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DECEMBER 15, 2013

A few words on the evolution of our blog There are some changes in the content of our blog that have occurred recently. Though there are occasional posts by Karl Krayer, Bob Morris and Randy Mayeux (me) have been the primary contributors to this blog. […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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JANUARY 6, 2015

Karl''s blog entries first friday book synopsis Naomi Klein New York Times This Changes Everything' Contrary to our previous announcement, we have decided not to present her book at the First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas. However, if you would like to read […].

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MARCH 30, 2014

Randy''s blog entries' Success requires a lot of starting, and then tweaking, and improving, and collaborating – and, then, sometimes, some intentional stopping. If something is not going to work out, then it’s time to stop doing it. But, […].

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Randy''s blog entries' Two of the key ways that we can control and improve the process are to pay special attention to the way we enter information into our memory—encoding—and the way we pull it out—retrieval. and Multitasking is the enemy of a focused attentional system.

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MARCH 6, 2013

We made the “Top 30 Hidden Gems” list of leadership blogs from The Center for Management and Organization Effectiveness. This international organization studied top leadership blogs (unbeknownst to us), and we landed the #4 slot on their “hidden gems” list. We received a surprise in our inbox yesterday.

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AUGUST 17, 2016

You and… Read More Dual Career Communication Workshop on August 28 – and new a New Blog Post. We do this in Schreiber Hall at First United Methodist Church – Garland.

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JUNE 7, 2013

If you read my blog posts (thank you), I will be blogging ever so little over the coming couple of weeks. Not much blogging, tweeting, or much of anything else. Randy''s blog entries' There may be a few posts — not many). I’ll be away on vacation.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

The First Friday Book Synopsis blog was born to continue to discuss the best business ideas we find, from business books, and from many other places. In the world of [.].

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APRIL 28, 2014

I just noticed – today, we went over 800,000 total page views for the life of our blog. We are not a “big” blog. Currently, I am writing pretty close to at least one blog post per day. Randy''s blog entries' But, we have kept at it for a few years now. In the past, Bob Morris wrote many […].

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MARCH 11, 2011

One Possibility About six months ago, a friend of mine (let’s call him Adrian) began to track blog posts at this website, not only mine but also those by other members of the FFBS blog team. He contacted me recently to provide an update on his latest adventures in the vineyards of free enterprise.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Katherine Bell 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. * * * As 2011 comes to a close, the editors of HBR.org [.].

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JUNE 11, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "a desperate housewife" Ann Marie ("Ree") Drummond Be varied Be yourself Ethel Merman Food Network Lucille Ball No. She is also a wife, a mother who homeschools her four children, and somehow finds time to sustain one of the most […].

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OCTOBER 27, 2013

dence: Overcoming Low Self-Esteem, Insecurity, and Self-Doubt Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic The Office Politics Handbook: Winning the Game of Power and Politics at Work Jack Godwin Unlimited Sales Success: 12 Simple Steps for Selling More Than You Ever […]. CEO.com Conf!dence

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JUNE 2, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "C.K. Schein Leadership Brand: Developing Customer-Focused Leaders to Drive Performance and Build Lasting Value Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood Leading Firms: How Great Professional Service Firms Succeed & How […]. Ferguson Culturematic Dave Ulrich David Kuhlman David Wethey Dorie Clark Edgar H.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "50 Years After Assassination "A Q&A with The Father of the Lean Startup Movement”: Steve Blank "Brain Food Nuggets (41-50)" "Divine Fury: A Brief History of Genius "The Corner Office" "What Type of Thinker Are You? Gregermnan What It Takes: Seven […].

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JANUARY 11, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Katherine Bell 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. * * * As 2011 comes to a close, the editors of HBR.org [.].

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business Duff McDonald Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives — How Your Friends’ Friends’ Friends Affect […].

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MAY 6, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Customer CEO: How to Profit from the Power of Your Customers Chuck Wall The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself John Jantsch Disney U : How Disney University Develops the World’s Most Engaged, Loyal, [.].

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DECEMBER 15, 2013

.: How to Create a Business Culture That Will Ignite Passion, Engagement, and Innovation Nan Russell True Alignment: Linking Company Culture with Customer Needs for Extraordinary Results Edgar Papke Happiness: A New Perspective James Hadley […].

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OCTOBER 6, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "McKinsey Quarterly: Top Ten Newsletter (Third Quarter 2013)" "Six Lessons for Managing CEO transitions" "The Corner Office" "The luck factor in all human experience" Adam Bryant Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Had His Top Execs Read These Three Books Are you a Diminisher or a Multiplier?

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OCTOBER 20, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "Brain Food Nuggets (11-20)" "Readers’ Advice for Young Women in the Workplace" "Take the Metaskills Quiz 2.0 Bob''s blog entries "Brain Food Nuggets (11-20)" "Readers’ Advice for Young Women in the Workplace" "Take the Metaskills Quiz 2.0

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APRIL 28, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Power of Why: Breaking Out in a Competitive Marketplace Richard Weylman Creative Intelligence: Harnessing the Power to Create, Connect, and Inspire Bruce Nussbaum The Creative Brain: The Science of Genius Nancy C. Andreasen Crisis Communications: [.].

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NOVEMBER 10, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS When Sparks Fly: Igniting Creativity in Groups Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Walter C. Swap Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed Alexis Ohanian Grounded: How Leaders Stay Rooted in an Uncertain World […].

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OCTOBER 13, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "How Caterpillar Transforms People Into Butterflies" "It’s a mad "The characteristics of design thinking" "The Corner Office" "What would your life have been like in 1909?" What’s New in Innovation Education?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Sources of Innovation Eric von Hippel The Tools: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity Phil Stutz and Barry Michels Squirrels, Boats and Thoroughbreds: Lessons for Leading Change, in Traditional Businesses Jamie Gerdsen The Solution (..)

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MAY 19, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Lean Practitioner’s Handbook Mark Eaton HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategic Marketing HBR Editors and various contributors Weaving the Web: the Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee Untapped […].

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MARCH 16, 2013

On Saturday, March 2, I began this series of blog posts: 30 Books in 30 days – Remembering 15 years of the First Friday Book Synopsis. So far, I have kept my intended schedule – one blog post every day. And today, I reached the halfway point, completing my 15th post. A couple of observations: [.].

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "A very special acknowledgment of 9/11" "How to make a city great" "Measuring the full impact of digital capital" "The Corner Office" "The Set-Up-To-Fail Syndrome A Worse You Could Be Better Off: Robert Trivers’ The Folly of Fools Adam Bryant Alan S. Gregerman What Is Your Dangerous […].

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS (Forget a Mentor) Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career Sylvia Ann Hewlett Leading the Starbucks Way: 5 Principles for Connecting with Your Customers, Your Products and Your People Joseph A. Michelli The […].

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AUGUST 4, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Inside the Box: A Proven System of Creativity for Breakthrough Results Drew Boyd and Jacob Goldenberg Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War Thomas Kranish Icons and Idiots: Straight Talk on Leadership Robert A. Lutz NUMBERSENSE: […].

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AUGUST 25, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "Givers take all: The hidden dimension of corporate culture" "How Do You Create Innovation in Your Business? of the Oxford Princeton Program) in “The Corner Office” Compelling People Dave Kerpen HBR Huffington Post Hugh Martin (chief executive of Sensity Systems) in “The Corner Office” Inc.

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JUNE 16, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Stiletto Network: Inside the Women’s Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business Pamela Ryckman Leadership Sustainability: Seven Disciplines to Achieve the Changes Great Leaders Know They Must Make Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood […].

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APRIL 7, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win Steven Gary Blank Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You: Retrain Your Brain to Conquer Fear, Make Better Decisions, and Thrive in the 21st [.].

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APRIL 27, 2011

Steven Johnson, Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation As business leaders, we’re voracious seekers of business improvement ideas in the form of conferences, books, blogs, and training. We want our performance to be better, and we know [.].

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JUNE 30, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure Tim Harford Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and BetterAdam Pash and Gina Trapani Negotiation Brian Tracy What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures Malcolm Gladwell Managers as […].

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AUGUST 18, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "Can Marissa Mayer Save Yahoo?" "How I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Chocolate Conversation: Lead Bittersweet Change, Transform Your Business Rose Fass Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence Joseph J.

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AUGUST 11, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry David C. Robertson with Bill Breen The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win (Fifth Edition) […].

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