Many of our blog readers do not live in DFW – the home of the First Friday Book Synopsis. If you didn’t get to read the editorial by Michael Landauer about the merits of audio books, I wanted to give you the link here: http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/latest-columns/20150717-michael-landauer-yes-listening-to-a-book-counts-as-reading-it.ece He is a columnist for the Dallas Morning News, and… Read More An Interesting Case for Audio Books
We opened our copy of the Dallas Morning News this morning to a wonderful supplement, a magazine on the Top 100 Places to Work 2011 in D-FW. (This is the third year for this project). At number one is Gaylord, and as one of our clients (we’ve presented some of our book synopses for one… Read More What Makes a Best place to Work a Best Place to Work? (from the annual D-FW survey)
Books that predict the future are interesting, although perhaps preparing for it, and creating it, usually provide greater returns. Nevertheless, a new best-seller does just that. Jeanne Meister and Karie Willyerd recently published an HR-focused book, The 2020 workplace: How innovative companies attract, develop, and keep tomorrow’s employees today. (New York: Harper, 2011). I presented a synopsis of… Read More Mark Cuban Led the Way in CEO Blogging
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