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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Looptail: How One Company Changed the World by Reinventing Business Bruce Poon Tip BusinessPlus (2013) How and why core values and shared purpose can help any social enterprise to achieve sustainable profitability The most popular career advice includes the suggestion to do what you love and love what you do because what you love to […].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 5, 2012

I am a big fan of making people and companies better. Just yesterday, I re-read the classic essay by David Halberstam about the end of Michael Jordan’s playing career: [.]. I have written many times about the need for constant innovation, perpetual improvement, pushing folks to get better (pushing myself to get better).

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MARCH 28, 2014

services company, features the following advisory in large letters atop its “careers” page: “We Want People Who Have Their Best Work Ahead of Them, Not Behind Them.” The website of ServiceNow, a large Santa Clara–based I.T. The Brutal Ageism of Tech by Noam Scheiber. (I I first read this on Andrew Sullivan’s blog).

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NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Badaracco Kai Hammerich Madeleine Albright Maximize Your Potential McKinsey & Company McKinsey Global Institute Meredith Maran Novelis Open data: Unlocking innovation and performance with liquid information Phil Martens Richard D. Bob''s blog entries "A Better Way to Assess Employee Personalities" "Brain Food Nuggets (31-40)" "E.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 20, 2015

First, a little about her company, and her, and then the interview High Profile: Hiring Excellence About High Profile (from their website): High Profile is an award-winning professional staffing and recruiting agency specializing in temporary and permanent career placement […]. She is a high-energy, smart, thinking leader.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 21, 2012

An entrepreneur and veteran of the computer industry, Frank Moss spent his career bringing innovative technologies to market. Ten years ago he set out to make a broader contribution to the world, leading him to cofound a cancer drug discovery company and then to the MIT Media Lab, where he served as director from 2006 [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 29, 2012

of MetricStream, a firm which helps companies meet compliance standards. In her career, she says, she wouldn’t directly approach anyone about becoming her [.]. 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.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 13, 2012

Kevin Murray is Chairman of the Public Relations Division of Chime Communications, a London-based international marketing services company. He started his career as a Crime Reporter on The Star Newspaper in Johannesburg, South [.].

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APRIL 3, 2011

After having earned an undergraduate degree at Stanford, Kawasaki embarked on a career in business (counting diamonds for a fine-jewelry manufacturer called Nova Stylings) while at work on an MBA degree at UCLA. (He Kawasaki later went to work for an educational software company called EduWare Services. [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Twyla Tharp, one of America’s greatest choreographers, began her career in 1965, and has created more than 130 dances for her company as well as for the Joffrey Ballet, The New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, London’s Royal Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Companies with abundant mentoring opportunities are more likely to retain their people. To achieve this, offer a range of mentors for people at different career stages. 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.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 6, 2013

He is President and Co-Founder of the firm BrandTeamSix and is known for creating the Dominant Selling Idea at some of the world’s most successful companies. He began his career as a writer at the legendary Ted Bates Advertising Agency in New […].

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DECEMBER 23, 2015

In his career as an organizational consultant, relationship counselor, and hostage-negotiation trainer, Mark Goulston has found what works, consistently, to reach all kinds of people in any type of situation.

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JUNE 10, 2015

In his career as an organizational consultant, relationship counselor, and hostage-negotiation trainer, Mark Goulston has found what works, consistently, to reach all kinds of people in any type of situation.

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MAY 23, 2015

In his career as an organizational consultant, relationship counselor, and hostage-negotiation trainer, Mark Goulston has found what works, consistently, to reach all kinds of people in any type of situation.

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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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JULY 26, 2011

Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.” Here is an article written by Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2012

In her 20-year career working with leaders to help them communicate more effectively she’s encountered every personality type imaginable, yet remains more than a little passionate that anyone can learn presence. Kristi Hedges is a leadership coach, speaker and author.

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APRIL 8, 2011

Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.” Here is an excerpt from a profile of Laura Yunger (President, Cheevers & Co.)

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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.

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MAY 24, 2011

Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.” Anderson (New York City) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business. To read the complete article, check out a [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 7, 2011

Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.” Here is an excerpt from an article contributed by Liz O’Donnell, founder and creator of the HelloLadies.com website, to The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 11, 2011

To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * At the risk of ending my career as a blogger [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

I’ve had a long career as a journalist and author. In his own words…. Lately, I’ve added a new hat: I’ve joined VSA Partners as its Editorial Director. The plan is to marry business to big-think journalism in a way that hopefully helps both prosper.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 9, 2012

His valuable insights have been sought after by leaders in companies such as Google, Amazon, Hewlett-Packard, Gap, Starbucks, Deloitte, Cisco Systems, Oracle, Bank of America, Citibank, and Microsoft. Garfinkle is recognized as one of the top 50 executive coaches in North America. He is the author of seven books and more than 300 [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 18, 2013

Mark Goulston, M.D., is a prominent psychiatrist, business advisor, and executive coach. He is co-founder of Heartfelt Leadership whose mission is: “Daring to Care.”

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 15, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by H. James Wilson and Elaine Eisenman 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. * * * Think of a team of military commandos [.].

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JUNE 14, 2011

Here is an article written by Penelope Trunk for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * Your earning potential pretty much tops out at age 40. This is because your [.].

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