First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 7, 2016
Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. Erika advises senior executives in companies like NBCUniversal, Tory Burch, GE, Madison… Read More Erika Andersen on how to accelerate personal growth and professional development: An interview by Bob Morris.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JUNE 28, 2015
Trained as an anthropologist (Ph.D. University of Chicago), Grant McCracken has studied American culture and commerce for 25 years. He has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show and worked for Timberland, New York Historical Society, Diageo, IKEA, Sesame Street, Nike, the White House, and Netflix.
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First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 14, 2012
In some of the training I do for organizations, I begin my sessions with “assumptions.” This is usually a list of “well, duh, common sense” observations, just to remind all participants of our common starting point. For example, in my Time Management training, here are the first two of a list of five assumptions: Assumptions: [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
JANUARY 15, 2012
to learn how to speak better. The King had a speech deficiency. He spoke poorly. He stammered. He needed to speak well. His people needed him to speak well. And he took the steps (the many, many hours of steps!) And then, he spoke better. Maybe not perfectly – but noticeably better. Yes, I’m [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 9, 2011
Here is an article written by Travis Bradberry for Talent Management magazine in which he recommends four steps to manage workplace arguments. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * Arguments, disagreements and [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
JUNE 8, 2014
Dubner Steven D. Levitt The Book The conventional wisdom is often wrong The Gambler Think Like a Freak: The Authors of Freakonomics Van Halen group William Morrow/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Zappos'
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 17, 2011
He is the co-author of Return on Learning: Training for High Performance at Accenture and the author of Lasting Contribution: How to Think, Plan, and Act to Accomplish Meaningful Work, which [.]. He received his PhD in Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistical Analysis from the University of Chicago.
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