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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Roger von Oech, Creativity

My first job, when I finally stumbled out of university, was with a small creativity and innovation company. It was pretty fantastic – sort of a ‘Fast Company’ company before such a thing existed. And we truly felt that we … Continue reading

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Michael Watkins, The First 90 Days

There are very few books I find myself endlessly recommending to others. One of them is Michael Watkin’s The First 90 Days. It does a fabulous job at addressing that real and pressing challenge: How do you flourish in your … Continue reading

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Krishna De, Bring Your Brand to Life

Krishna De’s tagline is “Bring your brand to life” and she takes this message to individuals and organizations around the world and both on and off line. She comes with dirt under her fingernails from working in organizations. Krishna was … Continue reading

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Jim Kouzes, The Leadership Challenge

If you’re interested in leadership, you know that a new book on the topic gets published, oh, about every 20 seconds. And most of them are eminently miss-able – the same tired truisms with a new smear of lipstick – … Continue reading

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Seven Essential Great Work Blogs

If you’re in an organization and you want to do more Great Work, plug into inspiration. There are many good blogs out there, but these are the ones I return to time and time again to help me think fresh … Continue reading

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