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Book Chat with Seth Kahan: Getting Innovation Right

Last week, JosseyBassBusiness colleague, John Maas, sat down with Seth Kahan, author of Getting Innovation Right. During their chat, John asked Seth some great questions about who benefits from getting innovation right and many others:

Why should innovation be judged by results? What is the hardest part about innovating well? Who benefits from getting innovation…
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Dan Pallotta’s TED Talk: The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong

Several months ago, we published Dan Palotta’s book, Charity Case. The message Dan delivers in that book is a powerful one: Everything We’ve Been Taught About Charity is Backwards. In Charity Case, he starts a conversation about the changes that the social sector needs to make if they’re going to achieve real impact. Earlier this

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Winning Words to Ask for Anything

“The Ask” is a term commonly used in nonprofit fundraising but the communication skills used when making “The Ask” can –and should– be applied when asking for anything: a raise, a favor, or funding for your start-up. Read on to learn about a great, quick-to-read new resource from author Laura Fredricks that will put you

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Reboot the Way You Work and Become the CEO of Your Own Desitiny

Interested in a job as the CEO of Your Own Destiny? Where you work from wherever you are? And for whomever you want? It’s possible, says Maynard Webb, the author of Rebooting Work:Transform How You Work in the Age of Entrepreneurship. In this video, he explains how this new book will show you use technology…
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Take Time to Thank Your “Accepted Leader”

Author of Leading So People will Follow, Erika Andersen, makes a good point here: Most of us have been lucky enough to work with a great leader or two in our careers. And while we may treasure those experiences, there aren’t a lot of opportunities to acknowledge those solid people who have helped shape our

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Think you’ve nailed your social media strategy? Think again. (Video)

It’s a fact that companies so far have only scratched the surface of what can be achieved with social media. Enter The Social Media MBA, new from Christer Holloman, the man the London Evening Standard called “one of London’s Top 25 Most Influential Individuals within New Media.” Holloman was also recipient of The Telegraph’s 2011 Digital Award (Industry). In…
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Get to Know Executive Editor Kathe Sweeney (Video)

Watch this short video to learn more about JBbiz Executive Editor Kathe Sweeney. Get the answers to serious questions like, “What authors do you work with?” and “How would I get published by Jossey-Bass?” and “If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?” Anything else you’d like to know?…
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Selena Rezvani on “Pushback” (Video)

Meet Selena Rezvani, author of Pushback: How Smart Women Ask–And Stand Up–For What They Want. From all of her experience as a researcher, writer, and consultant on women in leadership, she says, “I’ve come to see negotiation as the single most important skill for a woman who wants to advance.” Watch this video to learn more…
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“Get Lucky” the book…trailer (Video)

Meet Thor Muller and Lane Becker, authors of brand new JBbiz book Get Lucky: How to Put Planned Serendipity to Work for You and Your Business. The world is crazy; now, more than ever, you (and your business) have to be able to adapt to change. Get Lucky is the manual on how to do…
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Tim Scudder – Can’t We All Just Get Along? (Video)

Conflict costs American companies $359 billion every year. In their book, Have a Nice Conflict, authors Tim Scudder, Michael Patterson, and Kent Mitchell provide tools to help you understand and take control over conflict in your organization. To learn more, watch the video below and visit them at http://haveaniceconflict.com.
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