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Any of These 3 Monday Morning Micro-Challenges ...

Want to have a highly productive week and accomplish all or most of what you set out to do? Then start Monday morning with any of three quick micro-challenges that will set you up to reach your goals. Or, if you want, you can do them all--which will take ten minutes or less…

Any of These 3 Monday Morning Micro-Challenges Will Make You Highly Productive All Week... BY: Minda Zetlin
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What It’s Like to Experience Sexism as a Donor ...

A few years ago, a young colleague invited me to a party to meet his boss, executive director of a global nonprofit and a former scion of Wall Street. Some cursory research beforehand revealed that we had a mutual acquaintance who served on a board with the nonprofit leader. When introduced, I brought up the connection, but he displayed no interest. Instead he talked about his volunteer work and tossed around household names like confetti. As he spoke, he scanned the room without so much as a sideways word of inquiry…

What It’s Like to Experience Sexism as a Donor By: Isa Catto
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$68 trillion is about to change hands in the US

The biggest wealth transfer in history is about to happen — and it's now expected to be more than double what many thought it was. It's estimated that 45 million U.S. households will transfer $68 trillion in wealth over the next 25 years, according to Asher Cheses, a research analyst and lead author of a new report from financial services research firm Cerulli Associates…

$68 trillion is about to change hands in the US

Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead--My Life Story Hardcover By Cecile Richards and Lauren Peterson

Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead--My Life Story Hardcover By Cecile Richards and Lauren Peterson

From Cecile Richards—president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund for more than a decade, daughter of the late Governor Ann Richards, featured speaker at the Women’s March on Washington, and a “heroine of the resistance” (Vogue)—comes a story about learning to lead and make change, based on a lifetime of fighting for women’s rights and social justice.

Cecile Richards has been an activist since she was taken to the principal’s office in seventh grade for wearing an…

A non-profit funded in part by Mark Zuckerberg has laid out four visions... By Matt Rosoff

A non-profit funded in part by Mark Zuckerberg has laid out four visions... By Matt Rosoff

A non-profit funded in part by Mark Zuckerberg has laid out four visions of what the Bay Area could look like in 2070, and three of them are bleak

SPUR, a non-profit devoted good government planning in the San Francisco Bay Area, has published a paper laying out four possible visions for the region in 2070, and three of them are decidedly bleak.

The organization is supported by members, and the paper lists among its benefactors both of Mark Zuckerberg's organizations -- Facebook and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative -- alongside local biotech giant Genentech (owned by Swiss pharma giant…

Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World By Anand Giridharadas

Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World By Anand Giridharadas

An insider's groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve.

Former New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a new gilded age, where the rich and powerful fight for equality and justice any way they can--except ways that threaten the social order and their position atop it. We see how they rebrand themselves as saviors of the poor; how they lavishly reward "thought leaders" who redefine "change" in winner-friendly ways; and how they…

5 Reasons You Should Be Investing in Employee Development By Chad Halvorson

5 Reasons You Should Be Investing in Employee Development By Chad Halvorson

Every employee can benefit from a solid employee development program, whether they are salaried or hourly. Yet it's easily forgotten or let slide in the pressure of everyday business. Some days you might feel like it's hard enough to get through the day, much less manage and create a continued and future plan for employee development. But as a business owner, you can’t afford to cut employee development from your budget.

Why should you press on and try to make it happen in your business? Here are 5 reasons:

1. It helps attract and keep great employees…

Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better By Wendy Suzuki

Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better By Wendy Suzuki

A neuroscientist transforms the way we think about our brain, our health, and our personal happiness in this clear, informative, and inspiring guide—a blend of personal memoir, science narrative, and immediately useful takeaways that bring the human brain into focus as never before, revealing the powerful connection between exercise, learning, memory, and cognitive abilities.

Nearing forty, Dr. Wendy Suzuki was at the pinnacle of her career. An award-winning university professor and world-renowned neuroscientist, she had tenure, her own successful research lab, prestigious awards, and international renown…

Are brands hijacking social justice causes for profit? TRT-World-Roundtable

Are brands hijacking social justice causes for profit? TRT-World-Roundtable

Advertising agencies are tapping into social justice campaigns to connect with consumers – but is it wrong to make money from movements? Are brands giving causes a needed global platform – or trivializing them for profit? Joining us at the Roundtable is Alex Holder, a writer, and former advertising executive; Wendy Hein, who researches and teaches marketing at Birkbeck, University of London; Otegha Uwagba, writer and brand consultant; and Paul Mead - founder and chairman of VCCP Media. Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by David Foster, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analyzing every...

Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People By Vanessa Van Edwards

Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People By Vanessa Van Edwards

Do you feel awkward at networking events? Do you wonder what your date really thinks of you? Do you wish you could decode people? You need to learn the science of people.
 
As a human behavior hacker, Vanessa Van Edwards created a research lab to study the hidden forces that drive us. And she’s cracked the code. In Captivate, she shares shortcuts, systems, and secrets for taking charge of your interactions at work, at home, and in any social situation. These aren’t the people skills you learned in school. This is the first comprehensive, science backed, real life manual on how to captivate anyone—and a completely new approach to building connections…

The Charity Beauty Premium: Satisfying Donors' Want versus Should Desires By Cynthia Cryder, Simona Botti, and Yvetta Simonyan

The Charity Beauty Premium: Satisfying Donors' Want versus Should Desires By Cynthia Cryder, Simona Botti, and Yvetta Simonyan

Despite widespread conviction that neediness should be a top priority for charitable giving, this research documents a "charity beauty premium" in which donors often choose beautiful, but less needy, charity recipients instead. The authors propose that donors hold simultaneous yet in-congruent preferences of wanting to support beautiful recipients (who tend to be judged as less needy), but believing they should support needy recipients. The authors also posit that preferences for beautiful recipients are most likely to emerge when decisions are intuitive, whereas…

Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change, Second Edition By Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, and David Maxfield

Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change, Second Edition By Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, and David Maxfield

Whether you're a CEO, a parent, or merely a person who wants to make a difference, you probably wish you had more influence with the people in your life. But most of us stop trying to make change happen because we believe it is too difficult, if not impossible. We learn to cope rather than learning to influence.

From the bestselling authors who taught the world how to have Crucial Conversations comes the new edition of Influencer, a thought-provoking book that combines the remarkable insights of behavioral scientists and business leaders with the astonishing stories of…

Google, Apple and 13 other companies that no longer require employees to have a college degree By Courtney Connley

Google, Apple and 13 other companies that no longer require employees to have a college degree By Courtney Connley

The economy continues to be a friendly place for job seekers today, and not just for the ultra-educated — economists are predicting ever-improving prospects for workers without a degree as well.

Recently, job-search site Glassdoor compiled a list of 15 top employers that have said they no longer require applicants to have a college degree. Companies like Google, Apple, IBM and EY are all in this group.

In 2017, IBM's vice president of talent Joanna Daley told CNBC Make It that about 15 percent of her company's U.S. hires don't have a four-year degree…

The Leadership Pipeline: How to Build the Leadership Powered Company By Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, and James Noel

The Leadership Pipeline: How to Build the Leadership Powered Company By Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, and James Noel

There are a lot of books on leadership, what sets The Leadership Pipeline apart? 
The The Leadership Pipeline isn't theory. It is based on structured observation through over 1200 in depth executive assessments of very successful people--contenders for CEO, CFO, Group Executive and Business General Manager. 

The Leadership Pipeline isn't about fads or the latest new thing. It based first on principles developed over 30 years… 

Farther Together: The Importance Of Allies In Diversity And Inclusion By Bernard Coleman

Farther Together: The Importance Of Allies In Diversity And Inclusion By Bernard Coleman

As the old adage goes, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” 

Have you ever heard of John Henry? He is an African-American folk hero from the 1870s. As the legend goes, "[Henry] worked as a 'steel-driving man' — a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing railroad tunnels ... John Henry's prowess as a steel-driver was measured in a one-man race against a steam-powered hammer, a race that John Henry prevailed only to tragically die in victory with hammer in hand as his heart gave out from stress."…

Leading Change, With a New Preface by the Author Hardcover By John P. Kotter

Leading Change, With a New Preface by the Author Hardcover By John P. Kotter

The international bestseller—now with a new preface by author John Kotter.

Millions worldwide have read and embraced John Kotter’s ideas on change management and leadership.

From the ill-fated dot-com bubble to unprecedented M&A activity to scandal, greed, and ultimately, recession—we’ve learned that widespread and difficult change is no longer the exception. It’s the rule. Now with a new preface, this refreshed edition of the global bestseller Leading Change is more relevant than ever…

Learn How to Build an Organization Based on Values By Susan M. Heathfield

Learn How to Build an Organization Based on Values By Susan M. Heathfield

"Our people are our most important asset." You’ve heard these words many times if you work in an organization. Yet how many organizations act as if they really believe these words? Not many. These words are the clear expression of a value, and values are visible through the actions people take, not their talk.

Values form the foundation for everything that happens in your…

The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness By Lolly Daskal

The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness By Lolly Daskal

Do people see you as the kind of leader you want to be? Are your strongest leadership qualities getting in the way of your greatness?

After decades of advising and inspiring some of the most eminent chief executives in the world, Lolly Daskal has uncovered a startling pattern: within each leader are powerful abilities that are also hidden impediments to greatness. She’s witnessed…

Gen Z Is Set to Outnumber Millennials Within a Year By Lee J Miller & Wei Lu

Gen Z Is Set to Outnumber Millennials Within a Year By Lee J Miller & Wei Lu

Millennials are about to be surpassed by Generation Z.

Gen Z will comprise 32 percent of the global population of 7.7 billion in 2019, nudging ahead of millennials, who will account for a 31.5 percent share, based on Bloomberg analysis of United Nations data, and using 2000/2001 as the generational split.

People born in 2001 will turn 18 next year, meaning many will enter university, be eligible to vote and, depending on their citizenship,…

The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People By Gary Chapman & Paul White

The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People By Gary Chapman & Paul White

Dramatically improve workplace relationships simply by learning your coworkers’ language of appreciation.

This book will give you the tools to improve staff morale, create a more positive workplace, and increase employee engagement. How? By teaching you to effectively communicate authentic appreciation…

Millennials born in 1980s may never recover from the Great Recession By Tami Luhby

Millennials born in 1980s may never recover from the Great Recession By Tami Luhby

Some Millennials may never get over the Great Recession.

The net worth of a typical family headed by someone born in the 1980s was 34% below what was expected, according to a new Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis study titled "A Lost Generation?"

What's worse, the typical 1980s family lost ground between 2010 and 2016, after the recession ended. These folks, who were in their late 20s and early to mid 30s in 2016…

The Seven Minute Difference: Small Steps to Big Changes By Allyson Lewis

The Seven Minute Difference: Small Steps to Big Changes By Allyson Lewis

Do you want more? More hope, more joy, more fun and more fulfillment? Change is the essence of life; the biggest, most meaningful, and dramatic differences in our lives—and in our world—are really just the result of a series of small, seemingly insignificant changes. "Amazing changes can occur in the most surprisingly small amounts of time," says Allyson Lewis, author and senior executive at a major financial services firm. "In just seven minutes my life changed forever, in this book I will share exactly what happened to me and how it can happen to you."In The Seven Minute Difference, Lewis motivates…

4 Traits of Leaders That Employees Will Happily Bend Over Backward For By Marcel Schwantes

4 Traits of Leaders That Employees Will Happily Bend Over Backward For By Marcel Schwantes

Riding the higher road of exceptional leadership can be a very lonely place. So many of those supposed "leaders" fall off the wagon during the journey, letting themselves and others down.

They may be too controlling, not listen enough (or at all), operate from hubris, or end up taking the spotlight that rightfully belongs to employees -- all traits counter to what good leaders do. 

When you closely inspect the best servant leaders and the traits they put on display for everyone to see, you'll find careers advancing, employees thriving, and companies ultimately flourishing…