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Fire It Up!

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Michael Stallard, who wrote the inspiring book, Fired Up or Burned Out, recently did a podcast with IBM. It's been awhile since I read his book, but listening to the podcast this morning reminded me of the importance of creating connection cultures in our jobs and lives. Without having a voice, without having a network to bounce ideas off, without having friends and good sources of honest feedback, the situation can literally become unhealthy, taking years off people's lives.

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June 22, 2009

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Life Inc.

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Life Inc. , the recent book by writer, filmmaker, and scholar Douglas Rushkoff, examines how corporations took over America and how we can now, in a struggling economy, use that situation to revive natural growth, and take back control from the grip of corporations that contributed to creating the situation we're in. Overall, the book is an inspiring proposal to look at the downside of the current economy with optimism and enthusiasm to make positive change.

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June 17, 2009

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Blown Away By Service

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Yesterday at lunch, I watched the owner of one of my favorite lunch places get into an argument with a customer. Neither were in the right considering what was all said (and physically done), but it was yet another clear lesson in emotional, knee-jerk reacting getting in the way of good service. We all see and experience these kinds of situations all the time.

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June 16, 2009

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How To Read a (Business) Book - beta release

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I have been feverishly working on an essay on how to best read a business book. An ebook version of the piece is being given out to those attending the workshop I am doing with Kevin Eikenberry next week. I want to pull out one section and get your thoughts.

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June 16, 2009

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Guy Kawasaki's "Top Ten"

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Kawasaki, author of The Art of the Start, Selling the Dream and Reality Check, revealed his top ten rules for innovation at a recent technology conference. Condensed into ten nuggets, this advice comes from someone with a wealth of experience and knowledge to share, but is broken down nicely. Points like focusing on value, sharing with others, and staying innovative will sound familiar, yet inspiring, to many, but surprising points like "be crappy" reveal that sometimes the delays that come with perfectionism can be a great hindrance to companies.

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June 15, 2009

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The 8cr Author Blog

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The 800ceoread Author Blog was started in February 2008 as a way to share information with the authors we work with. Posts have been about the publishing industry, writing, editing, speaking, publicity, book marketing, and we've even featured interviews with the likes of Tom Peters, Ellen Lupton, Larry Winget, Charles Fishman, and more. With our new site launch, the Author Blog has been moved to a new address.

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June 09, 2009

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Twitter Quotes From May

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Here are some of the nuggets we have been retweeting over the past month: @asimburney - Is it that hard to write business books without American sport metaphors? ? what the hell is a yardline?

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June 05, 2009

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Audio Versions of Books from The 100 Best

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We have been getting more questions lately about what books from The 100 Best are available in audio. That lead us to do some research and it turns out that 37 of our selections are available in compact disc, digitally through Audible/iTunes, or both. We have updated our Books in the 100 Best page with links to those editions.

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June 02, 2009

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"[A]ll of us read too many business books."

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Eduardo Castro-Wright, vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores was the subject of the Corner Office column in Sunday's New York Times. The question that caught our attention was: Q. So you find that people make business more complicated than it is?

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May 26, 2009

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Smove

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Here is a little something for you on the Friday afternoon. In the States, we have a three day weekend. I thought this was a nice way to end the week.

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May 22, 2009

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