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How to Motivate Yourself

Let's Grow Leaders

Work your way up Maslow’s hierarchy. Go get more if you need it. And then, turn that love into something spectacular. this might not be unrelated to gene theory). Focus on Your Basic Needs First. If you need sleep and food, get that first. It’s hard to be motivated to change the world if you’re exhausted.

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Beware of Innovations from Daily-Deal Sites

Harvard Business Review

When assessing daily deal innovations, merchants would do well to heed psychologist Abraham Maslow 's maxim (also called Maslow's hammer): To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail. Simons Distinguished Associate Professor of Management at Rice University in Houston. Mackey, Jr.

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The Capitalist Philosophers A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Capitalist Philosophers: The Geniuses of Modern Business–Their Lives, Times, and Ideas Andrea Gabor Times Business (2000) A brilliant discussion of thirteen “geniuses of modern business” While preparing questions for another interview, I recently re-read this book (published in 2000) in which Andrea Gabor focuses on Frederick (..)

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The Capitalist Philosophers: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Capitalist Philosophers: The Geniuses of Modern Business–Their Lives, Times, and Ideas Andrea Gabor Times Business (2000) A brilliant discussion of thirteen “geniuses of modern business” While preparing questions for another interview, I recently re-read this book (published in 2000) in which Andrea Gabor focuses on Frederick (..)