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While I was in NY last month I met Darren Hardy. Serendipitously I had just finished reading his excellent book called "The Compound Effect" which teaches people about success and what it really takes to earn it. He is also the publisher of Success Magazine. Think about it. He interviews people all day asking them [...]

Bill Taylor, author of Practically Radical and co-founder of Fast Company, talks about "humbition"; a winning combination of ambition and intellectual humilty. The term originated in an IBM study that sought to identify the traits of their most high-impact employees. Turns out that ambition alone is mediocre; ambition plus intellectual humility is the winning combination. [...]

See how I debated this motion at the recent National Pharma Congress by clicking link below. "This house believes that there is no longer room in healthcare for partnerships between either industry and academia, or industry and health care providers." What do you think? Please post your comments below. Debate 2012

It's easy - and you will benefit yourself too! Michael Bungay- Stanier - an all around great leader - who volunteered his time to speak at our Bricks and Books event last year (and did a SMASHING job!) is trying to end Malaria. He published a collection of useful, provocative and challenging essays on how [...]

Watch this TED talk for the solution. How can you be a part of the 'pit crew'?

Olivia Fox Cabane, author of The Charisma Myth, talks with Fast Company about why charisma is so critical to business and how special Jedi mind tricks can help get you there. As a socially inept teenager, she realized that she had two choices. “Either confine myself to a desert island, or learn how to make [...]

If you read about influence - you have undoubtedly heard of Dr. Robert Cialdini. He is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on social influence. Haven't read his books yet? Click link to read a short cheat sheet of his 6 key principles from his book Influence: Science & Practice. http://davidgodot.com/robert-cialdinis-principles-of-influence-cheatsheet/

We just finished a survey of participants and are thrilled with the results! Read what 50 people said and click on the ppt for a summary of the results. How would you feel with marks like this: 100%, 94.86%, 95.39%, 81.54%?

Can you influence someone who's not interested? No. But how do you catch their interest in what you have to say? Don't give them 4. Give them 2+2. Why? People are compelled to deduce. The absence of information draws them in. One way is to use stories. Enjoy this entertaining lesson from filmmaker Andrew Stanton [...]

For those in the pharma community who live near Toronto...... I’m writing with some great news! Remember the leadership charity event I organized last Sept 23? Well, not only are we doing it again (Yeah!).... but this year it is going to be even better! (You won’t believe who we have confirmed to speak!) Mark [...]