Uncategorized Posts
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Blog / New Releases
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
By Blyth Meier
The author of Eat, Pray, Love is back with a transformative nonfiction treatise on creativity.
Categories: new-releases
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
The Silo Effect: The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers
By Dylan Schleicher
In her new book, Gillian Tett teaches us how to master silos so that they won't master us.
Categories: jack-covert-selects
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Blog / News & Opinion
The Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Shortlist
By Ryan Schleicher
One of the premier business book awards announces its shortlist.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / Staff Picks
Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
Book Review by Porchlight
Philip Tetlock pulls back the curtain on his Good Judgment Project, teaching us all to be "superforecasters."
Categories: staff-picks
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Blog / News & Opinion
Memories of the Phoenix Building from Mel & Shawn
By Blyth Meier
Now that we've moved from our long-time home, Mel and Shawn share memories from our time in the Third Ward.
Categories: news-opinion, the-company
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Blog / Book Giveaways
X: The Experience When Business Meets Design
By Porchlight
Brian Solis has always helped us stay ahead of the curve on business trends in new media and a digital world, and we're confident he'll do the same in X.
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / News & Opinion
Memories of the Phoenix Building from Sally
By Blyth Meier
As we move from our home of 18 years, Sally reflects on her time here in Milwaukee's Third Ward.
Categories: news-opinion, the-company
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Shaky Ground: The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants
By Dylan Schleicher
Bethany McLean weaves a tale of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that enlightens, enrages, and educates.
Categories: jack-covert-selects
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Blog / Interviews
Jane McGonigal on Business and Books
By Ryan Schleicher
We wrap up our residency with Jane McGonigal with questions we ask every author about business and books.
Categories: interviews
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Blog / ChangeThis
Political Savvy is a Leadership Skill
By Bonnie Marcus
"Imagine for a minute, a workplace where everyone is aligned with business objectives; where everyone understands the value they contribute; an environment where people actively seek to build mutually beneficial relationships across the organization. In other words, a workplace of politically savvy individuals. If we define leadership as 'the process of social influence in which a person can enlist the support and aid of others in the accomplishment of a common task' as defined by the author in this Forbes article, then political savvy is most definitely a leadership skill. A fresh mindset about political savvy then replaces the self-serving and manipulative attitude that prevents talented employees from collaborating. With this new perspective, an active engagement in relationship building and a focus on understanding the most effective way to get things done becomes a positive force in the workplace."
Categories: changethis