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Einstein on work
By Porchlight
"How do I work? I grope.
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Bygones
By Sally Haldorson
I received a copy of Bas Bleu’s catalog via snailmail the other day. Bas Bleu (means “blue stocking,” the antiquated label used for an educated woman) is a specialty book and gift strictly mail-order company whose motto is: “Champion of the Odd Little Book…and your source for inspired gifts and accessories for readers. ” It surprised me to get this catalog since it seems like the days of hard copy catalogs are far behind us (JCPenney's just announced they will discontinue their Big Book).
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Seth Godin's Linchpin
By 800-CEO-READ
Seth Godin is constantly dreaming of new possibilities to disseminate ideas and do business right. In support of his latest book, he has created a truly ingenious offer, one that helps spread his ideas while supporting a noble and worthy cause. The first 3,000 people to give a donation of $30 or more to Acumen Fund will receive a copy of his upcoming book, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
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Bill George
By 800-CEO-READ
We're huge Bill George fans around here, and not just because his book Seven Lessons for Leaders in Crisis is (so far) our bestseller this year. We're fans because his diagnoses for business are imbued with a higher purpose than financial profit alone—though I assure you there is plenty of that kind of profit to be had from reading his books as well. It seems to me, however, that the most important lesson he consistently reminds us of is that business has to be sustainable and profitable to the community it serves, not just the company's bottom line.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Brand Autopsy on I Love You More Than My Dog
By Aaron Schleicher
We had the pleasure of having Jeanne Bliss at our LeaveSmarter event in Milwaukee a couple weeks ago. In terms of presentations, we thought it was one of the best we've had to date. We wrote a Jack Covert Selects on I Love You More Than My Dog for October, and it's always nice to see what our friends have to say about important books.
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Nick Morgan's Ten Reasons for Public Speakers to be Thankful
By 800-CEO-READ
When Jack and Todd realized, before going out on the road to promote The 100 Best Business Books of All Time, that they were going to need help becoming better public speakers, they knew exactly who to turn to. Nick Morgan is the author of Give Your Speech, Change the World and Trust Me and, along with Nikki Smith-Morgan and (our beloved former coworker) Kate Mytty, runs the finest speaking training operation we know of, Public Words Inc. The day before Thanksgiving, Nick posted a list of Ten Reasons for Public Speakers to be Thankful, which we thought appropriate to repost here.
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Wednesday Links?
By 800-CEO-READ
You're darn tootin' Wednesday links. We're leaving the realm of the Internets until Monday, so we thought we'd leave you some reading material until we get back. We know this last year hasn't been an easy one for many people.
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strategy + business Best Books of 2009
By 800-CEO-READ
The strategy + business annual books list is always one of the finest and most anticipated of the year. They get really smart and talented people who know how to pick 'em, and have them write (always highly intelligent and insightful) essays on their category—and, of course, the books in it. I've listed the picks below, but it really is worth heading over to strategy + business for the essays.
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Work is work, but it's better when done together
By Sally Haldorson
Skimming around Huffington Post during lunch, I found Jesse Kornbluth’s blog post on working with Twyla Tharp on her new book that came out today, The Collaborative Habit: Life Lessons for Working Together. Kornbluth recounts his time working with her on the book, offering us a tasty morsel of insight on what it was like to work with a genius of her ilk. One of Tharp’s earlier books, The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life, was included in the Innovation and Creativity chapter of our The 100 Best Business Books of All Time.
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Office Redux
By 800-CEO-READ
As I promised earlier this month, I'll be updating all y'all on the progress of the deconstruction of the old office space. Thank the gods that this is all being done later at night and the weekends!
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