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July 7 Bombings 2005 – 2015 – One Ambulance Volunteers Reflections Ten Years On

Rapid BI

Not my usual blog – July 7 Bombings 2005 – 2015 a VERY personal reflection. The post July 7 Bombings 2005 – 2015 – One Ambulance Volunteers Reflections Ten Years On appeared first on. personal reflections 2005 7 july 7/7 july 7 bombings Learning london bombing personal experience ptsd stress

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Women's Leadership Exchange - Blog - WLE Atlanta Welcomes Katrina.

Women's Leadership Exchange

Womens History Month: Acknowledging Six Women Named Alice Its a New Dawn, Its a New Day, Its a New Life For Small Business and Im Feeling Good WLE Atlanta Welcomes Katrina Business Owners Subscribe in a reader Posted: September 25, 2005, 11:00 PM by Leslie Grossman WLE’s search for women business owners who relocated to the Atlanta area yielded four women who evacuated there from New Orleans. Home WLE Events New York Los Angeles Ft.

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The Woman Who Changed The World

Women's Leadership Exchange

Rosa Parks is a testament that it is small things that can change the world. As the NY Times said: "By remaining seated, she took a stand." " But even more than "a stand, " her action, or refusal to get up from her seat to make room for whites, was a pivotal event in civil rights history. It thrust Rev. Martin Luther King, then 26 years old, into mounting a boycott that lasted more than year, and ended in the U.S.

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NYC Transit Strike: Could Women Do Better?

Women's Leadership Exchange

Settling the strike quickly would be the best gift that New Yorkers could get in 2005 The NYC Transit Strike is on and Women's Leadership Exchange is based in New York City - the Capital of the World. I say Capital of the World not because I'm an egomanic about WLE's home base, but because it's been said by many others in books, magazine articles, etc. How is it that the Capital of the World goes on strike? Most of us, who are based here, are still in shock.

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The Business of Art: Where are the Women?

Women's Leadership Exchange

In the business of art, where are the women? s the question that struck me after visiting the The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), rebuilt and greatly expanded. in all its dramatic grandeur. My daughter Sara, was my noble companion on this expedition to a museum that has always inspired me. Sara recently graduated with a BFA from SVA, and holds her first ?real? job working at The Mattress Factory, a highly respected gallery/museum featuring installation art in Pittsburgh, PA.

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Shake, Rattle the World

Women's Leadership Exchange

I am very excited about doing the first Women?s s Leadership Exchange Blog. You may ask, ?Why Why do a blog for Women?s s Leadership Exchange?? Well, it is my opinion that no one out there is translating the events and the news of the day in a way that helps women business owners understand the impact they have on their businesses and on their lives. Another reason for the blog is that I have an opinion on everything and I?m m usually too busy to share it with anyone.

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Network News Executives: Choose Your Weapon; Male for Female?

Women's Leadership Exchange

It's Sunday night and like many of you, I just got around to reading Saturday's paper. Maureen Dowd, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, wrote an interesting commentary on the OP Ed pages of The New York Times, "Can Mommy Know Best?"

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It Hurts To Lose

Women's Leadership Exchange

Losing is painful. The NY Yankees lost the American League division tonight and I am hurting. I am a woman first; a wife and mother second. A business owner third. And a NY Yankee fan fourth. I am a BIG Yankee Fan. I love watching them. They're cool, confident, warm, charismatic, sometimes intense. Recent years they haven't looked so good during the summer, but by the end of the season, they always pull it together and play like silk.until tonight when they lost to the LA Angels. But I love them.

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Welcome Ms. President

Women's Leadership Exchange

After much anticipation and publicity, a woman -- and a very capable woman, I might add, is President of the United States. Well, it's about time. You may think I'm crazy. "It's "It's only a TV show," you may say. But I've learned that reality often imitates what we see on the media. The opportunity for millions of Americans to see a woman in action as "Commander in Chief" every Tuesday night on ABC-TV could go a long way in making it a reality.

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Help for Katrina Women Business Owners

Women's Leadership Exchange

It’s overwhelming. The tragedy in Louisiana continues. Since my last blog, the media revealed the lack of a quick response of the Federal Government. People in New Orleans and other areas seemed abandoned. Finally, however, relief efforts went into the action. People either escaped or have been transported to many areas of the country, so that they could, first, survive, and now a week and a half later, begin to rebuild their lives.

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Help the Hurricane Relief Effort

Women's Leadership Exchange

The devastation of Hurricane Katrina is shocking. ve seen it in other parts of the world ? and it has affected us profoundly. Disasters like the Tsunami have moved us into action to help the people. This disaster is still unfolding. Because of its nature, I?m m afraid the worst is yet to come.

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Taking on the Sports Establishment

Women's Leadership Exchange

Today I am absorbed in sports news. Though I am a big NY Yankee fan, I don?t t usually read the sports pages regularly. But lately I?ve ve been drawn to the sports? media. Headlines report on the screams of French fans claiming that Lance Armstrong only won the Tour de France because he?s s been taking drugs. A statement certainly unproven. But the biggest news was right here in the USA, in fact, in Ohio.

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Fighting Females

Women's Leadership Exchange

Everywhere I look lately, I keep hearing about ?fighting fighting females.? This alliteration hit me, after returning from the August 2nd, Women?s s Leadership Exchange Long Beach Conference, which was focused on women supporting each other. What is all this stuff about fighting females? I suppose fighting females can be positive or negative depending upon the situation.

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Malcolm Gladwell on “Annals of Innovation: Social Media & Social Change”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bob''s blog entries (2005) and the Art of Battling Giants (October 2013) Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking David and Goliath: Underdogs Malcolm Gladwell on "Annals of Innovation: Social Media & Social Change" Misfits Outliers: The Story of Success (2008) The New Yorker The Tipping Point (2000) The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference (2000) What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (2009) why social media cannot provide what social change has always required

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The Practical Drucker: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Cohen AMACOM (2014) A brilliant explanation of how to apply the most valuable lessons to be learned from Peter Drucker (1909–2005) The title of this book seems somewhat redundant because Peter Drucker is, in my opinion, the most practical business thinker […]. The Practical Drucker: Applying the Wisdom of the World’s Greatest Management Thinker William A.

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The Practical Drucker: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Cohen AMACOM (2014) A brilliant explanation of how to apply the most valuable lessons to be learned from Peter Drucker (1909 –2005) The title of this book seems somewhat redundant because Peter Drucker is, in my opinion, the most practical business […]. The Practical Drucker: Applying the Wisdom of the World’s Greatest Management Thinker William A.

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Malcolm Gladwell on “ANNALS OF BUSINESS: When underdogs break the rules”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is the first portion of an article written by Malcolm Gladwell for The New Yorker. To read the complete article and others of his, please click here. * * * When Vivek Ranadivé decided to coach his daughter Anjali’s basketball team, he settled on two principles. The first was that he would never raise […].

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TIME Magazine’s All-Time Top 10 Commencement Speeches

First Friday Book Synopsis

Bob's blog entries "Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think" Facebook Janette Beckman/RedFerns/Getty Kenyon College in 2005 President Obama's talks at Arizona State and Notre Dame TIME Magazine's All-Time Top 10 Commencement Speeches YouTubeOver the years, I have participated (as student or teacher) in 15 commencement exercises and attended at least another dozen as a parent or grandparent.

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White Americans’ Mortality Rates Are Rising. Something Similar Happened in Russia from 1965 to 2005

Harvard Business Review

From 1965 to 2005 the mortality rates for nonelderly Russian men and women rose by an average of 1.5% From 1988 to 2005 the winding down of the anti-alcohol campaign coincided with the Soviet Union’s collapse and Russia’s fraught transition to capitalism. By 2005 adult Russian men were nearly twice as likely to die prematurely as they had been in 1965.

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How to Lead Through Uncertainty with Confidence

Leadership Freak

” He was tortured over 20 times and walked with a limp until he passed on July 5, 2005. Admiral Jim Stockdale spent eight years as a prisoner of war in the “Hanoi Hilton.” Jim… Continue reading → Leading

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10 YouTube Videos Every Entrepreneur Should Watch

First Friday Book Synopsis

Seth Godin: Ideas That Spread [comma] Win The Best Business Advice on Donny Deutsch Show From the CEO Steve Jobs 2005 Stanford Commencement Address Energizing Office Yoga How to Craft Your 300-Second Elevator Pitch or Networking Introduction Entrepreneurial Advice From Billionaires Charles KochActually, I think these are ten YouTube videos that anyone should watch who has an interest in the business world.

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The Two-Second Advantage: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future — Just Enough Vivek Ranadivé and Kevin Maney Crown Business (2011) The power of prediction-based talent: Intuition on “the other side of complexity” At least a century ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes observed, “I don’t care a fig for simplicity on this side of complexity but [.].

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Adrian J. Slywotsky, Part Two: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Adrian J. Slywotzky is a consultant and author of several books on economic theory and management. He graduated from Harvard College and holds a JD from Harvard Law School and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has worked as a consultant since 1979 and is currently a partner at Oliver Wyman.

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The Two-Second Advantage: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future–Just Enough Vivek Ranadivé and Kevin Maney Crown Business (2011) The power of prediction-based talent: Intuition on “the other side of complexity” At least a century ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes observed, “I don’t care a fig for simplicity on this side of complexity but I would [.].

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Lack of having written contract or agreement will end up in misunderstandings.

General Leadership

Although there has been a great deal of discussion about Canadas Paris COP 21 pledge to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions at least 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030, there has been little detailed public analysis of the economic and fiscal impacts on Canadas oil and gas sector of complying with the Paris agreement.

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Leadership Inspirations – Communications Excellence | StrategyDriven

Strategy Driven

Peter Drucker (1909 – 2005) ‘Father of Modern Management’ and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2002 Email This Post | Print Post | Sign up for our Email Newsletter Speak Your Mind Tell us what youre thinking. StrategyDriven effective executives, efficient employees Home About The StrategyDriven Organization Our Company Our Contributors Karen K. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr. Lucas D. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P.

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Book Review of The Decision Maker by Dennis Bakke

Lead Change Blog

He is also an author of Creating Abundance, published in 1984, the best seller Joy of Work: A Revolutionary approach to fun on the job, published in 2005, Purpose Matters, published in 2008, and [.]. Posted in Career Development Change Management Leadership Coaching Dennis W. Bakke is a CEO and an entrepreneur. He is currently the manager of Imagine Schools, a commercial charter school.

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The Transformative Power of Positive Leadership

General Leadership

On 16 October 2005, an incredible feat was achieved sixteen miles West of Denver, Colorado. “It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult undertaking which, more than anything else, determines its outcome.”. William James. What was once considered one of the most contaminated and environmentally dangerous locations on earth, was reopened to the public as a pristine wildlife refuge in one-sixth the time and less than one-sixth the cost of original clean-up estimates.

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CEOs: Difficult customers can improve your business

CEO Insider

2005). Most CEOs recognize the need for their firms to be customer-focused. A focus on customers is a business truism. The evidence for those that do it well is unambiguous.

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More Than A Hobby

Kevin Eikenberry

A person who has had that kind of success is someone you could probably learn something from, and in this very readable book from 2005, you can. By David Green David Green started with $600 and created Hobby Lobby – the large chain of home and craft stores. While I believe there are many management […]. Books Leadership Learning Hobby Lobby retail values

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Mindful Mondays: What Would Happen If You Let Go?

Next Level Blog

As I''ve been out talking about and coaching around the book for almost 10 years, I''ve recognized that I stumbled on to something deeper than I realized when I was writing The Next Level back in 2005. Most people that are talented enough to reach next level scenarios in their careers are pretty good at picking things up. That''s primarily a cognitive exercise of learning to do something new. The high achievers have spent most of their lives learning and mastering new skills.

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Go Green by Harnessing the Cloud – Why Data Centers Powered By Renewable Energy Are Key To Reducing Carbon Emissions

CEO Insider

greenhouse gas emissions to 50% below 2005 levels by 2030. President Biden has set an ambitious goal: reduce U.S. If CEOs are not equally ambitious in their approach to running their companies then Biden’s objective is in jeopardy and such an outcome invites invasive government regulation.

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What Your Organization Really Needs from You: Influence and Impact

Leading Blog

Since founding Berman Leadership Development in 2005, he has been a trusted advisor to general managers and C-suite executives across multiple industries. L EADERS in today’s multinational, matrixed, diverse business world have impact through their ability to influence others.

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Overpromise, then Overdeliver – Your Customer Service Reminder of the Day (insight from Rick Berrera)

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here’s a book from 2005: Overpromise and Overdeliver: The Secrets of Unshakeable Customer Loyalty by Rick Barrera. I occasionally go back through my synopsis handouts for books I presented years ago at the First Firday Book Synopsis. He writes: If unshakeable loyalty is your goal, overpromising and overdelivering should be your methodology. And then he […]. Randy''s blog entries

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Books, Articles, Talks – Some Thoughts on Planning and Organizing Your Intellectual Input

First Friday Book Synopsis

David Foster Wallace, commencement address he gave to the graduates of Kenyon College in 2005 ——————– Time to be honest… What book do you have […]. if I don’t make a conscious decision about how to think and what to pay attention to… That is real freedom. That is being educated, and understanding how to think.

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021: How to Use Podcasts to Engage People | with PodcastAnswerMan Cliff Ravenscraft, plus Jonathan Mast

Engaging Leader

His special guests for this episode are two pioneers of podcasting: Cliff Ravenscraft : Cliff has been podcasting since 2005, and as the Podcast Answer Man he has been consulting and teaching others to podcast since 2007. Interview from 2005 of Jonathon Mast, including short clips from what was arguably the first completely internal podcast.

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Speak Your Truth So That Others Can Hear It

Leading Blog

In 2005, he brought his experience and insights into the performance of engineered systems to McKinsey and Company, where he worked as a consultant and member of the Operations Practice.

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Larry Light: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

He was Global CMO of McDonald’s from 2002 to 2005. Larry Light is the Chief Executive Officer of Arcature LLC, consultants in brand management. Light was a senior executive and Board member at BBDO and President of the international division of Ted Bates. More recently, Light was the interim Global Chief Brands Officer of IHG.… … Read More Larry Light: An interview by Bob Morris.

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How To Become Your Own Successor

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

I started developing the idea for this construct in 2011, when the Brazilian business magazine Administradores asked me who could be considered as successors to Peter Drucker, who died in 2005 at 95, as the. Guest Post by Bruce Rosenstein Most people are familiar with succession planning for an organization. Who is going to follow you as a leader once it is time for you to be replaced, and what must be done to prepare that person? Succession planning is undeniably important.

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Woodward’s Secret Man Reveals the True Story of “Deep Throat”

First Friday Book Synopsis

I interrupted my reading of John Dean’s new book, The Nixon Defense, to tackle a 2005 best-seller by Bob Woodward of The Washington Post. Woodward, as you know, met with a character named “Deep Throat” in a parking garage during the Watergate saga. Before he died, at age 91, Mark Felt identified himself in a Vanity […].

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The Latest Trends in the Executive Coaching Industry

Aspire-CS

we decided for now to at least repeat our ground-breaking industry research from our 2005 study, as highlighted in the book Executive Coaching for Results. What we found was that indeed some meaningful trends are emerging – some of the same from 2005, and some different. As in the 2005 study, in 2012 leadership development remained the #1 reason for hiring a coach.

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The Gender Stall Effect

LDRLB

A fascinating and extremely well done study recently published in Administrative Science Quarterly sheds new light on the integration of women into the workforce using longitudinal data from the US Equal Opportunity Employment Commission between 1975 and 2005.

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Ken Melrose Completes His Service on Earth

Modern Servant Leader

Billion when he retired in 2005. The servant-leadership community lost another great example and shepherd this week. Ken Melrose, former chairman and chief executive officer of The Toro Company, passed away Sunday May 3, 2020.