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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The Opportunity to Govern: How the Supreme Court Is Reshaping America
By Ian Millhiser
As Congress grows less and less able to enact ordinary legislation, the Supreme Court is more and more likely to become the final word on questions of policy.
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Why DEI? A Personal and Historical Perspective
By Deanna Singh
People want to believe the American dream invites everyone to aim high, but the reality is that the mob awaited African Americans who dreamed too big. … Many of these instances of violence flared up against people like my great-great-grandfather, who committed no crime other than being industrious.
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The Challenge of Power
By Jeffrey Pfeffer
Many books and research studies that are ostensibly about power are fundamentally ambivalent about embracing techniques to make people more powerful. Many commentaries on power, while optimistic and uplifting and often quite popular, are, in their Panglossian views of human behavior and the social world, remarkably untethered from the empirical realities of social life.
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How Should I Pay My Interns? A Look at Compensation, Creativity, and Morality in Business Today
By Nir Bashan
Many new businesses and startups find themselves in a tricky position—trying to move forward without having the ability to pay someone for the help they so desperately need. And today more than ever, the need for specialty labor may mean the difference between success and failure. So what is any enterprise—big or small—to do?
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The Competitive Advantage of Flexible Work
By Brian Elliott, Sheela Subramanian, Helen Kupp
Because it has a positive effect on common business challenges, like recruiting and retention; because it leads to happier, less stressed, and more engaged employees; because of these things and more, flexible work, when done right, quite simply drives better business results.
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Culture and Courage: How to Shake Things Up While Adhering to Core Principles
By Reggie Fils-Aimé
No culture is perfect. And if you don’t evolve with emerging business conditions, your company and its culture will be left behind. The best senior leaders define the culture in their organization thoughtfully.
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Words Matter: How the Quality of Your Writing Signals Your Clarity of Thought
By Charles Wheelan
Writing for life requires composing your thoughts in a way that gets your desired response, whether that is laughs in a comedy club, a raise from your boss, a large donation to a food pantry, or something else. This is a crucial life skill.
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Redesigning Work In a Way That Works for Everyone
By Lynda Gratton
Businesses are facing a time of significant disruption, ambiguities and unforeseen events. In navigating through this period, employee trust will be a crucial asset. Creating a model of work that is fair and just will be crucial.
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Planning Is No Substitute for Strategy
By Porchlight
Planning may be an excellent way to cope with fear of the unknown, but fear and discomfort are an essential part of strategy-making. In fact, if you are entirely comfortable with your strategic plan, there’s a strong chance it isn’t very good.
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How Intelligent Technology Can Transform the Struggle for Sustainability
By Paul Daugherty, H James Wilson
Companies must begin to immediately embrace the twin imperatives of using technology as a sustainability catalyst while also making technology more sustainable.
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