First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Let’s assume that you’ve got your passion statement clearly written. It is a good passion statement. It is a clear statement of intent regarding just what your organization stands for and will deliver to its customers. Now, the challenge is fairly simple. Simple – but not easy. How do you get your passion, your mission, [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

In the writing skills course that we teach at Creative Communication Network, entitled Write Your Way to Success, we discuss how to handle e-Mails. Most of our participants claim they write e-Mails as more than 85% of the type of writing they do on the job. Obviously, writing e-Mails is often responding to other e-Mails. And, the [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 2, 2012

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life Alice Schroeder Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, First Edition (2008) To a great extent, his life has been business…and business has been his life I recently re-read Roger Lowenstein’s biography, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist (first published in 1995 and now re-issued with a new Afterword), [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 1, 2012

Congratulations to William Zinsser, a finalist for this year’s National Magazine Award in the category of Digital Commentary. Read all of Zinsser’s online essays about writing, popular culture, and the arts here. FYI, here are the finalists: Commentary, Digital Media Honors excellence in opinion journalism on digital platforms The American Scholar (“Zinsser on Friday,” by [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

In April, the First Friday Book Synopsis sponsored by Creative Communication Network is sponsored by Relay for Life. Here is a note from Karl J. Krayer, President of Creative Communication Network: If you have lost a loved one to cancer, I am honored to carry his or her name on an index card with me [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Andreas Kluth for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * Something odd and interesting happens to a lot of people who [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

God save us if we vote to take his paltry few dollars and run. God save this country if that is truly the wave of the future. We will then have become a nation that makes nothing but hamburgers, creates nothing but lawyers, and sells nothing but tax shelters. And if we are at that point [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

The term “chreiai” is ignored and grossly underdeveloped in our professional literature. Chreiai is a term that describes memorable statements or useful sayings that speakers use as topics that they can expand into rhetorical presentations. I found this definition from Emory University website. You can access the site here. chreia: A chreia (pl. chreiai) is a [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

A recent study conducted by Pew Research published on Friday, February 24 in the Washington Post, and distributed nationally by the Associated Press, indicated that Social Media users are “managing their privacy settings and their online reputation more often than they did two years earlier.” You can read the entire article by clicking here.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

On Friday, I saw My Week with Marilyn, starring Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monore. She was nominated for an Oscar for this performance. The movie was based upon a book written by Colin Clark, entitled The Prince, the Showgirl and Me (St. Martins Press, 1996). The script included additional material from his follow-up book, My [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Susan Credle, the chief creative officer of the advertising agency Leo Burnett USA, who says that no one in an [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Taking on a new assignment is exciting. But it’s not easy. Here are three common mistakes people make when moving to a new job and [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Here is an excerpt from another excellent article in Jeff Haden‘s “Owner’s Manual” series for Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, check out other online resources, and obtain information, please click here. * * * Forget about raises and better benefits. Those are important — but this is what your staff really wants.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by George Dohrmann and published in Sports Illustrated magazine (March 5, 2012). As I began to read the article, I was reminded of a poem, Ozmandias, written by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822 ) and first published in 1818: I met a traveller from an antique land [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * To capture any audience’s attention, you must frame your message properly. Whether you’re making a presentation, composing an email, or talking with your boss, here’s [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Here is an article written by Deborah Busser for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * Feedback can be a double-edged sword. If delivered in the right way, it can [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Andrea Kates is one of the most original and most influential business thinkers, as the resources at her website clearly indicate. She is also the author of Find Your Next in which she explains how to use the business genome approach to find your company’s next competitive edge. Here is an excerpt from a recent [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 25, 2012

Here is the latest post by Joseph A. Maciariello featured in the Joe’s Journal series at the Drucker Exchange (Dx) sponsored by the Drucker Institute. The Drucker Exchange (the Dx) is a platform for bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership. It is produced by the Drucker Institute, a think tank and action tank based at Claremont Graduate University that was established to advance [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

I was surprised today (2/28/2012) when I received an e-Mail with Barnes & Noble’s “top picks of this week’s new books.” The list does not contain a category for “business,” nor do I see a single business book listed. What’s wrong with this picture? Is this just a bad week for them in the eyes [.].

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