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We all have dark and dank moments — sometimes days — when our spirit sags and we feel defeated, at least temporarily. Whenever I do, I re-read a letter written by E.B. White in response to a request for advice,…
Read MoreBlending a fresh perspective, twenty-five years of experience, and a talent for inspiring audiences, Denise Lee Yohn is a leading authority on building and positioning exceptional brands. She initially cultivated her brand-building approaches through several high-level positions in advertising and…
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Infinite Reality: The Hidden Blueprint of Our Virtual Lives Jim Blascovich and Jeremy Bailenson William Morrow/An Imprint of HaroerCollins (2011) How and why virtual reality is changing human nature, societies and cultures as we know them…for better or worse According…
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Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Wayne Jackson, chief executive of…
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Interest in and disagreement about the causes and effects of employee engagement in the workplace, as well as about the absence thereof, seem certain to continue in months and years to come. Quite by accident, I came upon a remarkably…
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David Shaked is an independent consultant—a positive change leader for individuals, teams, and organizations. He has been practicing Lean Thinking and Six Sigma for 15 years as a certified Master Black Belt. David is also a practitioner and teacher of…
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Richard Saul Wurman created the TED conference in 1984 as a onetime event. (As you may already know, TED refers to Technology, Education, and Design.) It became a four-day conference six years later. Chris Anderson purchased TED in 2001. Until…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an interview of Clay Shirky by Michael Chui for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete interview, check out other resources, learn more about the firm, obtain subscription information,…
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The world’s greatest scientists, philosophers, and artists agree: If an idea isn’t beautiful, it’s probably not innovative. They’re putting a special spin on the word “beautiful” by defining beauty as a quality of wholeness, or harmony, that generates pleasure, meaning,…
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Grow fast or die slow
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Eric Kutcher, Olivia Nottebohm, and Kara Sprague for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. They explain how and why software and online-services companies can quickly become billion-dollar giants,…
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