First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Hire Nice People – Oh, AND Teachable; Oh, AND… I really liked the quote that I included in a recent blog post from the book Demand by Adrian Slywotzky. It is about the restaurant Pret a Manger: “We hire happy people, and teach them to make sandwiches.” I was telling this to a friend of [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

“We hire happy people and teach them to make sandwiches.” Pret a Manger summarizes its personnel policies (from Demand, Adrian Slywotzky) ————— So American Airlines has filed for bankruptcy (Chapter 11 – the kind that lets them keep flying). Is anyone surprised? The clues were always staring us in the face – at least, in [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Gene Siskel used to say his favorite movies were about what people actually do all day. That’s what “Secretariat” is. It pays us the compliment of really caring about thoroughbred racing. In a low-key way, it conveys an enormous amount of information. And it creates characters who, because of spot-on casting, are vivid, human and [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Tom Friedman and featured in the November 20, 2011, issue of The New York Times. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * In recent years, we’ve been treated to reams of op-ed articles about how we need better teachers in our public [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Peter Bregman is the author, most recently, of 18 Minutes: Fine Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done. He advises and consults with CEOs and their leadership teams in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups to nonprofits. He speaks worldwide on how people can lead, work, and live more powerfully. [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Get things done. Through others. Get folks organized — effectively. This is the essence of leadership. A good worker gets things done. A good leader gets things done through others. And that kind of leadership requires some pretty good managerial skills. There are people who are idea generators. There are people who are almost natural [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by John Beeson for the Harvard Business Review blog. 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. * * * Many companies extol the value of work-life balance for their [.].

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