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What we’ve been reading
Management. Motivational jiu-jitsu: staying positive in the face of negativity and indifference | The 99 Percent Zen and the art of making: how much fun it is when you’re a beginner at something as opposed to being an “expert.” | MAKE How Coca-Cola manages 90 emerging markets | Strategy-Business The trouble with titles: agency titles are getting out Read More
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What we’ve been reading
Management. If you’re busy, you’re doing something wrong: the surprisingly relaxed lives of elite achievers | Study Hacks The really simple way to get work done | zenhabits The holy grail of consulting – do this and triumph | Wrestling Possums Three types of people to “fire immediately” | BusinessWeek The impact of a corporate culture of sustainability on Read More
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Gamification
Definition by wikipedia “Gamification is the use of game design techniques and mechanics to solve problems and engage audiences. Typically gamification applies to non-game applications and processes (also known as “funware”), in order to encourage people to adopt them. Gamification works by making technology more engaging, by encouraging users to engage in desired behaviors, by showing a path to Read More
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What we’ve been reading
Management. Why we’re not hiring creative technologists | Wieden+Kennedy Stumbling up the ladder: ad agencies neglect their brightest prospects | Fast Company Boomerang employees: making it easy for your old workers to become your new ones | WSJ.com The twenty-somethings are here; get out of the way | Creativity_Unbound Creating a high-performance learning environment | Accenture Outlook The values proposition: Read More
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What we’ve been reading
Management. 10 truths about social media and social business you need to know. | The BrandBuilder Blog How to manage a perfectionist | Harvard Business Review Nike and the F word: How to motivate yourself into action | Wrestling Possums “From stretched to strengthened:” summary of IBM’s study of CMOs (PDF) | IBM Five must-reads for tackling complex problems Read More
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The most important lesson from the life of Steve Jobs
(why we need nutters, pirates and positive deviants to succeed) BY CHRIS SAVAGE, Chief Operating Officer, STW GROUP ON OCTOBER 19TH, 2011 from his blog chrisjohnsavage.com The most important lesson from the life of Steve Jobs for those of us in professional services and consulting worlds is not what you’d expect. Yet for me, it is what Read More
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What we’ve been reading
Steve Jobs. Remembering Steve Jobs | Statement by Apple Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011 | Wired.com Playboy Interview: Steven Jobs (1985) | Playboy Steve Jobs in his own words | Engadget Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement address | YouTube Text of Steve Jobs’ Commencement address (2005) | Stanford “Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know Read More
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What we’ve been reading
Management. A tale of two agency social media models (everyone whose business touches on social media should read this) | The BrandBuilder Blog The CEO is the Chief Energy Officer | Harvard Business Review Implementing strategies in extreme negotiations | Harvard Business Review Why we need to hire nutters, pirates and positive deviants to succeed | Chris Savage Now, Read More
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What we’ve been reading
Management. Steve Jobs’ patents: a vital lesson for CEOs | Fortune Management Where have all the leaders gone? | Harvard Business Review The rapid prototyping of business: a working prototype trumps a 50 page Powerpoint deck every time |Influxinsights Evolution of narcissism: why we’re overconfident, and why it works | National Geographic Dealing with difficult clients | The 99 Read More
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Is Social Media for Manufacturers?
There has never been a greater need for Australia’s manufacturers to create innovative and effective marketing strategies than over the past 2 years. For many, the hype around social media in consumer land is influencing and complicating their B2B marketing plans. Before you can decide whether social media can add value to your business, you Read More
