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The Ebook, The Myth of the Garage, by the Heath Brothers – For Free!

First Friday Book Synopsis

News Flash: You can get a free copy of The Myth of the Garage by Chip Heath and Dan Heath from the Kindle Store at Amazon. ———— This is really interesting. And I like it. And not just because it is free. I can’t begin to tell you how much I like reading on the [.].

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What Makes a Best place to Work a Best Place to Work? (from the annual D-FW survey)

First Friday Book Synopsis

We opened our copy of the Dallas Morning News this morning to a wonderful supplement, a magazine on the Top 100 Places to Work 2011 in D-FW. (This is the third year for this project). At number one is Gaylord, and as one of our clients (we’ve presented some of our book synopses for one [.].

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Places I have, and have not been….

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I have been in many places, but I’ve never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you can’t go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone. I’ve also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there. I have, however, been in Sane. They don’t have an airport; you have to be driven there. [.].

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Here’s The Path: You Read, You Learn, You Do, You Tweak – Start with these Books

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Here’s the path. You read, you learn, you do, you tweak. First, you get the information. You get it in your head, you ponder it, you experiment with it – you try it. And then, after you try it, you do stuff — and after you do, you tweak, and make it better. And then [.].

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Lead with Purpose: A conversation with John Baldoni

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John Baldoni is an internationally recognized leadership consultant, coach, author and educator. He has taught what it means to inspire at the top of a mountain in the Canadian Rockies. At sea level in Orlando, Florida, he spoke to nearly one thousand USAF/JAG commissioned and non-commissioned officers on leadership and communication. And a recent book, Lead Your Boss, was hailed by Harvard Business [.].

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Here is the New York Times Hardcover Business Books Best Sellers List for November, 2011

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Here is the New York Times Hardcover Business Books Best Sellers List for November, 2011. The new Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson made the immediate jump to number 1, and it is also number 1 on the Nonfiction list. For most of the past week, it has been #s 1, 2, and 3, with [.].

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Geoffrey A. Moore: Second interview, by Bob Morris

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Geoffrey Moore is chairman emeritus of three Silicon-Valley-based consulting firms he helped found: The Chasm Group, the Chasm Institute, and TCG Advisors, all of which provide market development and business strategy services to many leading high-technology companies. He is also a Venture Partner with Mohr Davidow Ventures, a California-based venture capital firm investing in IT, [.].