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Decision Making: Planning For Surprises

September 25th, 2009

Q/A, plus a new book to add to the reading list, “ Predictable Surprises: The Disasters You Should Have Seen Coming and How to Prevent Them”. Click Here To Learn About Decision Making & Planning For Surprises Introduction (Via HBS) The train wreck that was Enron’s collapse is only one big, blatant example of how some disasters catch us unawares—but shouldn’t. In fact, according to Max H. Bazerman and Michael D. Watkins, many surprises in all types and sizes of organizations are

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Blog Tour & FIRST Chapter: The Sweetgum Ladies Knit for Love

August 28th, 2009

Once a month, the six women of the Sweetgum Knit Lit Society gather to discuss books and share their knitting projects. Inspired by her recently-wedded bliss, group leader Eugenie chooses “Great Love Stories in Literature” as the theme for the year’s reading list–a risky selection for a group whose members span the spectrum of age and relationship status. As the Knit Lit ladies read and discus classic romances like Romeo and Juliet, Wuthering Heights, and Pride and Prejudice, each member is con

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the unions on new grounds: when the workmate becomes a client

August 9th, 2009

The next of The Commune’s London reading group series is on the subject of “‘Schools for communism?’: workplace organising and theories of trade unionism”. We will be looking at different conceptions of how unions are formed, their role in the structures of capitalism and their limitations, and then studying  more concretely various aspects of organising in the 21st century. A full agenda will be published shortly. This piece from Prol Position is on the reading list, and takes an interesting

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Blond: brainy, brave, but a bit too Blunkett

July 4th, 2009

(Longish post alert – 2,000 words) One of the hottest topics of debate at the moment is Phillip Blond’s influential new book ‘Red Tory ‘.  Everyone out there read it? No?  Well what are you waiting for? Oh yes, one problem.  It’s current set for publication in January 2010, according to Amazon. Dave Osler, in his drippingly sardonic review  of Blond’s Guardian piece about Red Toryism, can be forgiven for putting it on his summer ‘09 reading list; there’s been so much coverage of this

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9 Lies That Are Holding Your Business Back: And the Truth That Will Set It Free: Steve Chandler, Sam Beckford

June 14th, 2009

Editorial Reviews Review “Steve Chandler’s words of wisdom and motivational techniques have guided me as a public servant and helped me to achieve my goals. If you want to grow as a person and make a difference in the world, put this book on your reading list right now!” — Jim Kolbe As an exciting sequel to his smash business bestseller 100 Ways to Motivate Others, Steve Chandler has teamed with Sam Beckford to write an astonishing wake-up call to the more than 20 million peopl

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