the success of givers

From “Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success” by Adam Grant In this book, I want to persuade you that we underestimate the success of givers like David Hornik. Although we often stereotype givers as chumps and doormats, they turn out to be surprisingly successful. To figure out why givers dominate the top

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priorities, balancing plans with opportunities, and allocating your resources

From “How Will You Measure Your Life?” by Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth, and Karen Dillon The final element is execution. The only way a strategy can get implemented is if we dedicate resources to it.  Good intentions are not enough – you’re not implementing the strategy that you intend if you don’t spend your

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Engines of Desire

From “Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life” by Luke Burgis Advertising gurus know that we scrunch our noses when we’re being sold something too hard. They know that they can no longer capture us by simply showing us a beautiful and happy-looking person drinking a particular brand of soda. For the past

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