ChangeThis
The original idea behind ChangeThis came from Seth Godin, and was built in the summer of 2004 by Amit Gupta, Catherine Hickey, Noah Weiss, Phoebe Espiritu, and Michelle Sriwongtong. In the summer of 2005, ChangeThis was turned over to 800-CEO-READ. In addition to selling and writing about books, they kept ChangeThis up and running as a standalone website for 14 years. In 2019, 800-CEO-READ became Porchlight, and we pulled ChangeThis together with the rest of our editorial content under the website you see now. We remain committed to the high-design quality and independent spirit of the original team that brought ChangeThis into the world.
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A Better Business through a Great Place to Work for All
By Michael C. Bush CEO, The Great Place to Work Research Team
"What it means to be a great workplace has evolved. We have entered a new era, a new frontier in business. Our economy has evolved through agrarian, industrial, and 'knowledge' phases to the point where the essential qualities of human beings—things like passion, creativity, and a willingness to
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Why Is Diversity Important? The Answer Might Surprise You
By Chris Clearfield, András Tilcsik
"Pundits and business gurus often talk about how diversity can spark creativity and innovation. Diversity, they tell us, is supposed to be something beautiful: Different people come together to learn from one another and create an inclusive team that's more than the sum of its parts. Everyone brings
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For Outstanding Performance, Change How You Solve Problems
By Karen Martin
"Ask any business leader if he or she is good at solving problems and the likely response is, 'Of course!' After all, business leaders spend a lot of their time navigating problems. If they weren't good at it, those leaders would lose their jobs, wouldn't they? Not if the organization doesn't know what
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Willpower Is an Outdated Model of Success: Here's the Future of Self-improvement
By Benjamin Hardy
"It's no wonder willpower has been placed under the media spotlight as essential to success. In a negative environment, willpower's all we have left. It's the life-raft, the backup parachute. And we're depending on it to save our skins. It takes a lot of willpower to remain positive in a negative environment.
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Forget Everything You Know About Culture
By Denise Lee Yohn
"Most of the existing rhetoric on culture says that managers must be warm and nurturing and they must treat their employees like family, being encouraging and inclusive. That's just wrong. You don't need to offer a supportive, benevolent culture to be a great manager, organization, or business. And anyone
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Planting the Seeds for Social Startup Success: 10 Things to Remember When Starting a Social Enterprise
By Kathleen Kelly Janus
"Taking on the social challenges of our time, be it treating diseases, hunger, climate change, or improving education is no small feat, and starting a social enterprise dedicated to solving these problems can be daunting. As Bill Drayton, founder of Ashoka, once said, 'Social entrepreneurs are not content
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Type R Leaders and the Transformative Resilience Ripple Effect
By Ama Marston
"Our new normal is a perfect storm of personal, professional, and global turbulence. Success amidst this increasing amount of disruption depends on Transformative Resilience—turning challenges into opportunities and creating next iterations. And ultimately, as leaders, we create a ripple effect.
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The Making of an Icon
By Soon Yu
"Are you ready to strangle the next person who tells you to 'innovate or die', 'jump on the next S curve,' or 'find the game changer?' Do you wish there was an easier more profitable way to drive organic growth? Fortunately, this manifesto will help you stop chasing the new and instead, innovate the
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Re-Imagine "Networking"
By Diana Faison
"Networking is a phrase that elicits a number of opposing responses. Extroverts think of a party or a social event where cocktails are served and stories are shared. Work agenda items may be attended to... or not. Overall, a pleasant time is had by all. Introverts often see networking as a 'must
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The Beauty of Conflict
By CrisMarie Campbell & Susan Clarke
"Conflict. Most of us avoid it like crazy. But what if harnessing conflict was your best chance to build trust, transform relationships and create championship teams that produce greatness? What if it's a healthy thing for a team to erupt so that they can transform from the ashes?"