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Lessons Learned from Ron Johnson’s Tenure at JCPenney

Today I was a guest on the featured BlogTalkRadio show “Views from The Top” hosted by Adrienne Graham (@talentdiva). The episode was entitled “Know Thy Customer”. Ms. Graham and I gave a quick rundown of what seemed to happen with the short tenure of once-Apple employee Ron Johnson (the genius behind Apple Store’s Genius Bar). [...]

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PurpleCar Park: Interview with Oliver Burkeman, Author, The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Do you find yourself clenching in anger when someone tells you to “think positive?” Do you bite your tongue when your too-perky boss gives you a motivational book for the holidays? If you find yourself balancing on the edge of punching the next person who tells you to [...]

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PurpleCar Park: Richard Settersten and David Spinks

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Dr. Richard Settersten pulls in to PurpleCar Park to discuss his new book (along with writer Barbara Ray): Not Quite Adults: Why 20-Somethings Are Choosing A Slower Path to Adulthood, and Why It’s Good for Everyone. Dr. Settersten holds a Ph.D. in Human Development and Social Policy from [...]

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PurpleCar Park: Interview with Steve Garfield, Author of Get Seen

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Mr. Steve Garfield stops in to PurpleCar Park to discuss his book, Get Seen: Online Video Secrets to Building Your Business. Steve is an “internet old-timer” who started doing video in way back in 2004, when there wasn’t user-generated video content on the web. We talk about how [...]

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PurpleCar Park: Interview with Dr. Dan Ariely, Author of The Upside of Irrationality

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Dr. Dan Ariely pulls in to PurpleCar Park to discuss his new book, The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home. Stop what you’re doing, pull the car over and listen in to Dr. Ariely talk about his fun and interesting [...]

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PurpleCar Park: Interview with Author Daniel H. Pink

Podcast: Play in new window | Download NYT best-selling author Daniel H. Pink stops in to talk about his new book, DRiVE. We talk about why companies are stuck in the 1950s when it comes to reward and motivation theories. Find out what a “For Benefit” company is, why Wikipedia and open source are so [...]

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INTERVIEW: Dalton Conley, Ph.D., author of Elsewhere, U.S.A.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download Today I interviewed Dr. Dalton Conley, Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Sociology Department at NYU.  Dr. Conley is author of several books, most notably his memoir and social commentary, Honky. Dr. Conley and I sit down to talk about his new book, Elsewhere, U.S.A.: How We [...]

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