First Friday Book Synopsis

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Don Yaeger on “Great Teams”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Don Yaeger is a nationally acclaimed inspirational speaker, longtime Associate Editor of Sports Illustrated and author of 25 books, nine of which have become New York Times best sellers. He began his career at the San Antonio (TX) Light and also worked at the Dallas Morning News and the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville before going… Read More Don Yaeger on “Great Teams”: Part 1 of an interview by Bob Morris.

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Don’t Take Your Turn; Wait for your Turn – On Listening and Empathy in a constantly interrupting era

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Is there anything harder than having a genuine conversation, whether one-to-one, or in a group? Years ago (my apology; I now forget which person I heard this from. Maybe Philip Yancey, but no guarantee about that), I heard a definition of a conversation. Here it is: Conversation: The first person speaks while the second person… Read More Don’t Take Your Turn; Wait for your Turn – On Listening and Empathy in a constantly interrupting era.

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TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking: A book review by Bob Morris

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TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking Chris Anderson Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (May 2016) How to take “something you really care about and rebuild it inside the minds” of those with whom you share it I cannot think of another person who has made more or better contributions to knowledge leadership in recent… Read More TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking: A book review by Bob Morris.

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What Are Your Defining Moments? – A question worth pondering (Insight from Bernie Swain, What Made Me Who I Am)

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You’re right. I don’t fit in here. I am not skinny or glamorous ­ and I don’t know that much about fashion. But I’m smart. I learn fast and I will work very hard. Andy Sachs to Miranda Priestly, in The Devil Wears Prada —————— So, you decide, with a sense of calling and… Read More What Are Your Defining Moments?

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The Inevitable and Chaos Monkeys – Coming for the October 7 First Friday Book Synopsis

First Friday Book Synopsis

We had a wonderful morning at the September 2 First Friday Book Synopsis. 70+ folks gathered for my synopsis of TED Talks by Chris Anderson, and Karl Krayer’s synopsis of The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni. Our synopses of these books, with our comprehensive handouts and the audio recordings of our presentations, will be… Read More The Inevitable and Chaos Monkeys – Coming for the October 7 First Friday Book Synopsis.

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Do You Know Martin Lindstrom?

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On Friday, August 5, I present a synopsis of the best-selling business book, Small Data: The Tiny Clues that Unocover Huge Trends” (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2016) at the First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas. You can register by clicking HERE. But, you may not know much about the author, Martin Lindstrom. Here is… Read More Do You Know Martin Lindstrom?

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“You walk away and feel like you’ve read a book” – What can you gain from an encounter with a good book?

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“You walk away and feel like you’ve read a book.” Those were the words of a person who attended my presentation this morning. I presented my synopsis of The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone for a group of professionals who work in retail. The woman who said “you… Read More “You walk away and feel like you’ve read a book” – What can you gain from an encounter with a good book?

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