Tag Archives: excellence

The New Economy: A Guide For Arizona

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

Getting ready for the 96th Arizona Town Hall, I am reading their report Building Arizona’s Future: Jobs, Innovation & Competitiveness.  It references a 1999 paper from the Morrison Institute The New Economy: A Guide for Arizona.  It lists eight principles [...]

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Sunday Review: Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative by Ken Robinson

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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Sunday Review: The Dip by Seth Godin

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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Sunday Review: Built to Last by Jim Collins

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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Sunday Review: Good To Great by Jim Collins

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]

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Sunday Review: Tribes by Seth Godin

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

Thumbs up means I highly recommend reading the book. A thumbs down means read something else unless you have free time on your hands.

Take Away: Solid book on building cult around your brand. Simple and quick read.

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Sunday Review: The Pragmatic Programmer by Andy Hunt

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

Thumbs up means I highly recommend reading the book. A thumbs down means read something else unless you have free time on your hands.

Take Away: Great practical advice on how to become a better programmer.  If you write code [...]

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Sunday Book Review: Getting Things Done by David Allen

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

humbs up means I highly recommend reading the book. A thumbs down means read something else unless you have free time on your hands.

Take Away: So simple, yet so powerful. We used to purchase this book and issue [...]

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1% Improvement Over Time Is Significant

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

Who wants to be 1% better?  Not very many people.
Who wants to be 50% better? Significantly more people.
Who wishes they could be perfect? Most people.
I had heard the quotes “Perfection not a destination, it is a journey that never ends” [...]

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Sunday Book Review: Influencer: The Power to Change Anything by Kerry Patterson and Joseph Grenny

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Derek Neighbors

Thumbs up means I highly recommend reading the book. A thumbs down means read something else unless you have free time on your hands.

Take Away: Too clinical of a writing style made it hard to stay engaged, but content [...]

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