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Would You Recommend This?
By Porchlight
Earlier today, I spoke at a PRSA panel on blogger/publicist relationships. Publicists want bloggers to recommend something, and bloggers either do just that, or ignore them. The discussion then focused on how publicists might communicate with bloggers in order to reduce ignored pitches.
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Second Acts and our Paperback
By Porchlight
With weary conviction, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote near the end of his life that "There are no second acts in American lives. " He gets picked on a lot for that, mostly because it's an easy and somewhat eloquent introduction to the many stories that get written about second acts in American life.
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Welcome, Phil!
By Porchlight
After being longtime friends, featuring his guest blog posts, and having him speak at our Author Pow Wow, 800-CE0-READ is excited to welcome Phil Gerbyshak to our Author Services team! Who's Phil? Phil Gerbyshak is an accomplished speaker, author, strategist and all-around helpful guy who builds relationships with everyone he meets.
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The Myth of Work-Life Balance
By Sally Haldorson
When was the first time you heard that phrase: work-life balance? Initially, I remember it coming up primarily in discussions about women and the tough choices they make to balance their responsibilities and desires as mothers with the demands of their careers. So maybe the early 1990s?
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The FT/Goldman Sachs Book Award Longlist
By Porchlight
Understandably (looking at the award sponsors), the FT/Goldman Sachs Book Award always tends more toward macroeconomics, high finance and big business. But they always seem to pick well, and I always find books I feel the need to revisit when they announce their list. Just in case you missed the announcement of the the award's longlist as I did, it is: Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius by Sylvia Nasar, Simon & Schuster No Angel: The Secret Life of Bernie Ecclestone by Tom Bower, Faber & Faber Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V.
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Coming soon from 800-CEO-READ
By Porchlight
For years, we've helped move ideas - from books and authors and manifestos and blog posts to people all over the world. Information is good, but more importantly, you have to work with it, it should inspire you to act. But maybe you're not sure what exactly to do with the information, how to look at it, or think about it.
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O is for Optimism
By Sally Haldorson
"D" words are being used quite liberally these days. Double Dip. Dollar.
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The 800-CEO-READ 2011 Business Book Awards
By Porchlight
We are now accepting submissions for our annual Business Book Awards! Categories for submission are as follows: Leadership Management Entrepreneurship/Small Business Finance/Economics Marketing and Sales Personal Development Innovation/Creativity General Business Entries are open until October 15, 2011, and all submissions must be books that were, or will be, published within 2011. Winners will be announced in January, 2012.
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No Rest for the Wicket
By Porchlight
We held annual 800-CEO-READ summer picnic/croquet tournament yesterday. As we do every year, we all gathered at Jack's house. Being good Wisconsinites, we grill up some meat in tube form and fresh corn, grab a drink and settle into the back yard.
Categories: news-opinion, the-company
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This week on inBubbleWrap!
By Sally Haldorson
The Right Fight by Saj-Nicole Joni and Damon Beyer, Harper, 234 pages, $26. 99, Hardcover, 2010, ISBN 9780061717161 The most common metaphor for alignment within a company, it seems, refers to everyone needing to pull on the same oars. Authors Saj-Nicole Joni and Damon Beyer, in their book, The Right Fight, define this nautically-tinged tenet with a bit more specificity than I just did: "To accomplish anything, the logic goes, employees must agree about the mission, strategy, and goals of an organization.
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