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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Here is an article written two years ago by “Tyler” for seohosting.com. To read the complete article, please click here. Photo Credit: cheeseslave * * * As Alice Schroeder explains at the end of her book, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, although Warren Buffett is best known for being the second [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Here are some recent posts that may be of interest: REVIEWS The Clash of the Cultures: Investment vs. Speculation John C. Bogle Decision Management Systems: A Practical Guide to Using Business Rules and Predictive Analytics James Taylor HBR Guide to Getting the Right Work Done Various Contributors The Leader’s Pocket Guide: 101 Indispensable Tools, Tips, [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Here is the introduction to an interview of Henry Chesbrough conducted by Ron Norton for strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company. To read the complete article, check out other sources, sign up for email alerts, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Photograph courtesy of Henry Chesbrough * * * To escape the commodity [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win Steven Gary Blank Quad/Graphics (Third Edition, 2007) Here is “a radical reexamination of the entire new product introduction process”…and almost everything that precedes it The review that follows is of the Third Edition, published in 2007. In this volume, Steven Gary Blank introduces [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Nancy F. Koehn that appeared in The New York Times in which she discusses Rachel Carson, one of the great heroines of the 20th century whose heritage was multi-faceted and has had enduring impact. To read the complete article, please click here. Photo Credit: Alfred [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Catherine Farley and David Smith are managing directors in the Accenture Talent and Organization practice. Susan Cantrell is a research fellow at the Accenture Institute for High Performance. Cantrell and Smith are co-authors of Workforce of One: Revolutionizing Talent Management Through Customization. Here is an excerpt from an article written by Susan Cantrell, Catherine Farley, [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article by Peep Laja featured by the Conversion XL website. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * You want to be persuasive. The power to influence people to get what you want is sometimes all it takes to be successful. These are some tactics, discovered [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Here is an article written two years ago by “Tyler” for seohosting.com. To read the complete article, click here. * * * As Alice Schroeder explains at the end of her book, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, although Warren Buffett is best known for being the second richest person in [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Hagel III and John Seely Brown for the Harvard Business Reviewblog. 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. * * * Inspired by the loss of her [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success William N. Thorndike, Jr. Harvard Business Review Press (2012) Whatever got an organization here probably won’t get it there There are countless examples of once-great companies such as Kodak and Sears that became victims of what had once been the reasons for their [.].

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The Laws of Subtraction: 6 Simple Rules for Winning in the Age of Excess Everything Matthew E. May McGraw-Hill (2012) “To attain knowledge, add things every day. To add wisdom, subtract things every day.” Lao Tzu While writing his latest book, Matthew May invited more than 70 people to be guest contributors, sharing their thoughts, [.].

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