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JUNE 17, 2012

That success was my entrepreneurial start. I am sure my success is a direct result of what I learned. I see your discipline and the success habits you have. I know I would not have had the success in business had I not had that frugality. As you know, I put those to work in my first business. EG - swimming.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

This one was Triple Crown Leadership - Building Excellent, Ethical and Enduring Organizations by Bob and Gregg Vanourek (a father and son team). I read another book. I guess I should not have been surprised that the triple crown was a reference to horse racing (but I was). Leadership requires ultra dedication.

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JULY 7, 2015

The stay interview is a simple and clear process that is meant to be used as a preventative tool for managers to better understand issues and also allowing managers and the organization to be more proactive when it comes to employee retention. The goal being to avoid having to do exit interviews in the first place!

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

What are your standards of success/goals for a job? Relevant Experience - What skills do you possess that will help make you successful in this job? - Have you ever worked in a similar position with another organization, and what did you enjoy most and least about it? - How did you feel and how successful were you?

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MARCH 4, 2011

Straight commission organizations need to focus on compensation systems that are simple enough to understand but detailed enough to get the behavior needed. Many organizations expect a sales person to be both. Organizations in this category should focus on training and mentoring systems. Success lies in that process.

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MAY 3, 2015

I daresay their chickens are not organically free range raised. They drive the organization. . ++ I read a great book today - Dare to Serve - How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others by Cheryl Bachelder. Cheryl is the CEO who successfully turned around fast food company Popeyes. I worry about childhood obesity too.

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MAY 3, 2015

I daresay their chickens are not organically free range raised. They drive the organization. . ++ I read a great book today - Dare to Serve - How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others by Cheryl Bachelder. Cheryl is the CEO who successfully turned around fast food company Popeyes. I worry about childhood obesity too.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

3 - I know what I grow is organic. + I study success and know those who get furthest in life are long term. When you buy at the grocery store, they are often old. And the quantity is not right so there is waste. We tend to overestimate what we can do in a day and under estimate what we can do in a decade.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

3 - I know what I grow is organic. + I study success and know those who get furthest in life are long term. When you buy at the grocery store, they are often old. And the quantity is not right so there is waste. We tend to overestimate what we can do in a day and under estimate what we can do in a decade.

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OCTOBER 23, 2010

Next week, I promise to tell you about Jim's Organic Healthy Herbal Longevity Broth. But for now, another book review: I read Scott Elbin's " The Next Level - What Insiders Know About Executive Success ". There is a good appendix on creating your ESP - Executive Success Plan. This is a second edition with some updates.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2011

So if a book (or article)is well organized or if I can organize it, I can pull out the key points quickly. There is a good article in Forbes on how to turn failure into success. + . + A friend recently suggested that we have a reading speed contest. What I do well is filter. Why don't I think I read particularly fast?

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

And I do exercise a bit so perhaps it is true that I get less colds. ++ I read a book by Kurt Mortensen called " The Laws of Charisma - How to Captivate, Inspire and Influence for Maximum Success ". I had previously read that there is no connection between charisma and success as a CEO.

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MAY 19, 2014

I think it will be one of my successful investments. ++ I was speaking to my lovely daughter, Laura, who mentioned she had a friend over who said she had only read one book since university. Enrich your organization by doing more than you''re asked. Memory saves time. ++ I am quite impressed by Organimi. Functional. Super easy to use.

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

Becoming your Best - 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders by Steven Shallenberger. The gist - people are inspired by leaders who think of others and the good of the organization - not themselves. Twas the Night Before Christmas. I am thinking I need to write a business book that rhymes. It does make the reading more interesting.

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APRIL 17, 2013

He wrote a number of books including The New Leadership Paradigm - Leading Self, Leading Others, Leading an Organization and Leading in Society. He has impressive statistics on the success of companies that are high alignment compared to others. He talks about a hierarchy - similar to Maslows from basic needs through goals.

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OCTOBER 30, 2011

Of course he also touches on succession planning. Also key for any organization to have long term staying ability. He talks about not only having good leadership skills but applying them properly for optimum performance. This is the key role for any board.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

The book speaks of several factors that contribute to a great workplace: Credibility - Belief in the Leader Respect - People want to feel they are valued members of their organization. Critical in the success of any plan. Fairness - People are motivated by the feeling that things are fair. The final chapter was on taking action.

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JANUARY 4, 2011

One thing I like about the book is it encourages organizations to look within for leaders. I do think it is good to have some outside talent but the culture of the organization is often best fostered by existing people. Leadership Pipeline talks of leadership mostly within larger organizations.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Another book I read was by Diana McLain Smith called The Elephant in the Room- How Relationships Make or Break Success of Leaders in Organizations. I also would love to increase my reviewer rank so feel free to vote if you like it.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Delicious and 100% from organic home grown produce. One of the books was " The Synergist - how to Lead Your team to Predictable Success " by Les McKeown. Just put through a blender and simmered for hours. And yes, the eggplants are small but still perfect. I did take a break and read a few books.

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DECEMBER 31, 2010

Ask them: "Six months from today how will you know this decision was a success?" Measure the success of a sales call based on what actions the customer takes afterwards, not by what you did during the meeting. Today’s most successful salespeople and organizations know they need to stand out based on how they sell.

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DECEMBER 17, 2010

One of the major principles highlighted is that successful individuals perform planning regularly in an organized fashion. This question is based on Hill’s research that suggests a person who desires success should have a definitive yearly objective to be attained as part of a major life objective).

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JUNE 3, 2012

Mistakes are made by everyone including by those who are successful and end up becoming great leaders in their industries. The most compelling aspect of this book lies in the writing style and organization of the book. Making mistakes is just one principle and idea that Running the Gauntlet by Jeffrey W.

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MAY 28, 2011

There is a great HBR article on how habits and rituals are the way successful people succeed - not will power. First we need to define Crowdsourcing (even though the book defined open innovation first which is the flow of ideas in and out of the organization as opposed to just within it). Ran a 5 K race today.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

It is well organized, well written and thought provoking. I know those elements of power have allowed me to accomplish what I have. And I also realized how charmed I am to have much of the power that I have (caused by history, network, information etc.) I loved the book.

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JANUARY 15, 2011

Consider Harnessing the Power of Reflective Thinking in Your Organization by Daniel Forrester. I'm glad you touched on this as it is one of the most vital tools in becoming successful in whatever you are doing. So of course to add to the pressure I read a book. There is a huge push in business for a bias to action.

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