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In How to Be Happy at Work, Annie McKee observes that almost anyone can fall prey to old myths and happiness traps that keep them down and prevent them from creating or sustaining their work life they want. She helps…
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Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Do you ever feel like your boss is doing your…
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“There’s nobody who knows how much we spend. You’re the only person I ever said those numbers to out loud.” Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Rachel Sherman for The New York Times. To read the complete…
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The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge Matt Ridley HarperCollins (2015) Fans of the leadership genre won’t love Matt Ridley’s new book, The Evolution of Everything. Those who enjoy a good worldview-shake will. Ridley, a science writer, argues that much…
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How to Be Happy at Work: The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Friendship Annie McKee Harvard Business Review Press (September 2017) “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Annie McKee is one of the most thoughtful and thought-provoking…
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Streampunks: YouTube and the Rebels Remaking Media Robert Kyncl with Maany Peyvan HarperBusiness (September 2017) How and why “attention is the currency of the digital age” Written by Robert Kyncl with Maany Peyvan, this book provides an authoritative examination of…
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Wisdom Warriors: Journeys Through Leadership AND Life | Women with the Courage to be True to Themselves Carol Seymour Signature Leaders Publishing (2017) Weapons of creative construction: Empathy, Experience, Knowledge, Wisdom, and Collaboration * * * It is a national…
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Cal Newport Grand Central Publishing The quantity of work still matters–but increasingly, quality matters more. Newport, a computer science professor at Georgetown University, describes deep work as especially needed in cognitively demanding jobs that deliver…
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The Workplace Engagement Solution: Find a Common Mission, Vision and Purpose with All of Today’s Employees David Harder Career Press (August 2017) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African proverb…
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How to Create an Agile Organization
I am among those in an international group whose members participate in global studies for McKinsey & Company. To read the report in which the most recent is discussed, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription…
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