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Transcend Your Mistakes: The Power of Personal Growth

Skip Prichard

We discussed this very topic, a subject close to my heart and the focus of my book, The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future Our conversation centered around the fundamental human errors that often keep us from realizing our potential. Life Mistakes The road to success is littered with potential mistakes.

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The Ultimate Leadership Tip (From a Trend Too Compelling to Ignore)

Terry Starbucker

I said I believed it was based on a couple of core issues – one, a mistaken belief about basic human motivation, and two, a fear that being “touchy feely” couldn’t possibly produce economic success. They report being less focused on financial success than they are on making a difference. Be more human.

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StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 59 – An Interview with David Aaker, author of Brand Relevance

Strategy Driven

Special Edition 59 – An Interview with David Aaker, author of Brand Relevance explores the creation of offerings so different that they create unique categories within which customers perceive no other product or service alternatives. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website.

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Business is a Laughing Matter

Lead Change Blog

That’s what you’ll find from Stanford Graduate School of Business professors Jennifer Aaker and lecturer Naomi Bagdonas who teach a class “ Humor: Serious Business. ”. Such resiliency is a success marker. Humor does not mean telling jokes as much as it is finding the chuckle in everyday life.

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Brand Portfolio Strategy: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Aaker Free Press (2004) Note: I read this book when it was first published and recently re-read it. If anything, Aaker’s insights are even more valuable now than they were then. Aaker has earned and deserves his renown as an expert on branding. [.].

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Secrets of Social Media Revealed 50 Years Ago

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by David Aaker for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * Almost 50 years ago Ernest Dichter, the father of motivation research, [.].

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Forget Brand Preference – Win the Brand Relevance War

Strategy Driven

Brand Relevance : Making Competitors Irrelevant by David Aaker. Not only are these brands phenomenally successful – they are examples of product categories where competitors are nearly irrelevant, says branding guru David Aaker. Whole Foods Market. Brand Preference vs. Brand Relevance. Evaluating a Concept’s Prospects.

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