CONTENTS (PDF): 3 Eight norms of readers LIVING: 4 Mojo boosters (Cover) – Five ways to increase your energy output. 6 Smart travel – Self-representation in a connected world. 7 Spiderman – A virtual example of personal branding. 8 Challenges – Empower yourself through any setback LEARNING: 10 Unqualified dreamers – Ignore reality at your own risk. 12 Ghost story – Outdated attitudes, behaviors scary. 13 Learning while black – Creating educational excellence for African American children. CHOOSING: 14 Decisions at the moment of truth – Split-second timing means doing what’s right at the moment. 16 Congressional Twitter – Falling short of improving transparency. 17 Marketing shift – Engaging online with empowered consumers. 18 Do you suffer from maybe-itis? – Regardless of our various official roles we are all sales people. And oh how we hate the rejection! Take it from a pro: “No” is a good thing. CREATING: 20 Innovators got to innovate – Real innovators are likely to have taught themselves in the school of hard knocks. 21 Time search – Naming 21st century innovators. 22 Destination statement – Getting from here to where you want to go. 24 Part 2: Free intraprise – Converting bureacracies to entrepreneurial organizations. WORKING: 26 Thinking strategically – Include everyone in the process. 28 Managing up – Steps to lead (but not damage) your boss. 29 Reader review – Unmanaging knowledge. K-FACTOR: 30 KM Six Pack #6 – Networks
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This is a new media publication in every sense of the word. It is published online and it uses the interactive channels of Web 2.0 to enable ‘prosumers’—people...
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Five simple ways to increase your energy output.
By Theresa Rose.
Is your mojo running in “slow mo?” Are you finding yourself dragging through each day, seemingly unable to move out of neutral? Are you fighting a bad case of the “grumpies?” Chances are, you need a mojo boost.
Like most of us,...
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By John and JoAnn Girard.
The advent of social media has changed the travel industry forever. Gone are the days where a select group of travel professionals has access to the best travel knowledge on a given destination. Gone are the days where average travels must rely on travel professionals for high-quality...
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If you don’t get ‘personal branding,’ consider this: there really is a Spiderman.
At least, that’s what pop-culture guru and associate humanities librarian for Texas Tech University Libraries Rob Weiner set out to prove ... more for subscribers only! Please Login to continue reading or Register...
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By Tamara Vaughn.
Everyone faces challenges in business and in life. And even positive experiences such as getting a promotion or finding Mr. or Ms. Right can present you with challenges. ... more for subscribers only! Please Login to continue reading or Register to get full acces to the magazine for...
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Ignore reality and you’ll risk failure.
A new study shows what it takes to convince a person that he or she isn’t qualified to achieve the career of his dreams. ... more for subscribers only! Please Login to continue reading or Register to get full acces to the magazine for 1 year - 25$ annual for...
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Outdated attitudes, behaviors scary.
By Carol Kinsey Goman.
I believe in ghosts.
Not only do I believe in ghosts, I’ve seen how they haunt individuals, teams, departments, and entire organizations around the world.
And nowhere are these workplace ghosts more insidious than in the area of collaboration.
What...
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