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Six Linchpins Speak at Midsummer Madness Sweets and Tweets (Hat Tip | Seth Godin)

by Debbie Weil | Jul 22, 2010 | Books, Sweets and Tweets, Uncategorized

Listen to six Linchpins who stepped up at the July 21st *Midsummer Madness Sweets and Tweets for delicious pre-Seth Godin cupcakes and to riff for three minutes on how each has made him or herself indispensable at work. Linchpins (and the flip side, self-sabotaging...

It’s Seth Godin Week in DC

by Debbie Weil | Jul 19, 2010 | Books, Sweets and Tweets, Uncategorized

  Here’s why: Seth Godin is coming to town for a rare live seminar in DC on July 22, 2010. And his army of local fans is rumbling and ready. I’m hosting a Midsummer Madness edition of Sweets and Tweets (only $5) on July 21st, the day before his...

Book Review: Clay Shirky on Why our Cognitive Surplus Will Save the World (Maybe)

by Debbie Weil | Jul 14, 2010 | Books, Social Media, Uncategorized

I love the title of Clay Shirky‘s new book: Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age. What a marvelous phrase, cognitive surplus. It suggests that there is a basic reservoir of cognitive ability in all of us. And now, in our...

Tom Peters Wows an Intimate Group at DC’s Sweets and Tweets

by Debbie Weil | May 27, 2010 | Books, Sweets and Tweets, Uncategorized

A small group of DC digerati had the rare opportunity yesterday to hear bestselling business author and provocateur Tom Peters talk in an intimate setting. Tom was the featured speaker at my Sweets and Tweets event, a cupcake and social media salon held at the very...

Q & A With Author Anna Bernasek on The Economics of Integrity

by Debbie Weil | Apr 15, 2010 | Books, Uncategorized

Anna Bernasek found she had a “craving” to move forward after the financial crisis of 2008. The result is her provocative book, The Economics of Integrity. On one level, it means that companies can do well by doing good. But she goes one further, positing...

Memo to Tom Peters From the Department of Punctuation!!!

by Debbie Weil | Mar 11, 2010 | Books, CEO Bloggers, Uncategorized

I have a confession. I’m having a great time dipping into Tom Peters’ new book, The Little BIG Things: 163 Ways to Pursue Excellence. Neat concept. A book built, more or less, out of Tom’s blog posts (edited and re-organized). But the EXCITABLE...
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