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Redesigning Leadership: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Redesigning Leadership: Design, Technology, Business, Life John Maeda with Becky Bermont The MIT Press (2011) “Ue ni wa ue ga aru” is a Japanese aphorism that epitomizes the nature of excellence: “Above up, there is something even higher above up.&# The same can express John Maeda’s opinion of leadership as a never-ending “work-in-progress.&# Those who [.].

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Where Have All The Jobs Gone? – Automation Has Replaced Them One By One

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So, the problem is a serious problem. Not for most of those with college degrees, and not for those, with or without a degree, who are creative, innovative, serious self-starters. But our society will not thrive if those are the only people with work to do and money to spend. Here is the passage that [.].

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The 15 Universal Attributes Of Winners – Insight From Win by Frank Luntz

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In Win: The Key Principles to Take Your Business from Ordinary to Extraordinary, the third book I have read and presented (after Friday) by Frank Luntz, we read his “conclusions&# at the very beginning of the book. Here they are: • The 15 universal attributes of winners (Luntz’s summary of his “conclusions”)… 1) the ability to grasp the [.].

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“They carry them in their memory…” – (Lara Logan, 60 Minutes, Staff Sgt. Giunta, and Memorial Day)

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“They carry them in their memory…&# Lara Logan, speaking to/of Staff Sgt. Salvatore Augustine Giunta’s Medal of Honor; 60 Minutes Presents Honoring Our Soldiers, 5/29/11 —— Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. Service Members who died while in [.].

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The Top Five Habits of Effective Network Builders

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Here is an excerpt from an article featyred online by MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and sign up for free email alerts, please click here. * * * “Open-source projects and grassroots collective action are important sources of inspiration for 21st-century civic engagement, enabling us to combine [.].

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Peter Sims: An interview by Bob Morris

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Peter Sims is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the author of is Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries, from Simon & Schuster: Free Press. Previously, he was the co-author with Bill George of True North, the Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek best-selling book, and he worked in venture capital with Summit Partners, a leading investment company, including as part of the team that established the [.].

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Why Frank Luntz Needs To Wash His Mouth Out With Soap

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I tried to think of the nicest way to say this – the best way. The “wash his mouth out with soap” was one such way. Another might be, “Mr. Luntz, you’re too smart for this, so please just shut your mouth.” Here is what the wrote – page 271, in his newest book, Win: [.].

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