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The Better Mousetrap: A book review by Bob Morris

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The Better Mousetrap: Brand Invention in a Media Democracy Simon Pont Kogan Page (2012) “Reality is a collective hunch.” Lily Tomlin When I noted the subtitle of Simon Pont’s book, “Brand Invention in a Media of Democracy,” I immediately – and incorrectly – assumed that his focus would be on how effective branding can help [.].

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The 4 Disciplines of Execution: A book review by Bob Morris

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The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling Free Press/A Division of Simon & Schuster (2012) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” ” That is perhaps what [.].

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Creating Innovators: A book review by Bob Morris

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Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World Tony Wagner Scribner/A Simon & Schuster Imprint (2012) Why and how to nurture the creativity of all children As Tony Wagner explains, “This book is about how we can develop the capacities of many more young people to be creative and entrepreneurial.

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This Helps Explain Why We Keep Asking: Where Will the Jobs Be?

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Scott Simon had a short piece this morning (September 1, 2012) on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday: Without A Career, How Do We Know Who We Are? Though it is primarily about how we find and define our identity through our work, this piece reminds us that the world of work is dramatically different than it [.].

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Emotional Equations: A book review by Bob Morris

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Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success Chip Conley Free Press/A Division of Simon & Schuster (2012) An “operating manual” from an “emotional concierge” for those who seek meaning in life on the other side of complexity I have read and reviewed Chip Conley’s previous books and with all due respect to them, [.].

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Favorites of 2011: Photos of Teams

Mike Cardus

From a series of Team Development and Leadership workshops I led for the Simon School, University of Rochester. Looking forward to adding your team to my favorites in 2012! In no particular order – to see all my 2011 favorites click here. Perhaps the most kick-ass corporate team building photo I have ever seen!

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The Value of Asking ?Why?? | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

” December 17, 2012. One final note: a post on “why” would be incomplete without including a mention of Simon Sinek ‘s book Start With Why. Home About Coaching Contact Guest Posts Archives. Thoughts for the Everyday Leader. by Nathan Magnuson. Home / Inspiration / The Value of Asking “Why?”

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