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Are you a Fred?

The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn

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  The Fred Factor is a business philosophy based on the story of a Denver postman, Fred, who went above and beyond the call of duty to provide extraordinary service for the people on his mail route. The concept is about adding value without adding costs and that with the right attitude and outlook any ordinary act can be made extraordinary. The four key ideas of the Fred Factor are as follows: Everyone makes a difference. – Even the “little people” can do extraordinary things. […]

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Home Base: A Mother-Daughter Story by Nikki Tate

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I expected more text in Home Base: A Mother-Daughter Story. I was expecting a story that came out and said, “Look I’m a Mom and you’re a Girl Kid and we want to do traditionally male work/sports. But we’re going to kick it. Just you see!” However, instead of that, it is just a few words per page telling you a little something about what is going on and you need to fill in the rest. Because I was told it was a mother-daughter story […]

Help if your desk is a mess and you find yourself pacing and laughing.

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

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I’ve tried to stay as ultralight as possible when it comes to managing my work life and things like to-do lists. Work isn’t what I’m on earth for and I don’t want to give it more attention than it needs! The basecamp guys’ books on work (Remote and Rework for example) have been helpful to me in figuring out how to prioritize things and not worry if the 78 things to do aren’t done in a single day. I also enjoyed Cal Newport’s Deep Work. […]

Trust the Process

Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports by Yaron Weitzman

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As I said a few weeks ago in my review of Ethan Sherwood Strauss’ superb The Victory Machine: thank the living Lord for sports books written by people my age. What a balm. No Michael Jordan narratives. No “back in my day, them fellas didn’t have the interwebs.” It’s simply inconceivable to boomers that people my age remember a world before its wide web, a time before social media, and can in fact conceive of a history that predated our existence. Anyway, enough of that. There’s […]

“I do not like that man. I must get to know him better.” – Abraham Lincoln

How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age by Dale Carnegie & Associates

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“Every man is entitled to be valued for his best moments.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Emerson’s quote above sums up this book quite nicely. How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age is a lesson on effective relationship building, which can be applied to anyone in your life – personally or professionally. The authors write, “Which relationship is most strained in your life right now? What would it look like if you began focusing on that person’s best moments and sought to affirm […]



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