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ChangeThis is our weekly series of essays from today's thought leaders that are meant to evoke conversation by bringing forth new and unique ideas.
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How Money Became Dangerous
By Christopher Varelas, Dan Stone
"As the world of money continues to become a bigger and bigger part of our lives, we understand it less and less. … This is the most important discussion that we are not yet having."
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Selling Out: The Diversity Issue We’re Not Talking About
By Inge Hansen, Lily Zheng
"If selling out is often sometimes necessary, how does one sell out…ethically? How does one distinguish between an impossible choice made in difficult circumstances, versus a calculated and selfish act of self-interest? How does one keep ethics and integrity at the forefront of a choice that inherently involves a compromise in values?"
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The CEO: An Operator’s Guide
By Frank Bennack
"When the weeks sail by, dotted with accomplishment, it’s useful to appreciate them, but also to remember that they won’t all be that way. And when the bottom seems to be dropping out, that, too, won’t last."
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Leveraging the Power of Technology-Aided, Human-Powered Experiences
By Joseph Michelli
While Airbnb’s technology fosters trust, drives efficient transactions, and personalizes search options, leaders in the company understand that truly memorable travel experiences require a host community that delivers personal care through hospitality (defined at Airbnb as “service with heart”).
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The Importance and Anguish of First-Level Leaders
By Scott Jeffrey Miller, Todd Davis, Victoria Roos Olsson
"We know your role is difficult, but it is worth doing—and doing well—because you can truly improve the lives and careers of your team members. That’s not hyperbole."
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Leading in a Fast-Changing Global World
By Farooq Kathwari
"In today’s complicated world, all of us have a responsibility to be leaders as citizens—of our communities, our nations, and the world."
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How To Fight Racism Through Mindfulness
By Rhonda V. Magee
"The processes by which race is made and white supremacy is perpetuated are in our communities, our workplaces, our political organizations, everywhere human beings gather. … And even more important, seeing this might assist us in developing a deeper set of commitments to working for change."
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The Giving Pledge Needs the Healing Oath
By Michael J. Gelb
“Billionaires contribute to a diverse range of causes … These are noble efforts, but does the philanthropy make up for the harm inflicted upon workers, customers, communities and the environment, by the way the wealth is created?”
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A Guide to Success for the Defiant, Dangerous, and Different.
By Sunny Bonnell, Ashleigh Hansberger
“Instead of doing everything people told us we should be doing, we did the opposite. Instead of burying vices like our obsessive perfectionism, rebelliousness, and weirdness, we made them our selling points.”
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Overcoming Women’s Workplace Conflicts Because of Different Social Identities
By Andrea S. Kramer, Alton B. Harris
“Women with different intersectionalities are likely to have significantly different workplace experiences and encounter significantly different career obstacles. These differing experiences and obstacles are, in large part, due to the different stereotype-driven biases directed against them because of their social identities. As a result, women with different intersectionalities frequently view their opportunities, acceptance, and status in such fundamentally different ways that close, supportive, and satisfying same-gender relationships become difficult.”
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The original idea behind ChangeThis came from Seth Godin, and was built in the summer of 2004 by Amit Gupta, Catherine Hickey, Noah Weiss, Phoebe Espiritu, and Michelle Sriwongtong. In the summer of 2005, ChangeThis was turned over to 800-CEO-READ. In addition to selling and writing about books, they kept ChangeThis up and running as a standalone website for 14 years. In 2019, 800-CEO-READ became Porchlight, and we pulled ChangeThis together with the rest of our editorial content under the website you see now. We remain committed to the high-design quality and independent spirit of the original team that brought ChangeThis into the world.