First Friday Book Synopsis

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A Vision Flowing out of Love For Your Product or Service – insight from Harvey Weinstein, about the Rise of Netflix

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here’s a business lesson from Harvey Weinstein, with his observation about Netflix (from Aly Weisman, Here’s Why Hollywood Honcho Harvey Weinstein Says Netflix Is ‘Winning‘): “The reason why [Netflix is] winning is they have a vision,” Weinstein said at the Produced By: New York conference on Saturday.

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Drinking Together Can Lead to Greater Success — So, What do We Do With This?

First Friday Book Synopsis

“Having beer on the conference table adds to a relaxed and fun air in our Think & Drink brainstorms, encouraging people to share their ideas more freely–making the meetings more productive and enjoyable.” Well, this is quite a finding, isn’t it?

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In the Modern Workplace Working Together is King; or, maybe Working Alone is King; or, maybe both – Insight from Charles DuHigg and Cal Newport (Deep Work)

First Friday Book Synopsis

A worker today might start the morning by collaborating with a team of engineers, then send emails to colleagues marketing a new brand, then jump on a conference call planning an entirely different product line, while also juggling team meetings with accounting and the party-planning committee.

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Linda Sharkey: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Linda Sharkey is a proven leader with experience in Fortune 10 companies building teams and driving talent development initiatives that support productivity and company growth. She has specific expertise in culture transformation, developing high potential leaders and building proven talent processes that yield better leadership capability.

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The Joy of Housework

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is another post at Laura Vanderkam’s “Just a Minute” online newsletter. She is the author of 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, published by Portfolio/Penguin Group (2010). To check out all the resources that Vanderkam offers, please click here. To read my interview of her, please click here. * * * [.].