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A book for resolve: Change or Die
Change or Die by Alan Deutschman was referred to me by a physician who is using its ideas to help her patients make life changes (thanks, Deb). It was an ideal read to usher in a new year, a new decade and a new phase in my career. Many of the change ideas were familiar to [...]
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Put the “public” back in PR
Review: Putting the Public Back in Public Relations by Brian Solis and Deirdre Breakenridge Key idea: Public Relations today means attending to relationships. Good PR starts with listening to the desires, needs and pain points of our customers and potential customers. It also starts with an excellent understanding of what our organization can offer to [...]
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Proud that he’s an American
I am asking my relatives to donate to the Central Asia Institute in lieu of birthday and Christmas gifts this year. I figure every dollar that goes to Greg Mortenson’s project to educate Muslim girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan undoes the damage of at least 1,000 military dollars. Mortenson discovered the root of extremism — [...]
Best book on teams
Katzenback, J.R. & Smith, D.K. (1993, Rev.). The Wisdom of Teams. New York: HarperBusines. Team building in organizations too often attends to the interrelationships of individuals and neglects performance. Organizations that create a culture that monitors and values group achievement are more flexible, innovative and efficient, Katzenbach and Smith say. They lay out the fundamentals [...]
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Best book for daily centering
Dreher, D. (1996). The Tao of Personal Leadership. New York: HarperBusiness. Dreher, an educator, aikido practitioner, and student of the Tao organizes passages from the Tao Te Ching to guide leaders to awareness, centeredness, honor, and humility. The first section of the book addresses inner processes that help leaders achieve personal confidence in their role. [...]
My favorite org comm book
Clampitt, P.G. (2004). Communicating for Managerial Effectiveness. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage. Clampitt suggests that effective communication is like dance, with partners passing messages back and forth, learning about each other and co-creating meaning. It is an ongoing process, rather than definitive episodes of message transmission and receiving. If a leader understands communication in this way, [...]
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How I trimmed 1,900 messages and never felt hungry!