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The Well-Played Game: A Player’s Philosophy Bernard De Koven The MIT Press (2013) How and why well-played games become a well-played life, full of joy shared with others As I read and then re-read this new edition of The Well-Played…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an edited version of an interview of Richard Florida by Rik Kikland, senior managing editor of McKinsey Publishing, in which Florida explains how creative companies and the venture capital that drives them are increasingly…
Read MoreTED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with two annual conferences —…
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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 Dara Richardson-Heron, chief executive of…
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Here is a selection of my favorite observations by Albert Einstein (1879-1955). o “A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.” o “Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an…
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“So much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.” Peter Drucker Here is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Vivian Schiller for LinkedIn’s “Big Ideas 2014” series in which LinkedIn Influencers pick one big idea that will shape 2014. Amidst all the fuss about Cheryl Sandberg and her advocacy…
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Here is an excerpt from an article by Glenn Llopis for Forbes. To read the complete article, check out all the other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * As the world mourns the loss of…
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Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How To Make Changes That Stick Jeremy Dean DeCapo Press/Member of Perseus Books Group (2013) How to avoid or eliminate self-defeating habits while developing others that accelerate personal growth and professional development The material provided is…
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Sally Krawcheck’s “Big Idea 2014”: Investing Will Completely Change
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Sally Krawscheck for LinkedIn’s “Big Ideas 2014” series in which LinkedIn Influencers pick one big idea that will shape 2014. . To read the complete article and check out others,…
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