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How to Ignite Fire

Leadership Freak

'Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win a copy of, “Lead Positive.” (25 copies available. Winners chosen at random.

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A Way Of Doing The Things Right!

Joseph Lalonde

'I t is not always easy to do the right things in your life. Life is unexpected, erratically and many times blind to your intentions and plans. Image by Alexandre Duret-Lutz. This is the reason why you should always have a Doing The Things Right (DTR) Foundation Scheme (a compass if you like!), that would lead you to do the things right, at every case.

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Fear is Running Your Career and Your Company

Tony Mayo

'Your efforts to lead, manage, and sell often fail because of people’s fears. The fear may be disguised as resistance, indecision, lack of creativity, poor communication or reluctance to take responsibility. You can work on the symptoms forever, but the big rewards come from dealing with the fundamental fears we all share. We […].

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I Keep Thinking About Kodak – and Other Tales of “Too Late in Response” Disasters

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Kodachrome You give us those nice bright colors You give us the greens of summers Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah! I got a Nikon camera I love to take a photograph So Mama, don’t take my Kodachrome away • Paul Simon ——————– For some reason, I keep thinking about […].

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Fear is Running Your Career and Your Company

Tony Mayo

'Your efforts to lead, manage, and sell often fail because of people’s fears. The fear may be disguised as resistance, indecision, lack of creativity, poor communication or reluctance to take responsibility. You can work on the symptoms forever, but the big rewards come from dealing with the fundamental fears we all share. We […].

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Grab Some Buds – Is This Brew Bitter? Check Out Knoedelseder’s Best-Seller

First Friday Book Synopsis

'Make no mistake about it. When I am ready for a beer, I choose a Budweiser. Regular. Not Bud Lite, not Michelob, not Michelob Ultra. I like the “King of Beers.” Regular Budweiser. So, I am enjoying the former best-seller, Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America’s Kings of Beer by […]. Karl''s blog entries A Amazon.

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Be Like TED – The New Carmine Gallo Best-Seller for the FFBS

First Friday Book Synopsis

'I look forward to some future month at the First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas for a presentation on a new best-seller, Talk Like TED: The Nine Public Speaking Secrets of the World’s Top Minds (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2014), written by Carmine Gallo. The book debuted this week at #6 on The Wall Street Journal […]. Karl''s blog entries Amazon.com Carmine Gallo Creative Communication Network Fire Them Up first friday book synopsis Karl Krayer public speaking Randy Mayeu

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How to write a blog – getting motivated to write

Rapid BI

'Continued from a recent post “How to write a blog – length and regularity”, this piece looks at how to write. Using this approach it will be easier to write well and regularly! The author Rachel Aaron (The Spirit Thief) on her blog introduced a concept for professional writers to increase their writing rate. Whilst […].

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The Blazing World – A New Take on Deception by Siri Hustvedt

First Friday Book Synopsis

'What an amazing concept that Siri Hustvedt exposes in her new best-seller, The Blazing World (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014). As described in The Wall Street Journal, “to expose sexism, a female artist asks three men to be fronts for her work. The stunt goes terribly awry” (p. C8). The book has only been […].

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The Quality of Resonance: Conversations that Move Things Forward and that Matter

Management Craft

I was reflecting today on the last several years of work - the situations and outcomes I am most proud of and those that struggled and that I need to learn from. One characteristic seems central to both the successes and failure. Resonance. Did the conversation spark thinking? Were people moved from inaction to action? Could I see new light and energy within the person or group?

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr