January, 2011

First Friday Book Synopsis

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A Suggested Reading List For Those Interested In Issues of Social Justice And Poverty

First Friday Book Synopsis

Karl Krayer and I will soon complete our 13th full year of hosting the First Friday Book Synopsis. At each of our monthly meetings, Karl and I each present a synopsis of a best selling business book. For nearly half that time, I have also presented synopses every month for the Urban Engagement Book Club [.

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Terry R. Bacon’s The Elements of Power: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Elements of Power: Lessons on Leadership and Influence Terry R. Bacon AMACOM (2011) Bacon explains his own model of power and influence: “There are five sources of power that stem from your position and participation in an organization: role power; resource power; information power, network power; and reputation.” He doesn’t stop there: “Additionally, there [.

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Direct your own future or someone else will

First Friday Book Synopsis

In Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible, written with John David Mann and published by HarperBusiness (2011), Daniel Burrus discusses a skill that uses “the data of your five senses, as well as that intuitive sixth sense we all have that some call a gut feeling or hunch. But flash [.

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Marcia Reynolds: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Marcia Reynolds has a passion for discovering and sharing how the brain works. She speaks globally on leadership topics and coaches top talent women in making big decisions, building important relationships and showing up with strength and grace. In addition to her book, Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction, she previously authored [.

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4 Proven Tips To Creating A Positive First Day For New Hires

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an article posted by “Virtual Anja” at the Yellow Umbrella News website. * * * Welcoming your new employees on their first day is all about recognizing how they might feel – by putting yourself in their shoes, remembering the positive or negative aspects of your own first days – and using that [.

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The Discipline of Discipline — Reflections on the Tiger Mother, the 10,000 Hour Rule, Work Ethic, and a Little More

First Friday Book Synopsis

It has been a while since a book has sparked such interest, such controversy, such applause and disdain, and almost furor, as Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Yale Professor, and mother, Amy Chua (currently #5 on the overall list of bestsellers on Amazon). If you haven’t heard about it, you really must be [.

Ethics 106
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Before Creativity, Before Innovation, You Need An Idea

First Friday Book Synopsis

The first steps of a creative act are like groping in the dark: random and chaotic, feverish and fearful, a lot of busy-ness with no apparent or definable end in sight. There is nothing yet to research. For me, these moments are not pretty. I look like a desperate woman, tortured by the simple message [.