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Attention Must Be Paid

This morning's Wall Street Journal features an article that addresses one of the warning signs that we need Bill Jensen's new book. Dennis Berman describe and discusses what he terms "surfer's voice," that half-engaged, ...READ»

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Lean (Manufacturing) on Me

Speaking of lean manufacturing, today's Boston Globe includes an article looking at several recent lean manufacturing projects in Massachusetts. While lean manufacturing aims to develop shorter, faster, and less expensive processes, ...READ»

Want to Lead Better? It's Simple

In a world of infinite choices, says author and consultant Bill Jensen, the job of a leader is to help people make the right choices.READ»

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Email Efficiency II

FC Now readers have stepped up with some useful email efficiency tips and tactics. John M recommends Outlook 2002 Tips and Tricks, which includes a bunch of ideas on how to get more out of that application Chris O'Donnell points us ...READ»

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Presentation Pratfalls

In his book Presenting to Win, Jerry Weissman addresses the top five flaws in business presentations. To whit: "No clear point." The audience leaves the presentation wondering what it was all about. How many times have you sat "all ...READ»

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Bill Jensen

Session I and III: "Simplicity"READ»

Sleep Depraved II

In response to a mid-August FC Now entry, we recently received some feedback from Fred Gratzon, co-author of The Lazy Way to Success: You guessed wrongly about my book's theme. My book's premise is that success is inversely ...READ»

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Networking, but Not Really

A friend of mine who works in knowledge management is pretty introverted. Even though I think he does himself a disservice in rating his people skills, he's expressed concern about and confusion with most traditional business ...READ»

PowerPoint of No Return

In September, I mentioned some interesting perspectives on PowerPoint in response to an entry by Seth Godin criticizing the popular presentation application. Kicking off chapter six of this month's Readers' Choice Award winner, ...READ»

Gray Matters: To the Finish Line

Like Bob, my schedule yesterday was rather intense working on the Fast 50, but last night late, I was able to sit down and finish the book. Here's what hit my radar reading the last 150 pages. Previously, Bob asked about sales tips. ...READ»

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A Little of Everything, A Lot of Nothing

Earlier today, Mark Northern wrote about "Multitasking vs. "Focus," and it struck a chord with me. I've been working at Microsoft since 1990, and remember the days when we had to define the word multi-tasking. In 1990, most ...READ»

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