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How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins: The 5 Warning Stages

If you have not yet had the chance to pick up a copy of Jim Collins’ book: How The Mighty Fall , I highly recommend this book. As always, Collins has researched companies that were once great and studied their decline. There are 5 stages in the downward spiral, and leaders can learn a great

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Ready to Think BIG? Get Started Today With the Think Big Manifesto

My colleague and friend, Michael Port has been called “an uncommonly honest author” by The Boston Globe. He’s just written his 4th (and by far his best) book The Think Big Manifesto to rally us to come together as a society and think bigger.
I read the book last week, and it is the most revealing

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ROADMAP TO SUCCESS: America’s Top Intellectual Minds Map Out Successful Business Strategies

ROADMAP TO SUCCESS
America’s Top Intellectual Minds Map Out Successful Business Strategies
Over the last year, I have had the honor and pleasure to join 15 of America’s top leaders, including Ken Blanchard and Stephen Covey to bring you a book jam-packed with cutting edge business strategies from people who value success just as much as you

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5 Steps to Great Leadership by Rayona Sharpnack

Y Talk Interview with Alexandra Levitt, author of How’d You Score That Gig?

Alexandra Levit has authored several books, including the popular business world survival guide They Don’t Teach Corporate in College , How’d You Score That Gig? , and Success for Hire.
Alexandra’s career advice is featured monthly in the Huffington Post , and has been showcased in more than 800 media outlets including ABC News,

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Muckety-Muck, Conniption and Other Great Words

If you are looking for a way to spice up your blog, articles or conversation, I highly recommend picking up a copy of the book L is for Lollygag: Quirky Words for a Clever Tongue by Chronicle Books Staff . The book includes all sorts of great words and phrases (Good Night Nurse,

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No Assholes Allowed

Did I get your attention with the title?
Good. I hope so.
In the book The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t , author Robert Sutton goes into a concise view of the jerks we have in many of our organizations around the country. He discusses corporate bullying, manipulation

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Two Must Reads for All Leaders

As we move into the future, the face of leadership is going to change. As the Millennial Generation explodes onto the business scene, they will be bringing with them an entrepreneurial spirit unlike anything we have seen before in history. In order to lead in the future, not only are we all going

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EDGE: Coming May 15, 2008

it is so hard to believe it, but EDGE: A Leadership Story will be available for purchase on May 15, 2008. Advance orders will be available soon.
This project has been such a labor of love. Partnering with Corey style=”margin: 10px; float: left” Blake and Eva Silva-Travers style=”margin: 10px; float: left” and the

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