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Tools of My Trade: Shanghai Peace Hotel's Architect Ian Carr

BY Jeff Chu
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From pencils to messenger bags, the things that inspire the architect behind the renovation of Shanghai's historic Peace Hotel.READ»

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Greenhorn Power: Never give up until you ask advice from someone who has no idea.

BY Alana Cates
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BP has leading experts formulating solutions, and is there a greenhorn (or many) in the room? Getting the opinion of the subject matter experts is reflexive in any problem solving situation, but what about the absolute amateurs? READ»

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Nonsense At Work

BY James McIntosh
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Good riddance 09!Good grief! It’s the end of 2009. No, no, that’s not right. Let me try that again. Good riddance 09!But wait, we shouldn’t be too quick to kiss it goodbye. If we don’t learn from ...READ»

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Nonsense At Work

BY James McIntosh
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Absence makes the evil thought:As I watch happy families rushing around collecting presents like squirrels gathering nuts, it is clear to me that money is not the root of all evil.But then I remember the unhappy families, the ones ...READ»

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What Would These 12 Business Leaders Do Today?

BY David Brier
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Want a little advice from Steve Jobs, Howard Schultz and David Ogilvy?READ»

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Henry Kissinger had a Point

BY David Brier
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In business today, there's too much focus on what is bad, what is threatening, who did what to whom. Imagination and innovation are our greatest weapons. Lack of using them is the only thing strong enough to stop any of us from achieving our goals. Factually, we can each get more done in less time if we simply take note on establishing WHERE we are going.READ»

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Like Life, Branding Needs Vision Too

BY David Brier
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Do the Beatles, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and the invention of the radio have anything in common?READ»

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140mph #5

BY Emeri Gent
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Why be a King Canute? Actually it would be wonderful if we all could be King Canute. Look how wikipedia describe what its correspondents say actually happened in the famous story attributed to him:"Let all men know how empty and ...READ»

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CONFORMITY KILLS INNOVATION

BY Arnold Beekes
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In many organizations people are encouraged to continue with ‘business as usual’ and to maintain the status quo. When you think about this, it is quite logical to behave in this way. The current leaders and managers have ...READ»

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Set Goals. Achieve Them. Repeat. Succeed

BY Bud Bilanich
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Outstanding performance is one of the keys to personal and professional success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success. If you want to become an outstanding performer, you need to do three things. 1) Stay on top of your ...READ»

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Nonsense At Work

BY James McIntosh
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Progress with those left behind:I worry about the people left behind by this recession. No, I don’t mean those who have already lost their jobs. I mean those who are still holding on, desperately.Many of those who have lost ...READ»

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Assumptions Are Communication Killers

BY Bud Bilanich
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Today is Thursday, so this post is on communication skills. The ability to engage in meaningful conversation is a key communication success skill. As I always tell my executive coaching clients, assumptions can kill a ...READ»

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Nonsense At Work

BY James McIntosh
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Cherish Your Unreasonable People: Don't be tempted during this recession to get rid of your unreasonable people. George Bernard Shaw once wrote that, "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable ...READ»

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Nonsense At Work

BY James McIntosh
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The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: As 2008 speeds up, it is time to remember the power of a self-fulfilling prophecy. A self-fulfilling prophecy happens when you hold a false belief concerning a future event which then comes ...READ»

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P2P: Person-to-Person Business

BY Mark Albion
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"The most exciting breakthrough of the 21st century will occur not because of technology, but because of an expanding concept of what it means to be human."-- John Naisbitt, Megatrends Last winter, a friend's son joined us in box ...READ»

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Attention, Class!!! 16 Ways to Be a Smarter Teacher

BY Chuck Salter
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In an economy filled with surprise and uncertainty, being an effective leader means being a good teacher. But how do you lead and teach at the same time? Who are your most important students? And what about recess?READ»

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Leading Ideas: Play More

BY Fast Company Staff
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"We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing." -- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish playwright and essayist A friend of mine is a corporate attorney who is married with 3 kids. About two years ...READ»

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Leading Ideas: Block Your Escape Routes

BY Fast Company Staff
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"The American Constitution, one of the few modern political documents drawn up by men who were forced by the sternest circumstances to think out what they really had to face, instead of chopping logic in a university classroom." -- ...READ»

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Leading Ideas: The Problem with Communication

BY Fast Company Staff
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"The problem with communication is the illusion that it has occurred." -- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish playwright and essayist Last week I visited with a client who was fuming about mistake a staff member had made. She ...READ»

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