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Staying Competitive In A Customer-Centric World

It's a common misconception that knowledge is information when actually, it's the human capacity to take action facing uncertainty. In other words, when you face a problem, how quickly and efficiently can you find and use the knowledge you need to solve it?READ»

Narrative Blitz!: The Race to Tell the Story of the Midterms

In the days following the 2010 midterm elections, there's been a second, unseen battle being waged across America's airwaves and hotspots: to control the story of what this election really means for America.READ»

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The Leadership Knowledge Deficit - Why Over-Leading Pushes Management Away And What To Do About It?

It has become a pervasive problem in the industry and has led to great recent private-, public-industry and government leadership debacles - leaders who over-lead without really knowing what they are leading. Leaders are questioning what is going on and what, if anything at all, they have been contributing to these issues?READ»

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Nonsense At Work

Are you losing your memory?Did your organization let people go last year?  If so, chances are that it also lost some of its memory.  Is this good or bad?Corporate memory is the collective body of knowledge of how we do what ...READ»

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Getting the Most From a Conference

You've suffered through the cramped airplane ride, left friends & family behind and endured another chicken and rice lunch. At least have something to show for it!READ»

Reading Fast Company as Rewarding as Sex, Study Suggests

A new study has found that the pursuit of knowledge is as rewarding as eating or drinking--they're all actions that light up the same happy parts of the brain. READ»

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Occultism, Market Research and Knowledge

How can you possibly combine Occultism, Market Research and Knowledge in one sentence?READ»

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Must Have Resolutions for 2009

There are currently a bazillion blogs and articles on what any business or entrepreneur can be doing right now to weather the economic crisis and job lay-offs.  Rean them all you want, but if you don’t get back to your bascis ...READ»

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Be Sure to Tip the Sound Guy

Last weekend I moderated an author event at the Texas Book Festival. The author I presented, Travis Nichols, is also a musician and said something that caught my attention. A simple phrase that went un-noticed until I brought it up at ...READ»

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The Untrammeled Power of General Knowledge

One of the magic keys to any successful career is knowledge. Knowledge about your industry is a given. I mean general knowledge. An idea of what is happening in the world. No matter who you are or what you do, you have to keep ...READ»

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Take a Hike Ike and Get to Work

Interviewers and entrepreneurs often ask me the same question. What’s the most common trait between successful rock stars and successful entrepreneurs? I know they all wish I had a silver bullet, a magic fix and ...READ»

It's time for a mindset change for educators

Not too long ago, educators are expected to teach students about what they know. Students, on the other hand, are expected to listen, absorb the information and transform them into knowledge. This style of teaching or rather, ...READ»