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Five Classic Business Books and Others Worth Note

Five Classic Business Books and Others Worth Note
Todd, over at 1800CEOREAD offers this great post called, Five Business Book Classics - The Essay. Those five should certainly be on all our bookshelves. What, no cheese? (See below) On a somewhat related note - books - Dwayne offers this ... Read More
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The Importance of Making Problems Visible

The Importance of Making Problems Visible
Great, short, presentation webcast by Jason Yip showing the importance of making problems visible. Anyone interested in software development should watch this, and it is valuable for everyone else, also. Great visuals. Related: Future Directions for Agile Management – ... Read More
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Fireside Chat with Jack Mitchell – Hug Your People!

Fireside Chat with Jack Mitchell – Hug Your People!
What does Jack mean when he suggests we become married to our employees?  Check out this podcast and create a niceness culture! During this 26 minute podcast, I chat with Jack Mitchell, author of Hug Your People: The Proven Way ... Read More
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Failed Practice: Forced Ranking

Failed Practice: Forced Ranking
The ABCs of Rank and Fire Management by Mark Edmondson Due in part to the influence of GE, employee ranking has become more widely adopted over the past 20 years. According to a 2004 study, currently about 34 percent of firms ... Read More
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Leaving Quality Behind – Again No

Leaving Quality Behind – Again No
Is PAT Leaving Quality Behind? The intent of PAT was to advocate a more scientific and methodical approach to product development, scale-up and production. The impact of PAT will be felt in all sectors of the organization, and if applied correctly, ... Read More
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Fireside Chat with Peter Georgescu

Fireside Chat with Peter Georgescu
How do we build successful companies in a business climate of excess supply? - Chat with Peter Georgescu During this 41 minute podcast, I chat with a truly fascinating and charming professional, Peter Georgescu. Peter was the CEO for Young ... Read More
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Increase Your Sales and Productivity in 2010

Increase Your Sales and Productivity in 2010
My friend Nancy Nardin of Smart Selling Tools has just released a great new ebook, Increase Sales Productivity in 2010: Sales tools and the path to productivity gains that you can get right now for free. Nancy lays out for you ... Read More
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Improvising for Teamwork

Improvising for Teamwork
Adrian, over at Slow Leadership talks about a book called Improv Wisdom. He hilights a section on paying attention. To me, engagement is all about paying attention. Improv Wisdom is an interesting book that I have been checking out for ... Read More
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How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers

How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers
Topic: Management Improvement How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers, Sarah Jane Johnston interview of Steven Spear. It is our conclusion that Toyota has developed a set of principles, Rules-in-Use we’ve called them, that allow organizations to engage in this (self-reflective) design, ... Read More
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What do your daily distractions look like?

What do your daily distractions look like?
I was listening to an interview of author John Briggs over the weekend. He coauthored a book I refer to in 2 Weeks to a Breakthrough called Seven Life Lessons of Chaos. You can listen to the interview here. He ... Read More
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