These Lawyers are Red Hot (p. 74)
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• What importance does naming have to a company?
• Would you take the Red Hot Law Group as seriously as a law firm named after its partners? Why or why not?
• Does your company have a NAP (no-assholes policy)?
• Are you a soloist or a team player?

Meetings Like Dad Used to Make (p. 82)

• Does your community embrace change by embracing tradition?
• Is it true that while issues may change, the value of experience doesn't?
• Within your community, where do the power conversations happen? How open are they? What would you do if involved?

Good News: It's a Small World (p. 90)
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• Do you agree that globalization is a trend sorely in need of some good PR? Why or why not?
• How do you use technology to drive your product/service worldwide?

Unit of One: Don't Burn Out! (p. 101)
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• Do you agree that having a target number for nights at home for dinner per month is key? If so, what is your target number?
• What do you do to keep from burning out?
• Do you have an activity or place to get outside yourself? To unplug?
• How can you relate with Jeff Gordon: 'Either you focus, or you hit something really hard'?
• Are you an Energizer Bunny?
• Do you work on planes? Why or why not?
• Are you afraid of missing important details?
• Is simplicity the answer?
• Could you survive without your cell phone?
• Is stress a 'bad drug'? Why or why not?

How Fast are You? (p. 137)

• Is life too fast for you?
• Do you agree that in the new economy, if you have an idea that you want to ponder for half a year, you might as well forget about it?
• Do you agree that an entrepreneur has only one job: to hire? Is starting a company really more about raising teams than capital?
• Is it really better to fill senior positions first?
• Do you agree that less is more, and that simple equals fast?
• Do you agree that if you're not afraid that Yahoo! will copy what you're doing, then it's probably not worth doing?
• How can you make your competitor your partner?
• What is your weakness? How are you working on it?
• Do you agree that like a speed reader, in order to be fast, you have to let go of your second-guessing?
• What are the benefits of slowing down?
• How do you prioritize your time on a monthly, weekly, or hourly basis?
• What is the key to productivity?
• How do you handle your email? Do you keep your inbox empty?

Turschlussangst (p. 414)
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• Do you have Turschlussangst? If so, what are you doing about it?

Zoe Barton contributed this month's Flash Points.

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