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Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration Warren Bennis and Patricia Ward Biederman Basic Books (1998) Note: I re-read this book recently before completing an extensive revision of the material I will use for a workshop on high-impact teamwork for…
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Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation Daniel J. Siegel Basic Books (2010) How and why the mind uses the brain to create itself in order “to promote physical, psychological, and interpersonal well-being In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, Polonius offers this advice…
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Richard Florida is author of the global best-sellers, The Rise of the Creative Class and Who’s Your City? A more recent book,The Great Reset, explains how new ways of living and working will drive post-crash prosperity. Other works include The Flight of the Creative…
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The Center for the Edge, part of Deloitte LLP, helps senior executives make sense of and profit from emerging opportunities on the edge of business and technology. What is created on the edge of the competitive landscape—in terms of technology,…
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The Story Factor (2nd Revised Edition) Annette Simmons Basic Books (2006) As Simmons explains in her Introduction, “This book [shares] what I have learned over the last eight years about story and about the power of story to persuade and influence.…
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The Manager as Change Agent: A Practical Guide to Developing High-Performance People and Organizations Jerry Gilley, Scott Quatro, Erik Hoekstra, Doug Whittle, Ann Maycunich, Scott A. Quatro, Jerry W. Gilley, and Doug D. Whittle Basic Books (2001) Your Own Yellow…
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The Laws of Disruption: Harnessing the New Forces That Givern Life and Business in the Digital Age Larry Downes Basic Books (2009) In The Laws of Disruption, Downes asserts that there are three laws of digital life. Together, they comprise…
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Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration Keith Sawyer Basic Books (2008) Throughout human history, what Keith Sawyer characterizes as “collaborative genius” has made significant contributions in ways and to an extent few (if any) individuals have. In fact, the…
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What’s the best advice to give man about respecting man’s best friend? In an interview of animal behaviorist John Bradshaw conducted by the staff of National Public Radio, he says it’s realizing that dogs are neither wolves nor furry humans…
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Play Makes Us Human V: Why Hunter-Gatherers’ Work is Play
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written for Psychology Today magazine (7/2/09) in which Peter Gray explains how hunter-gatherers made work play by making it optional. To read the complete article, please click here. * * * Our…
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