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Blog / ChangeThis
Why Is Diversity Important? The Answer Might Surprise You
By Chris Clearfield, András Tilcsik
"Pundits and business gurus often talk about how diversity can spark creativity and innovation. Diversity, they tell us, is supposed to be something beautiful: Different people come together to learn from one another and create an inclusive team that's more than the sum of its parts. Everyone brings something special to the table, and the collaboration of unique individuals leads to amazing new ideas. But it turns out that diversity is often more painful than beautiful—and that's exactly why it's so valuable in complex environments. It helps because it makes things harder."
Categories: changethis
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Blog / Excerpts
The CEO Next Door: The 4 Behaviors That Transform Ordinary People Into World-Class Leaders
By 800-CEO-READ
Elena Botelho and Kim Powell explain that "much of what we hear about who gets to the top, and how, is wrong," and give us a clearer picture of how to launch your career to the top.
Categories: excerpts
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Blog / Book Giveaways
Clarity First: How Smart Leaders and Organizations Achieve Outstanding Performance
By Porchlight
Karen Martin writes about the vital importance of organizational clarity, and helps you achieve it.
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / New Releases
Business Books to Watch in March
By Dylan Schleicher
These are the books we'll be digging further into in March.
Categories: new-releases, narrative-biography, publishing-industry
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Blog / Editor's Choice
A Second Chance: For You, For Me, And For The Rest Of Us
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Catherine Hoke knows that doing something wrong doesn’t make you a bad person, and that one's life shouldn’t be defined by the worst thing they’ve ever done. She works every day to make sure that's true for others.
Categories: editors-choice
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Blog / Blog
800-CEO-READ Business Bestsellers for February 2018
By 800-CEO-READ
The bestselling business books at 800-CEO-READ for February 2018.
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Blog / Book Giveaways
The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything
By Porchlight
Paul Vigna and Michael Casey make a compelling case for the promise of blockchain technology and why we should all get involved.
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / Editor's Choice
Quirky: The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Melissa Schilling examines the role of individual genius in innovation, along with how we can cultivate and harness our own and enhance it in the organizations we lead.
Categories: editors-choice
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Blog / Book Giveaways
Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn
By Porchlight
Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook, argues persuasively for a guaranteed income for working people.
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / Editor's Choice
The Tyranny of Metrics
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Jerry Muller pulls the curtain back on the cult of metrics, and attempts to break our fixation on improving the numbers so we can get back to improving the world we live in.
Categories: editors-choice
