Commentaries

Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Announce the Shortlist for the 2013 “Business Book of the Year”

September 20, 2013

On September 19, 2013, The Financial Times and Goldman Sachs announced the shortlist for the ninth annual Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award, now an essential calendar fixture for business people and authors alike. The…

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Dan Schawbel on “Social Media: Some Do’s and Don’ts to Keep in Mind”

September 20, 2013

In his book, Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success, published by St. Martin’s Press (September 2013), Dan Schawbel provides a wealth of information, insights, and counsel for those who have no clear career roadmap and are willing to…

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Colin Shaw on “New Generation of Business: Connecting Employee Loyalty with Customer Loyalty”

September 20, 2013

Here is a brief excerpt from Colin Shaw‘s article for LinkedIn. To read the complete article, check out other superb resources, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * Successful companies have loyal employees. They also…

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Amy Levin-Epstein on how to answer “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”

September 19, 2013

Here is an article written by Amy Levin-Epstein for CBS MoneyWatch, the CBS Interactive Business Network. To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the website’s newsletters, please click here.…

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Peter Gray on “The play deficit”

September 19, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article by Peter Gray for Aeon, an online magazine about nature, culture and ideas. We launched in London in September 2012, championing bold thinking and fine writing. Every weekday it publishes a long-form essay,…

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Josh Linkner on taking the first (and most difficult) step

September 18, 2013

Long ago, Thomas Edison observed, “Vision without execution is hallucination.” In a recent blog post, Josh Linker shares his own thoughts about how to increase personal growth and professional development. To check out the wealth of resources at his website,…

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George Orwell on the “scrupulous writer”

September 18, 2013

If the world’s most renowned experts were asked to identify the five greatest writers of non-fiction, George Orwell‘s name would be on the list of most — if not all — of them. In perhaps his finest essay, Politics and…

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Lisa Bodell on “The Most Lethal Culture Killers”

September 17, 2013

In her recently published book, Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution (Bibliomotion 2013), Lisa Bodell suggests there are three kinds of culture: robust (“zombie-free”), negative, and complacent. She also identifies five especially lethal “culture killers”:…

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Rita Hayworth is still “Staying Alive”

September 16, 2013

According to the IMDb mini-biography provided by Rod Crawford: “Spanish dancer Eduardo Cansino’s daughter Margarita trained as a dancer from early childhood. At age 12, mature-looking Rita joined Eduardo’s stage act, in which she was spotted three years later by…

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George Washington on 110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation

September 16, 2013

Here is an excerpt from one of the articles featured by Foundations (online) magazine, published by M2 Communications. To check out all the resources and learn more about the Foundation, please click here. * * * By age sixteen, Washington…

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