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Topic: Peace Corps

  
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Training Manual for Change Agents

BY Anni Layne
Relevancy Score: 95
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:34 AM

Since 1961, the Peace Corps has prepared more than 150,000 volunteers for life-changing work in 134 countries. Learn how to utilize Peace Corps techniques for effecting change in your own organization.READ»

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It's Your Choice

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 82
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:09 AM

The 21st century is upon us, and it's time to make some defining choices. A Fast Company-Roper Starch Worldwide Survey posed some stark trade-offs. Here's a report on your choices.READ»

CAREER PLANNING   |  Comment

The Zig-Zag Career Path

BY David Diamond
Relevancy Score: 52
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:38 PM

The new road map for getting ahead.READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  Comment

WorkLIfeSuccess: 5 Keys to Sustained High Performance

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 49
Sat Sep 19, 2009 at 11:41 AM

High-performers are experts at sustaining a constructive frame of mind, a clear vision, and a continuous supply of personal energy.  It's a tall order. Here's how it's done:Improve your health - your body is your instrument. I ...READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  Comment

World Business Forum live - Day 1

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 49
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 8:50 AM

It's a gorgeous morning in NYC - upper 50s, sunny & clear. Radio City Music Hall is alive with activity as thousands assemble for the World Business Forum, bringing together some of the leading thinkers of our time to debate and ...READ»

Kenan Samms
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY   |  1 comment

Can a New Administration Spur Innovation in Design?

BY Lewis Perkins
Relevancy Score: 48
Fri Jan 23, 2009 at 6:21 PM

Regardless of political leanings, for most of us, we agree that this has undoubtedly been a significant week in history.  I have contemplated all week about how I could speak about this momentous transition and not just be one more ...READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  4 comments

A Growing Wave of Hospital Excellence

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 43
Thu Oct 1, 2009 at 4:27 PM

Today I am at the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky. This year's event sold out with over 5,000 nurses, health care workers, and hospital executives in attendance. These three ...READ»

Kenan Samms
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL   |  Comment

Royal Dutch Shell's 3-Pronged Vision for the Future

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 43
Wed Oct 7, 2009 at 10:26 AM

Peter Voser began his work as CEO, Royal Dutch Shell, July 2009. Formerly he was the CFO. When he addressed the World Business Forum today in New York City he spoke about Shell's priorities in the years ahead supplying energy for the ...READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  1 comment

Monday Morning Magic: Looking Forward

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 42
Mon Oct 5, 2009 at 8:53 AM

Looking forward is about more than peering into the future; it's about excitement and enthusiasm and that makes all the difference in the world.Here is what I am looking forward to:* Today I pack my bags with anticipation, head down ...READ»

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Design with Heart

BY Saxon Henry
Relevancy Score: 41
Sat Feb 28, 2009 at 1:44 PM

When it comes to championing workers, Stephanie Odegard is a tour de forceREAD»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  Comment

"There is No Such Thing as a Lost Cause... Unless You Give Up"

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 40
Wed Oct 7, 2009 at 8:41 AM

George Lucas, the filmwriter, producer, and director known best for his Star Wars and Indiana Jones series, was interviewed at the World Business Forum in Radio City Music Hall yesterday.READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  Comment

WorkLifeSuccess: Monday Morning Magic

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 40
Mon Sep 28, 2009 at 8:02 AM

At the beginning of every work week there is an opportunity to set goals for the five days ahead. But, there is also an opportunity to raise the bar on your own performance. Want to put a spring in your step, a twinkle in your ...READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  Comment

Three Ways to Channel Community Value

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 40
Tue Dec 8, 2009 at 2:11 PM

According to then World Bank president Jim Wolfensohn, communities were “the heart and soul” of the bank’s Knowledge Management (KM) initiative in the mid-1990s. Inside the bank, we called them Thematic Groups.I was on the ...READ»

Kenan Samms
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Careers: Be a Snake in the Grass

BY Shawn Graham
Relevancy Score: 36
Wed Sep 19, 2007 at 9:51 PM

This weekend, I was scanning the radio when I landed on NPR and an interview with Josh Swiller, author of The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness in Africa. The interviewer read an excerpt from the book; after only a few lines, I was ...READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  1 comment

Hamel: Time for Management 2.0

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 36
Wed Oct 7, 2009 at 4:16 PM

Gary Hamel's message at the World Business Forum today is that your organization is not fit for the future unless it is fit for human beings. Hamel is a globally recognized expert in business strategy and performer extraordinaire ...READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  Comment

Lencioni Teaches Team Engagement

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 36
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 2:30 PM

Patrick Lencioni is an expert in team performance. He is the author of eight best-selling books with over 2.5 million copies sold. After six years in print, his book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team continues to be on national ...READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  Comment

Four Ways to Create a Better Future

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 35
Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 12:14 AM

Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. – John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the USAIt’s easy to believe in the status quo. The existing state of affairs can seem so ...READ»

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Peer-to-Peer Lending Explained: Brother, Can You Spare $100?

BY Lydia Dishman
Relevancy Score: 34
Wed Nov 11, 2009 at 3:07 PM

Where do you go when you need a small loan but don't think you'll qualify for one from a bank or credit institution? You could ask your family, but doing so may ding your relationship worse than an application would ding your credit ...READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  Comment

The Change Leader's MVPs

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 34
Thu Oct 29, 2009 at 7:59 PM

A select group of people brings any change initiative to life.  I call these people, the Most Valuable Players (MVPs). They are not always friends.  They do not always have clout, political power, or ...READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  Comment

Rubenstein's Sobering Tour de Force

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 34
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 3:35 PM

David Rubenstein, co-founder of The Carlisle Group, a global private-equity firm managing more than $84.5B of equity capital, delivered a non-stop monologue today at the World Business Forum in New York City. His delivery was ...READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  Comment

6 Steps to a Breakthrough

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 34
Wed Nov 4, 2009 at 5:59 AM

Get your scope right. Identify the area you will address. This will determine what is relevant and what is not as you move forward, untangling inter-dependent relationships. Identify your Most Valuable Players Now you are looking ...READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  Comment

We’re Saving Big Business. We Need to Focus on Small Business.

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 33
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 10:05 AM

Bill George’s core competency is his deep experience, in-depth understanding of America’s major players and the intricacies of business economics. He led Medtronics, joining as CEO in ’91. He grew Medtronic’s market ...READ»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  1 comment

WorkLIfeSuccess: Ode to Monday Morning

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 32
Mon Sep 21, 2009 at 9:49 AM

1999 I was working on $66 million systems overhaul at the World Bank.  Every Monday morning one of our top analysts (I'll call him Mark) would come in with his extra-huge (Venti) cup from Starbucks, pure caffeinated lift. I was ...READ»

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Do Good, Get a Tan

BY Leslie Taylor
Relevancy Score: 32
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 11:06 AM

"Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." -- Miriam BeardREAD»

Kenan Samms
CHANGE   |  Comment

Driving Dramatic Progress through Touchstone Events

BY Seth Kahan
Relevancy Score: 30
Tue Nov 10, 2009 at 9:56 PM

The original touchstone was basanite. It is a smooth, black stone used to test the quality of gold and silver. It was rubbed across the precious metal and the authenticity could be determined by the color of the streak ...READ»

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