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Thinker in Residence: Michael Bungay Stanier

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Michael Bungay Stanier, author of the inspiring Do More Great Work and the social blockbuster End Malaria books, is now a featured Thinker in Residence over at KnowledgeBlocks. As part of his online residency, Michael and I talked about how to avoid busywork, what makes work great, and some important lessons he learned in undertaking a project like End Malaria. I've been interested in Michael's work for years, so this was a great chance to talk with him more about how he thinks and what he's working on next.

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July 06, 2012

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Every Leader is an Artist

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If your leadership style was a painting, could it be sold on the market? This might seem like an odd question, but Drs. Michael O'Malley and William Baker see leadership literally as an art, in a different medium.

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July 03, 2012

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Amazon's Best Books of the Year... So Far

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Amazon has been putting out a mid-year list of the best books for the past few years now, and released this (mid) year's list yesterday. The books in the Business & Leadership category are: The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg, Random House The Tools: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity by Phil Stutz & Barry Michels, Spiegel & Grau How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M.

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June 26, 2012

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Big News from Seth Godin and Portfolio

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Seth Godin is returning to Portfolio! That is the big news. But the news is delightfully nuanced if you've been following Seth's progression since he left Portfolio in 2010 to start the Domino Project, which was as its name implied a project, and by almost all measures a successful one.

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June 25, 2012

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ChangeThis: Issue 95

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How to Make Change Stick: Kill the Company How to Make Change Stick: Kill the Company by Lisa Bodell “Innovation is not just about data analysis, plans and processes, and thinking outside the box. More than anything else, innovation is about change. And the truth is that as much as we’d all like to think otherwise, we are all hardwired to resist it.

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June 13, 2012

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The FT/Goldman Sachs Book Award, Now Accepting Submissions

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The search is now on for the 2012 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year. From the official announcement: This annual Award, promoted by the Financial Times Limited and the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. aims to identify the book that provides the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues, including management, finance and economics.

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May 29, 2012

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The Finch Effect

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Charles Darwin once noticed that finches adapted their beak structures over a few generations to deal with changes in their environment. These adaptations were essential for the birds to survive. They weren't quick fixes, but necessary ones, which helped them find new food sources while other species slowly died off.

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May 17, 2012

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LeaveSmarter: Stephen Shapiro

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Yesterday, Stephen Shapiro was in town for our private LeaveSmarter event, sponsored by BMO Harris/M&I Bank and Whyte Hirschboek Dudek. His talked focused on ideas from his recent book, and 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award winner for 2011, Best Practices Are Stupid: 40 Ways to Out-Innovate the Competition. According to Shapiro, the main problems we have with being innovative, is how we think about things, the kind of questions we ask, and what we already know about the challenges we face.

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May 10, 2012

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High-tech, High-touch Customer Service

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Micah Solomon follows up his book Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit, a book he co-authored with Leonardo Inghilleri, with a new book written just by him, titled, High-tech, High-touch Customer Service. Taking some of the core values of good service and applying them to the increasing level of technology that's involved in our interactions, Solomon tells stories and shares insights about best practices in this constantly changing, yet fundamentally human business landscape we exist in. I sent Micah a few questions after reading the book, and his answers are below.

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May 08, 2012

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Live In Wonder

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This book is a little different than most. Many business books, even data heavy academic works, attempt to inspire readers on some level. When we read ideas from people who have spent much time, sometimes years, analyzing, researching, interviewing and pondering how to improve work and life, we see the possibilities a bit more clearly.

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April 26, 2012

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Thinker in Residence: Michael Bungay Stanier

Every Leader is an Artist

Amazon's Best Books of the Year... So Far

Big News from Seth Godin and Portfolio

ChangeThis: Issue 95

The FT/Goldman Sachs Book Award, Now Accepting Submissions

The Finch Effect

LeaveSmarter: Stephen Shapiro

High-tech, High-touch Customer Service

Live In Wonder

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