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Blog / ChangeThis
Why Women Are Especially Well-Suited for Professional Partnerships
By Claire Mazur, Erica Cerulo
"Women and their relationships are especially ripe for professional partnerships. The reason that these pairings aren't the ones we're quick to reference has everything to do with a workplace culture that has, for as long as it's existed, privileged men and their approach to business. But slow and steady progress toward dismantling male dominance at the office has carved out space for women to collaborate instead of compete professionally, and that's set the stage for change."
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Putting People First and Product Second: A New Approach to Sales
By Steve M. Rigby
"'Careers can be difficult, particularly those that involve sales. I know. I've sold sawmill equipment and starved. I've sold automobiles and sucked. I've sold real estate and struggled. You noticing a pattern? Hey, at least I was consistent and persistent. Then, I tried selling new homes and succeeded—succeeded beyond my wildest dreams. So what changed? What was different? Why the turnaround? As corny as it may sound, I learned how to smile."
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Discovering the Power of Positive Transformation
By Lucia Giovannini
"Opening up to any kind of change takes work and time, but by developing the right tools and skills to cope with it, over time, we can train ourselves to open our arms to welcome almost any change we encounter, whether it be chosen or forced upon us."
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Blog / ChangeThis
The Customer Centricity Manifesto: Leverage Customer Lifetime Value to Create a Winning Strategy
By Peter Fader, Sarah E. Toms
"Companies are struggling to turn today's wealth of information into actionable insights that drive value for their organization—and for customers—because frankly, most business approaches to sales, marketing, data analytics, and finance remain stuck in a bygone era."
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Navigating the Ninja Future
By Gary Shapiro
"More fundamental human problems will be solved in the next two decades than have been solved in the last two centuries. … These innovations will bring with them tremendous changes—and tremendous challenges. And in the midst of this change, stability seems sensible—but sameness is not a winning strategy. In our fast-moving economy, businesses and governments that stick with what's worked in the past will be left in the past."
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Blog / Book Giveaways
Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas that Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
By Porchlight
In Loonshots, Bahcall reveals a surprising new way of thinking about the mysteries of group behavior and the challenges of nurturing radical breakthroughs.
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / Editor's Choice
Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: (And How to Fix It)
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic's HBR article, "Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?" has become one of the most read in recent years. There is a reason for that, and an answer to the question he poses.
Categories: editors-choice
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Blog / Book Giveaways
Someday Is Not a Day in the Week: 10 Hacks to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life
By Porchlight
Sam Horn is a woman on a mission about not waiting for SOMEDAY. She took her business on the road for a Year by the Water. During her travels, she asked people, “Do you like your life? Your job? If so, why? If not, why not?” The surprising insights about what makes people happy or unhappy, what they’re doing about it (or not), and why...will inspire you to carve out time for what truly matters now, not later.
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Blog / Editor's Choice
The Power of Agency: The 7 Principles to Conquer Obstacles, Make Effective Decisions, and Create a Life on Your Own Terms
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Dr. Paul Napper and Anthony Rao, Ph.D., examine how we can regain agency and live a more independent, yet connected and fulfilled, life in an age of distraction.
Categories: editors-choice
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Blog / Excerpts
Wise Guy: Lessons from a Life
By 800-CEO-READ
Guy Kawasaki's new book "covers everything from moral values to business skills to parenting." In this excerpt, he discusses why the toughest teachers are the best teachers.
Categories: excerpts, narrative-biography
