Wed.Nov 30, 2011

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A Happy Place to Work? – Compare American Airlines to Pret a Manger

First Friday Book Synopsis

“We hire happy people and teach them to make sandwiches.” Pret a Manger summarizes its personnel policies (from Demand, Adrian Slywotzky) ————— So American Airlines has filed for bankruptcy (Chapter 11 – the kind that lets them keep flying). Is anyone surprised? The clues were always staring us in the face – at least, in [.].

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Peter Bregman: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Peter Bregman is the author, most recently, of 18 Minutes: Fine Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done. He advises and consults with CEOs and their leadership teams in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups to nonprofits. He speaks worldwide on how people can lead, work, and live more powerfully. [.].