Category Archives: Books

Career Question: What is one book or article that has helped you build your career in the last year?

If you are like me, reading books, magazine and web sites is a daily ritual. Reading great ideas from others is a wonderful way to have great ideas yourself. You need to constantly be priming the idea pump. New ideas, … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds

Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds In any career, it is almost assured that you will be called on to make presentations to your peers, your managers and executives, outside clients and perhaps even at large industry conferences. As we all … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity by Hugh MacLeod

Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity by Hugh MacLeod Well-known blogger (gapingvoid.com), back-of-business-card cartoonist and advertising copywriter, Hugh MacLeod, leads us through his list of “What I Believe” in his book, Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: The Starfish and the Spider by Orj Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom

The Starfish and the Spider by Orj Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom This book was published back in 2006, but I only discovered it recently. The main topic is a discussion of decentralized (starfish) organizations versus centralized (spider) organizations. While … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: Anything You Want by Derek Sivers

Anything You Want by Derek Sivers The Domino Project Anything You Want is the type of writing I have come to describe as a “Real World Example.” It is like sitting across the table of someone as they tell their … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: Getting Things Done by David Allen

Getting Things Done by David Allen This is one of my perennial gift guide favorites. You don’t need to make GTD into a near-religion like some have done, but it provides an excellent framework for looking at your life, organizing … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: Radical Careering by Sally Hogshead

Radical Careering by Sally Hogshead Some books offer a careful presentation of facts and figures leading up to the dramatic conclusions of the final chapters. Others are the literary equivalent of “A Whack on the Side of the Head,” to … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: The Creative Habit and The Collaborative Habit by Twyla Tharp

  The Creative Habit and The Collaborative Habit Two excellent books by choreographer Twyla Tharp delve into the creative process and collaborating with others. The books give an in-depth view of both her work and how she creates it. There is lots … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: We are all weird by Seth Godin

We are all weird by Seth Godin Whenever I read one of Seth Godin’s books I feel he is preaching to the choir because his thoughts are so much in tune with my own when it comes to New Media, … Continue reading

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2012 Gift Guide: Do the Work by Steven Pressfield

This is the first in a series of “Gift Guide”posts for 2012. I have enjoyed all these books and products over the years and highly recommend them to you, your friends and family — Douglas Do the Work by Steven … Continue reading

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