Fast Rules from Alan Webber
There is a variety of interesting material online about Alan Webber and his new book Rules of Thumb: 52 Truths for Winning at Business Without Losing Your Self. Among other …
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Laid Off, But Hopeful
To those of us in the challenging position of being laid off (and for others who might have a similar fate in the near future), the ongoing Wall Street Journal …
Slow Down and Get Centered
Curt Rosengren’s April 23rd guest post on usnews.com, Take the Slow Road to Success, is a brief reminder that speed and frantic activity aren’t always the best ways to advance …
Finding Direction From the New Self-Help Books
For an easy-to-follow roundup of eight new self-help books, see Megan K. Scott’s AP story, New Self-Help Books Inspire in Our Troubled Times. It includes capsule descriptions and sample advice …
Putting Drucker into Action in Iowa
What drew me to the brief profile in the Des Moines Register about Michelle Hankins Cook, a manager for Norandex Building Materials Distribution, was her response to Words to Live …
The Economist, Education and Wendy Kopp
For an insightful British take on education in New York City and elsewhere, see Off to School, on Economist.com. The Economist’s education correspondent uses the occasion of chairing an education …
This (guardian.co.uk) column will change your life…according to Oliver Burkeman
How can you resist a column called This Column Will Change Your Life? The latest from Oliver Burkeman in The Guardian (where he is also a reporter), deals with positives …
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Predictions of Personal Happiness
Can we really predict the things that will make us happy? How does that relate to how much time and effort we allocate to various activities in life? Art Markman, …
Po Bronson on Your Future
Po Bronson, author of the best-seller What Should I Do With My Life?, has a thought-provoking piece in the April issue of Fast Company, What Should I Do With My …
Jim Collins, Peter Drucker, and more for Entrepreneurs
Many of us will have to become more entrepreneurially-oriented as we move deeper into the 21st century. In that spirit, be sure to check out the April, 30th anniversary issue …
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