First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 6, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Thomas J. Saporito 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. * * * From extravagant compensation packages to heated boardroom clashes to dramatic [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 9, 2012

In her recently published book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, Susan Cain examines the advantages and disadvantages of being primarily an introvert. As she explains, an introvert prefers one-on-one conversations to group activities; also, solitude, reflection before action, unhurried introspection, listening rather than talking, doing rather than talking [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 8, 2012

The Start-Up of YOU: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha Crown Business (2012) How and why start-up mind-sets and skill-sets are essential to achieving and then sustaining success…however defined The basic premise in Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha’s book is that the same mind-sets and [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 8, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jeff Haden, featured in his “Owner’s Manual” series, and published by Inc. magazine. To read the complete article, please click here. Photo credit: shutterstock images * * * Forget good to great. Here’s what makes a great employee remarkable. A few hit the next level. Some [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 5, 2012

Though there are differing measurements on WordPress, it appears that I have posted my 1,000th blog post over the weekend. My colleague Bob Morris is not too far away from his 3,000th post. (And Karl Krayer, my colleague at the First Friday Book Synopsis, adds to our current blogging team). And later this week, we should [.].

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MARCH 4, 2012

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Tracy Dolgin, president and chief executive of the YES cable sports network, who says companies often promote people for doing [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 9, 2012

The Watchman’s Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction Rebecca D. Costa Vanguard Press (2010) How and why we must accept “the title of realists-in-search of-a-solution, not doomsayers….” Frankly, I did not know quite what to expect as I began to read this book but soon realized that Rebecca Costa combines the defining characteristics of [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 7, 2012

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. Most team leaders know to help their team define goals, but the conversation shouldn’t stop there. You also need to agree on the mechanics of how the [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 6, 2012

Here is an excerpt from another outstanding article from stategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Company, in which Paul Leinwand, co-author with Cesare Mainardi, of The Essential Advantage: How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy, introduces a guiding maxim for CSR success from Winning Investors Over: Surprising Truths about Honesty, Earnings Guidance, and Other Ways [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 8, 2012

Randy Mayeux is among those who have responded to that question. I am unqualified to do so. However, I have checked out a few sources, listed below. First, three brief comments: 1. Many jobs required by union contracts (i.e. “featherbedding”) should have been eliminated decades ago. 2. Many other jobs (e.g. roofing, food services in [.].

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