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Blog / Excerpts
The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time
By 800-CEO-READ
In this excerpt, Allen Gannet—a Forbes and Inc. “30 Under 30” awardee—explores The Sitcom Secret to Creative Success.
Categories: excerpts
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Blog / Book Giveaways
Would You Do That to Your Mother?: The "Make Mom Proud" Standard for How to Treat Your Customers
By Porchlight
Jeanne Bliss provides the question to end all questions when designing and delivering customer service: Would you do that to your mother?
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / Editor's Choice
Leading with Emotional Courage: How to Have Hard Conversations, Create Accountability, and Inspire Action on Your Most Important Work
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Peter Bregman's new book about leading with emotional courage is itself emotionally courageous, and a great call to action.
Categories: editors-choice
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Blog / ChangeThis
A Boss Life
By Emily Thompson, Kathleen Shannon
"No matter how you've come to entrepreneurship, you may find yourself needing some direction. You're just trying to figure it out as you go, and guess what—so is everyone else! This manifesto is here to give you the guidance you crave and to let you know we're in it together. Being boss is a constant practice, and after three years of hitting publish on our podcast (and now a book) we've learned that it's conversation that is constantly evolving. Here are some key patterns and foundational insights we've picked up along the way."
Categories: changethis
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Blog / ChangeThis
Breakthrough Technologies Don't Create Transformative Growth. Breakthrough Business Models Do.
By Mark W. Johnson
"Adding digital capability to a product or to an entire business may improve it and make it more profitable, but technology alone is not enough to propel the kind of sustained growth that can transform your whole enterprise. The business model that goes with that technology is absolutely key to its success or failure. This was true when Amazon sold its first book online in 1995, when Netflix shipped its first DVD in 1998, and when Apple launched its revolutionary iPod in 2001. It was true in 2011, when Uber dispatched its first car, and it is even more true today. But it is still not widely understood."
Categories: changethis
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Blog / ChangeThis
How the Promise of Technology Has Mutated Into Addiction and Despair, and What to Do About It
By Vivek Wadhwa, Alex Salkever
"When you look back on your life, what would you change. Many of you might wish you had spent more time with family and friends. Some of you might wish you had spent more time outside or doing things you love. The good news is, you can actually make a simple change that will grant you these wishes, and probably many other wishes you have. Change the way you interact with technology. What does that mean. Well, let me ask the question another way. How many of you, when looking back, wish you had spent even more time on social media. More time on Slack or answering emails. More time aimlessly surfing YouTube looking at random cat tricks or strange but useless videos. More time looking at the perfect vacation pictures of high school acquaintances you don't really care that much about. More time checking texts for work late at night. The way we use technology is, far too often, broken, brain dead and utterly dehumanizing. It is negatively impacting our happiness. And it needs to change. This is not to say we can or should pull the plug.
Categories: changethis
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Blog / ChangeThis
#NeverAgain: The Parkland Manifesto
By David Hogg, Lauren Hogg
"We learned so much at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. We studied Supreme Court decisions, read Shakespeare, and explored the mysteries of black holes. We spent a huge amount of time on contemporary issues like poverty and the environment. In our psychology classes, we talked about death and grief and mental illness. We debated gun control and the NRA. We spent a whole week studying school shootings. But it all seemed a little bit distant, a little bit like a dream. Either it happened before we were born, or it was happening somewhere else. When it happened to us, we woke up. We knew we couldn't wait until we got out of college and settled into jobs. We had to make the world a better place now. It was literally a matter of life and death. So we stood up and tried to make our voices heard. We're really proud of what we have accomplished so far, and are so grateful to all the people who have joined our cause. They gave us strength. They gave us hope. You give us hope. But let's face it—it's not enough.
Categories: changethis
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Blog / ChangeThis
The Five Stages of Purposeful Engagement
By Jennifer Dulski
"While at Change. org, I got a unique perspective into the world of decision-makers because of the more than one thousand campaigns started every day on the site asking people and institutions for change. From the data, I've seen that there are a series of predictable stages decision-makers tend to go through as they react to campaigns that are directed at them. I call them the Five Stages of Engagement: denial, listening, acceptance, embracing, and empowering. Not all decision-makers go through each of the five stages, but we do see each of these stages play out on a regular basis. Understanding the stages can help you be more effective in persuading decision-makers that you are working to influence. In particular, helping decision-makers see the risks that come from denial and the benefits that come from listening and then acting can help you make your own case more persuasive. For the purposes of describing each stage briefly below, I've referenced petitions to corporate decision-makers, since they take place in a shorter time frame and clearly demonstrate each stage.
Categories: changethis
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Blog / New Releases
Business Books to Watch in July
By 800-CEO-READ
12 books being published in July (with one gem we missed pulled in from late June) that we'll be focusing our attention on over the course of the month.
Categories: new-releases, narrative-biography, publishing-industry, the-company
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Blog / Book Giveaways
The Leader Habit: Master the Skills You Need to Lead--In Just Minutes a Day
By Porchlight
Martin Lanik helps us unlock our leadership capabilities with the power of practice and science of habit.
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