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SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Kevin Maney is an author and journalist who has interviewed many of the biggest names in business in a career spanning 25 years. His most recent book is Trade-Off: Why Some Things Catch On, and Others Don’t, published in 2009 by Broadway Books. His other published books include the critically-acclaimed The Maverick and His Machine: [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

What have you learned? When have you learned? How do you keep learning? Does the average employee get better at his or her job? Does the average company/organization actually help people learn, so that that they can get better? Are you getting better at your job? (Yes, go ahead and ask me: “Are you, Randy [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

I have two simple recommendations for Labor Day: #1 – Let’s honor and esteem our workers. #2 – Let’s protect our workers. There seems to be a whole lot of anti-labor sentiment these days. That is, I think, a little wrong-headed. And it reveals some very short memories. Let’s take them in reverse order: #2 –Let’s [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

The Communicators: Leadership in an Age if Crisis Richard S. Levick with Charles Slack Watershed Press (2010) Effective leadership as demonstrated by mindset-guided and values-driven behavior Written by Richard Levick with Charles Slack, this is definitely not an “easy read” but, that said, it generously rewards those who read it with appropriate care and especially, [.].

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