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Training Manual for Change Agents

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»

It's Your Choice

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»

The Zig-Zag Career Path

The new road map for getting ahead.READ»

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WorkLIfeSuccess: 5 Keys to Sustained High Performance

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»

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World Business Forum live - Day 1

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

Can a New Administration Spur Innovation in Design?

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»

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A Growing Wave of Hospital Excellence

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»

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

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»

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Monday Morning Magic: Looking Forward

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

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

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

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»

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WorkLifeSuccess: Monday Morning Magic

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»

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Three Ways to Channel Community Value

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»

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Careers: Be a Snake in the Grass

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»

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Hamel: Time for Management 2.0

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»

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Lencioni Teaches Team Engagement

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»

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Four Ways to Create a Better Future

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?

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»

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The Change Leader's MVPs

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»

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Rubenstein's Sobering Tour de Force

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»

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6 Steps to a Breakthrough

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»

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

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»

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WorkLIfeSuccess: Ode to Monday Morning

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»

Do Good, Get a Tan

"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»

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Driving Dramatic Progress through Touchstone Events

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»