First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 2, 2011

The website of McKinsey & Company’s McKinsey Quarterly continues to feature some of the most valuable material concerning major issues, such as job creation. In the article that follows (first published in February, 2010), James Manyika and Byron Auguste identify and then invalidate five myths about how to create jobs that continue to remain remarkably [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 2, 2011

For years, I have believed — and often referred to — what may well be a misconception that the Chinese character for &# crisis&# has a dual meaning: “peril&# and “opportunity.&# Here is an excerpt from an essay by Victor H. Mair, professor of Chinese language and literature at the University of Pennsylvania, with contributions [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 2, 2011

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. Alignment simply makes things easier. When people and processes are in sync, it takes less time and energy to go from A to Z. Here are three areas [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 2, 2011

This Friday (Aug. 5), 7:00 am, is the First Friday Book Synopsis. If you live in the DFW area, this provides a great opportunity for networking, with a terrific dose of content, quickly delivered… Karl Krayer will present his synopsis of TouchPoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments (J-B Warren Bennis Series) [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 2, 2011

A graduate of Harvard College and Tulane School of Medicine, Edward M. (“Ned&# ) Hallowell is a child and adult psychiatrist and the founder of The Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health. He was a member of the faculty of the Harvard Medical School from 1983 to 2004. He is considered to be one of [.].

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