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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS DECEMBER 24, 2011 The Best of 2011 – My Picks in Books, Blogs, TV Show, Long Reads – and my iPad! It’s that time of year. As we prepare to “check out” for a few days, with family, and loved ones, and food, and faith, we look back over a year nearly gone. So, looking back, here is my list of some of my favorites – my very personal “best of” lists for 2011. It is [.]. | | | | | | | | | FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS DECEMBER 2, 2011 Hire Nice People – Oh, AND Teachable; Oh, AND… Hire Nice People – Oh, AND Teachable; Oh, AND… I really liked the quote that I included in a recent blog post from the book Demand by Adrian Slywotzky. It is about the restaurant Pret a Manger: “We hire happy people, and teach them to make sandwiches.” I was telling this to a friend of [.]. | | | | | | | | | | | -
FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2011 The Ten Most Important Business Challenges and Which Book to Consult for Each Whenever asked to recommend business books, I immediately inquire, “What is the single greatest challenge that you and your organization now face?” ” Of course, responses vary but over time, these seem to be the ten challenges most frequently cited, followed by the book(s) I think will be most helpful. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP [.]. MORE >> -
FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011 First, the Plan – then the Execution “If you don’t want to go to Plan B, have a good Plan A.” Alex, on Nikita “I love it when a plan comes together.” ” Colonel Jon “Hannibal” Smith, The A-Team ——— Here’s Chapter Eight of Toy Box Leadership: Leadership Lessons from the Toys You Loved as a Child by Ron Hunter Jr. & Michael E. [.]. MORE >> -
FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011 A Lesson on Innovation, and “Openness” – (from the Fall of the Soviet Union) Here is an enlightening, simple look at the fall of the Soviet Union by Leslie Geib: The Forgotten Cold War: 20 Years Later, Myths About U.S. Victory Persist. The primary argument in the article is that the United States came out ahead in the contest due to the economic strength of the United States, and [.]. MORE >> -
FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011 There Just May Not Be a Magic Bullet – It’s Practically always “Both-And” It is a great principle in psychiatry that “all-symptoms are overdetermined. This means that they have more than one cause. want to scream this from the rooftops: “All symptoms are overdetermined.” Except that I want to expand it way beyond psychiatry. I want to expand it to almost everything. I want to translate it, [.]. MORE >> -
FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011 The Enemy of Engagement: A book review by Bob Morris The Enemy of Engagement: Put an End to Workplace Frustration – and Get the Most from Your Employees Mark Royal and Tom Agnew AMACOM (2012) How to “take effective action to promote high levels of employee enablement and unleash the full potential of your people” Extensive research in recent years by highly reputable firms such [.]. McKnight MORE >>
- “A Citizen-Centered Organization” – Thoughts on the Importance of Focus FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011
- Steve Jobs, and the latest from Steven Covey – for the January, 2012 First Friday Book Synopsis FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011
- Understanding Michael Porter: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011
- Here Are Three Drucker Resolutions to Add to Your List FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011
- The Power of Presence: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2011
- From Meryl To Margaret: Becoming “The Iron Lady” FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2011
- How to Get Off to a Fast Start in 2012 FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011
- The Perfectionist’s Handbook: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011
- Anthony J. Mayo: An interview by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011
- How to Put an End to Procrastination FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011
- Getting the Basics Right (Like Communication, and Team Building) – It is Still, and Always, Hard To Do FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011
- Harvard Business Review on Rebuilding Your Business Model: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011
- Sears & Rock Music & Hollywood and Blackberry & (“Old”) Malls are in Trouble — A Few Observations at the End of 2011 FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011
- The Perfectionist’s Handbook: A book review b y Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2011
- How to “Relax the Axe” FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2011
- The McKinsey Quarterly: Top Ten Articles (2011) FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011
- The CEO’s Strategy Handbook: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011
- Dorie Clark on “Five Things You Should Stop Doing in 2012? FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- John Boudreau on “Outside-the-Box Leadership Development” FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2011
- Ori Hadomi, C.E.O (Mazor Robotics) in “The Corner Office” FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2011
- The Medici Effect: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011
- Rules of the road: The quick guide to better networking FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011
- Steve Jobs: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011
- Geoffrey Canada (Harlem Children’s Zone) in “The Corner Office” FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011
- The Changing Face of Competition FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2011
- Five Workplace Trends for 2012 FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011
- The Secret of Teams: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011
- Robert H. Frank: An interview by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011
- How to Take Control of Your To-Do List FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011
- Bag it Newt! You’ll Govern a Non-Fiction World FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011
- Ten Things Only Bad Managers Say FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- Prioritize Before Starting Your Project FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011
- In a “Keep Learning” World, TED is Custom Made for those Life-long Learners FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011
- Stop Competing to Be the Best FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011
- How About Better Parents? FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011
- How to Set the Stage for your Next Meeting FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011
- Good Company: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- The Power of LEO: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011
- The Power of Elimination FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2011
- B-School Deans: Big Hopes for 2012 and Beyond FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2011
- The Power of Presence: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2011
- The Upside of Turbulence: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2011
- Margaret Heffernan : An interview by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011
- Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi: An interview by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011
- Five Common Strategy Mistakes FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011
- Why People Are Not Your Greatest Asset FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2011
- Willful Blindness: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011
- Michael Porter and Adrian Slywotzky on how the right strategies and tactics can create demand FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- Find Your Next: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- What Executives Really Need to Know about Employee Engagement FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- Find Your Next: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- Ruth J. Simmons (Brown University) in “The Corner Office” FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2011
- The Rare Find: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2011
- The Myth of Work-Life Balance FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2011
- Building a Capabilities-Driven Company FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011
- Common, potentially valuable anomalies that most executives don’t recognize FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011
- Network Beyond Your Bubble FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011
- The early-warning signals of active inertia FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011
- Amy Schulman (Pfizer) in “The Corner Office” FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011
- Higher Ambition: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011
- Stop Competing to Be the Best FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2011
- Steve Jobs, and the latest from Steven Covey – for the January, 2012 First Friday Book Synopsis FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011
- First, the Plan – then the Execution FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011
- In a “Keep Learning” World, TED is Custom Made for those Life-long Learners FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011
- The Enemy of Engagement: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011
- Harvard Business Review on Rebuilding Your Business Model: A book review by Bob Morris FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011
- Prioritize Before Starting Your Project FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011
- This Baffles Me: So Much Emphasis On Innovation, and Leadership – So Little Actual Innovation and Leadership FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- Ten Things Only Bad Managers Say FIRST FRIDAY BOOK SYNOPSIS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
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