Things We Can Do

via washingtonpost.com More than 140 characters but worth the read for a clear and simple breakdown of how the US is in a foolish debate about how to fix what 7 other countries have already nailed. Posted via email from Things You Can Do

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Design for conflict: Why you should have a few fights in your company By Guest Blogger on June 2, 2011 | Comments (2) This post is by Greg Kesler and Amy Kates, managing partners at Kates Kesler Organization Consulting, the authors of “ Leading Organization Design: How to Make Organization Design Decisions to Drive the Results You Need. ” The authors consult with global companies trying to maximize value-delivery through organization design. E-mail them at greg@kateskesler.com and amy@kateskesler.com . Get ready to rumble For years, leaders have tried to create smooth-running organizations where complexity, tension, conflict and overlapping lines of authority are at a minimum. Organizational simplicity is great when the business is simple. But in a complex, multi-divisional company, managing brands across several products and geographies things get more complicated and fights break out. Learn to love it. Harmony is ofte...

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Twitter is about more than telling people what kind of sandwich you had for lunch and Facebook is about more than posting party pictures from your days in college. The next time people tell you that social media is worthless, point them to this post. These are very real ways new media sites have made my life easier: When I was in Las Vegas, a city I don’t know well, for BlogWorld 2010 I asked for directions  to a bar I was trying to find by tweeting at a friend who had just checked in there on Foursquare. I commonly ask for  recommendations  for movies, music, and other forms of entertainment on Twitter. As a writer, if I meet someone who might have  freelance work  for me, I can connect with them on LinkedIn when I get home or even with my smart phone before I even leave the party rather than relying on them to remember my website or having to keep track of a business card. Speaking of work, if you need a job, you can mention it to your friends/followers to see if anyone know...

via youtube.com Going for a three -fer this Friday. Saw this video at least a year ago, somebody reminded me of it today. Love it, makes me smile. Enjoy! Posted via email from Things You Can Do

via ted.com this is something we all can do - move from getting stuff done to doing things with purpose "Why we do things." not "What we do." Posted via email from Things You Can Do