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Book Review: Good to Great – Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t

There are a lot of good companies, schools, and nonprofits — but there are few truly great ones. Why? Because it’s so easy to be adequate that there’s not enough incentive to be great. In “Good to Great,” Jim Collins makes a compelling case that being great does not require any more effort than being …

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Book Summary: The 4 Disciplines of Execution – Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals

Why is it so hard to execute promising ideas and important goals? Authors Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling have surveyed over 200,000 leaders around the world to find out why they struggle to execute. The answers varied, but the authors realized all their answers had one thing in common. The main reason leaders …

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The Highs and Lows of Self-Esteem

People with low self-esteem are prone to exaggerate the negative aspects of a difficult situation. This article explains what self-esteem is and how to start practising positive techniques to boost the value of your personal self-worth. What is self-esteem? Self-esteem is our sense of personal value or self-worth. There are three different types of self-esteem: …

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Book Summary: Competing Against Luck – The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice

If you were the owner of a fast food restaurant that sold milkshakes, and your milkshakes weren’t selling well, how would you go about improving your milkshakes? Would you buy higher quality ingredients? Would you survey customers to see what flavors they would like to see on the menu? Would you focus on one popular …

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Book Summary: The Bullet Journal Method – Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future

The Bullet Journal Method converts an old-fashioned notebook into a combination planner, notebook, and journal. “The Bullet Journal Method is for anyone struggling to find their place in the digital age. It will help you get organized by providing simple tools and techniques that can inject clarity, direction, and focus into your days.” – Ryder …

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Book Summary: The Managerial Revolution – What is Happening in the World

Have you ever noticed that over the past few years that the government has shown greater interest in the economy than it used to? If you did, then you must be wondering why. It seems that everywhere we look, in any organization, bureaucrats and managers are multiplying left and right and truth is, we are …

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Book Summary: The 48 Laws of Power – The secret methods to getting what you want

The 48 Laws of Power (1998) takes an irreverent look at the fundamental characteristics of power – how to understand it, defend against it, and use it to your advantage. This summary offers compelling insights, backed by historical examples, into the dynamics of competition and control.

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