October, 2011

First Friday Book Synopsis

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Steve Jobs: He Had No Respect For The Status Quo – & It Seems Clear That We All Wish To (Still) Be Mentored By Him

First Friday Book Synopsis

“You can be mentored by someone without ever meeting them.” Kathy Ireland ———- I have never learned so much so fast. Steve Jobs died, and everyone seems to be writing about him, reflecting on his insanely great contributions. I thought about linking to the best ones – but there are way, way, way too many of [.].

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The War for Talent – The War for Jobs

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here’s what prompted these thoughts. The Texas Rangers lost game one of the World Series last night, and for those of us who like the Rangers, we hope to rebound quickly. But, as I watched, I pulled out my iPad and starting reading about the Cardinals‘ manager, Tony La Russa. The third winningest manager in [.].

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Michael Lewis: The Financial Crisis is a Moral Crisis

First Friday Book Synopsis

Iceland; Ireland; Greece; California. They are all in trouble – deep, serious trouble. The debts are massive. The way out looks… well, there doesn’t seem to be a very workable way out. And the financial situation in other corners of the globe have ripple effects in every corner of the globe like never before. What [.].

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Books on my Reading List – Tomatoland & Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock

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I wish I had more hours to read. I am behind on my fiction reading (50 years behind); my business book reading; my general nonfiction reading. I’m just behind! But here are two books on my reading list. I just bought Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit by Barry Eastabrook for my [.].

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For Your Own Talent Management & Career Ascendancy – Choose Your Boss Well

First Friday Book Synopsis

Tribal Leaders are talent magnets, with people so eager to work for the leader that they will take a pay cut if necessary. Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright ———– Ok, I’m ready to give the biggest and most important career advice I [.].

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Simple. Keep it simple. Know What to Leave Out – (Insight from Tony Bennett & Steve Jobs)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Everywhere we turn, the message of “simple” screams out at us. And this weekend, I heard and read that message reinforced time and again. On Saturday, Scott Simon interviewed Tony Bennett. Here is a great slice of that interview: SIMON: Who do you think you can put into a song in your 80s that you [.].

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Follow The Leader: The #1 Task Of The Leader Is To Attract Followers!

First Friday Book Synopsis

Nearly everything I read has something to say about leadership. In one way or another, authors tell us: “this is what a leaders does; this is what a leader needs to do; this is what a leader should focus on.” In the book I presented last Friday at our monthly event, the First Friday Book [.].

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