.
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Culture Building

by Porchlight
Vineet Nayar's Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down, and Ed Muzio's Make Work Great: Supercharge Your Team, Reinvent the Culture, and Gain Influence - One Person at a Time, are two recent books for managers about making a difference through culture change. Why is culture change the solution? Both authors stress that creating stronger teams is the best way to adapt to changes in industry, and being prepared for future changes.
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International Best Selling Books: June 2010

by Porchlight
Summer may be the time for hitting the beach, visiting those in-laws or just plain relaxing in the shade, but that doesn't keep our customers from opening up a good book while doing so!  Here's what people everywhere were reading this past June from 8CR's International Best Selling Book Listing! FRANCE: Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently by Gregory Berns BELGUIM: Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality by Scott Belsky The NETHERLANDS: Strengths Finder 2.
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