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Book Review: The Power Of Starting Something Stupid

Tim Milburn

I was given a copy of Richie Norton’s book, The Power of Starting Something Stupid. I was intrigued by the title and the fact that Norton had written this book with his wife. But it’s out of this experience that Norton offers his most poignant challenge (which he calls Gavin’s law): Live to start.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Joseph Lalonde

He is invited to a murder mystery dinner of an eccentric billionaire, Miles Bron (Edward Norton), founder of a company similar to Facebook and his friends. Lionel thought the project Miles wanted to pursue was unwise. Glass Onion is a continuation of the world’s greatest detective (no, not Batman), Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig).

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Booknotes: 14 Ideas from The Power of Something Stupid

Leading Blog

Author Richie Norton explains that life-changing ideas are often tragically mislabeled stupid. According to the Stupid Loop, a successful stupid project will become smart and even accepted and celebrated by the masses (or the niches.) Projects allow us to experiment and determine what works and what doesn’t. It’s cyclical.

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City Slickers: 5 Books About The Urban Experience

First Friday Book Synopsis

Petersburg the NPR Cities Project W.W. Norton & Company' Uncategorized A History of Future Cities Amsterdam Andrew Bannecker City Slickers: 5 Books About The Urban Experience Daniel Brook Dubai Franklyn Cater National Public Radio (NPR) Mumbai NextBus StreetBump NPR''s All Things Considered Peter the Great Shanghai St.

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How the Ikea Effect Can Ruin Your Consulting Business

David A Fields

A few years ago Michael Norton and his buddies wrote about “The Ikea Effect” which they describe this way: “When people construct products themselves, they come to overvalue their (often poorly made) creations.” This turns out to be an important finding for consultants.

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10 Fresh Ways to Write ‘Please Find Attached’

HR Digest

Mr. Norton would love to discuss the company could make the transition easier for you; here’s a link to his calendar: [Add link to the tool.]. You may use this statement to give a collaborative feel to the project you’ve undertaken. Example: Hi Jack, I did a little digging and found out the material cost for your project.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2023

Leading Blog

How Big Things Get Done : The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner (Currency, 2023) Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant, new reality. These are wonderful stories.

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