Consider Stephen M.R. Covey’s work if you’re moving slowly Stephen M.R. Covey’s book “The Speed of Trust; The One Thing That Changes Everything” came to me through a recommendation by a new acquaintance. The individual was commenting on my statement that I get most of my IT consulting and LinkedIn training work through direct reference [...]
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The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey I recall reading this book early in my corporate career – and a recent comment brought it to mind, so I had to check it out of the library and review it;-) What do you get when you take one writer whose philosophy is managing people well – [...]
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The moment when your unconscious comes to a decision Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking” came recommended by a good friend – and I was fortunate enough to find a copy in the books-on-CD section of the library – read by the author. Listening to a book in this way is [...]
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Would smell as sweet – and remind me of my library! What name do you respond to? What name do you use for others? Do you make an effort to use the right name? Everyone has a preference, a fear, and a comfort zone. Can you afford to call someone by anything other than his [...]
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Become a Lovecat and give it away Tim Sanders’ book “Love is the Killer App” has been out for several years, and while I know I’ve come across the term “Lovecat” before, I hadn’t read the book until recently. But if thoughts and ideas are things that have form and find a home in receptive [...]
Tags: compassion, give first, Giving, knowledge, love, lovecat, network
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