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The Republic
What makes a person just? And how can we define a just city? Answers to these types of questions are what Socrates of Athens seeks to...
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The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth
Everyone has experienced the need for personal growth at some point. Plenty of things prompt this, such as a major life transition, a new...
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Bounce
“You’re so talented!” is a common exclamation of praise in our culture. But is it really accurate? Bounce looks at the science of...
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Rebel Ideas
Imagine you had access to an ultimate, cutting-edge ideas generator. How would it revolutionize your business, cause or research? And...
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Common Sense
Imagine you lived in British Colonial America. Back then, you could be taxed and wouldn't be able to do anything about it. The...
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No Bullsh*t Leadership
“He’s a natural-born leader.” Sentences like this exemplify everything that’s wrong with our modern understanding of leadership. Despite...
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The Prince
Have you ever wondered how some autocratic world leaders manage to stay in power despite human rights abuses and violations of...
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How The Mighty Fall
Have you ever wondered why some big companies are there one minute and gone the next? Or why brands you saw all over the place not too...
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Game Changers
There’s a reason self-improvement books often take their cues from science. If you want to improve yourself, you first have to understand...
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The Achievement Habit
Some people seem to have an almost eerie ability to get things done and reach their goals in life. What is their secret? Are they super...
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Leader Shift
The world is changing more rapidly than ever. This means two things for leadership. First, it means that leaders are needed more than...
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What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being A Better Leader.
Too many people today feel dis-empowered at work. This is true not just for entry-level positions but also all the way up to upper...
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Triggers
Why do we struggle to behave in ways that benefit us? Why is it so hard to become who we want to be? The answer is triggers. So says...
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No Asshole Rule
We all have bad days and act like assholes every now and then; we are all temporary assholes occasionally. Certified assholes, on the...
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Six Sigma
The Six Sigma Breakthrough Strategy is one of the most compelling and successful management strategies of the last quarter century. Using...
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Talent is Overrated
With standards rapidly rising in virtually every discipline, the understanding of where great performance comes from is more important...
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Raving Fans
Appropriately enough, magic reigns supreme in the little business fable co-authors Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles deliver in Raving...
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Traction
How is your business performing? Are you satisfied with results? Perhaps you feel your success is being hampered by hundreds of issues,...
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Your Best Year Ever
Every year we make New Year’s resolutions, but by February we’ve usually abandoned any efforts toward change – either because they seem...
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Rocket Fuel
The best way to grow a business – particularly one in the $2 - $50 million annual revenue range is to have a "Visionary" link up with an...
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Paid Attention
On your walk to work today, how many adverts did you see? Probably hundreds; in newspapers, on billboards, mixed in with the podcast you...
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Thou Shall Prosper
Throughout history and well into modern times, Jewish people have had a reputation for business acumen. This commercial savvy has often...
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The Ultimate Sales Machine
Do you ever feel like you aren’t getting the most out of your sales team? Or that there must be something you can do to increase the...
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The Audacity of Hope
All Americans share a fundamental set of values reflecting the founding fathers’ intent. The founding fathers had the foresight to write...
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