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The Only Way to Get Important Things Done - Tony Schwartz - Harvard Business Review
http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2011/05/the-only-way-to-get-important.htmlMost everyone I meet feels pulled in more directions than ever, expected to work longer hours, and asked to get more done with fewer resources. But in these same audiences, there are also, invariably, a handful of people who are getting things done, including the important stuff, and somehow still managing to have a life. What have they figured out that the rest of their colleagues have not? The answer, surprisingly, is not that they have more will or discipline than you do. The counterintuitive secret to getting things done is to make them more automatic, so they require less energy. The proper role for your pre-frontal cortex is to decide what behavior you want to change, design the ritual you'll undertake, and then get out of the way. "It is a profoundly erroneous truism that we should cultivate the habit of thinking of what we are doing, The precise opposite is the case. Civilization advances by extending the number of operations we can perform without thinking about them."
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The 2-Minute Opportunity Checklist for Entrepreneurs - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review
Worth a look for aspiring #startups: "The 2-Minute Opportunity #Checklist for #Entrepreneurs" @HarvardBiz http://bit.ly/cZSe46
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/03/the_2minute_opportunity_checkl.html
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Worth a look for aspiring #startups: "The 2-Minute Opportunity #Checklist for #Entrepreneurs" @HarvardBiz http://bit.ly/cZSe46
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/03/the_2minute_opportunity_checkl.html
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Twitter, SXSW, and Building a 21st Century Business - Umair Haque - Harvard Business Review
So, how was your week? Mine's been interesting. In case you haven't heard, I interviewed Twitter CEO Evan Williams at the keynote at this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference on Monday in Austin, Texas
http://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2010/03/twitter_sxsw_and_building_a_21.html
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So, how was your week? Mine's been interesting. In case you haven't heard, I interviewed Twitter CEO Evan Williams at the keynote at this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference on Monday in Austin, Texas
http://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2010/03/twitter_sxsw_and_building_a_21.html
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The Social Media Bubble - Umair Haque - Harvard Business Review
Let's summarize. On the demand side, relationship inflation creates beauty contest effects, where, just as every judge votes for the contestant they think the others will like the best, people transmit what they think others want. On the supply side, relationship inflation creates popularity contest effects, where people (and artists) strive for immediate, visceral attention-grabs — instead of making awesome stuff. The social isn't about beauty contests and popularity contests. They're a distortion, a caricature of the real thing. It's about trust, connection, and community. That's what there's too little of in today's mediascape, despite all the hoopla surrounding social tools. The promise of the Internet wasn't merely to inflate relationships, without adding depth, resonance, and meaning. It was to fundamentally rewire people, communities, civil society, business, and the state — through thicker, stronger, more meaningful relationships. That's where the future of media lies.
http://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2010/03/the_social_media_bubble.html
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Let's summarize. On the demand side, relationship inflation creates beauty contest effects, where, just as every judge votes for the contestant they think the others will like the best, people transmit what they think others want. On the supply side, relationship inflation creates popularity contest effects, where people (and artists) strive for immediate, visceral attention-grabs — instead of making awesome stuff. The social isn't about beauty contests and popularity contests. They're a distortion, a caricature of the real thing. It's about trust, connection, and community. That's what there's too little of in today's mediascape, despite all the hoopla surrounding social tools. The promise of the Internet wasn't merely to inflate relationships, without adding depth, resonance, and meaning. It was to fundamentally rewire people, communities, civil society, business, and the state — through thicker, stronger, more meaningful relationships. That's where the future of media lies.
http://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2010/03/the_social_media_bubble.html
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From Social Media to Social Strategy - Umair Haque - Harvard Business Review
Our research suggests that 95% of organizations are unable to offer socially useful stuff that creates meaningful value for people, communities, and tomorrow's generations. Yet, most "social media" strategies have one or more of three goals: to "push product," "build buzz," or "engage consumers." None of these lives up to the Internet's promise of meaning. They're just slightly cleverer ways to sell more of the same old junk. But the great challenge of the 21st century is making stuff radically better in the first place — stuff that creates what I've been calling thicker value.
http://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2010/04/from_social_media_to_social_strategy.html
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Our research suggests that 95% of organizations are unable to offer socially useful stuff that creates meaningful value for people, communities, and tomorrow's generations. Yet, most "social media" strategies have one or more of three goals: to "push product," "build buzz," or "engage consumers." None of these lives up to the Internet's promise of meaning. They're just slightly cleverer ways to sell more of the same old junk. But the great challenge of the 21st century is making stuff radically better in the first place — stuff that creates what I've been calling thicker value.
http://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2010/04/from_social_media_to_social_strategy.html
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Why Social Sharing Is Bigger than Facebook and Twitter - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review
"Social sharing is a major behavioral shift, the most important so far of the 21st century. And the information we choose to share with friends, co-workers and even strangers, is re-defining the idea of what's private and public before our very eyes."
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/04/why_social_sharing_is_bigger_than_facebook.html
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"Social sharing is a major behavioral shift, the most important so far of the 21st century. And the information we choose to share with friends, co-workers and even strangers, is re-defining the idea of what's private and public before our very eyes."
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/04/why_social_sharing_is_bigger_than_facebook.html
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