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What I’m Reading…Developing the Leader Within You by John C. Maxwell

Another in a series of leadership books I am reading. I have several areas, like leadership, where I pick up nearly book I find on the topic. I have read other books by John C. Maxwell over the years and … Continue reading

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What I ‘m Reading…: The Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam

The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures by Dan Roam I tend to think and teach visually in most cases already, but when I saw this book I knew I needed to pick it up. … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading: Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman

This is another of my many books turned up by my Amazon Recommendations and then picked up at the local library. Primal Leadership delves into the basic human aspects and needs of leadership. This is less about knowing about external … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading…Rules of Thumb by Alan M. Webber

What are you reading? Share your favorite books with Career Opportunities readers and listeners. Add your comment today! Yet another interesting find via my Amazon recommendations. This book is giving me a lot of food for thought. I have found … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading…ThinkerToys by Michael Michalko

This is another one of my recent library pickups. I took this on our recent trip to Ohio to have an excuse to do a little more thinking while we were gone. ThinkerToys is chock full of excellent ideas on … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading…Wikipatterns

I had seen mention of this book online and requested it from my local library. It is an interesting look at how you can drive and manage the use of a wiki in your company or group. The author has … Continue reading

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Join the Career Opportunities Community and Win!

As of January 1, 2009, we have a new community site here at Career Opportunities where you can share your career stories, goals and needs with all your fellow Career Opportunities readers and listeners. As an enticement for you to … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading… – December 25, 2008

This is one in a series of posts highlighting what books I have currently in my “To Read” or “Reading” stack. I typically have 5-6 books out of our library at any one time so I can switch between them, … Continue reading

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What I’m Reading…

Here are the 2 latest books on my reading stack. I always read a couple of books at a time so I can rotate between them. Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky | Monday Morning Choices by David Cottrell Read … Continue reading

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Career Tip for July 31, 2008

One in an on-going series of daily career tips via Seesmic. You can also get a text version via Twitter. iPod Ready Video Read more on this topic: Daily Career Tips – Now with video A few weeks ago I … Continue reading

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