| This article will focus on the
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| | achieve and maintain success in the
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| acquisition of knowledge through learning
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| | rapidly changing global economy.c. "Blue
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| by reading. While there are certainly
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| | Ocean Strategy" authored by INSEAD
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| numerous other ways to learn (experience,
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| | professors W. Chan Kim and Renee
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| classroom instruction, digital learning,
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| | Mauborgne. This book argues the premise
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| etc.) I am a huge fan of the benefits of
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| | (and successfully so in my opinion) that
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| professional development gained from good
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| | tomorrow's leading companies will succeed
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| old-fashion reading. Someone once said
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| | not by battling competitors in overly
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| "you are what you read" and while I think
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| | competitive markets for thin margins
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| there is far more to the equation of our
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| | (bloody "red oceans") but by creating
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| individual make-up than our choice of
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| | "blue oceans" of uncontested market space
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| reading material there is also an element
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| | ripe for growth.2. Periodicals, Trade
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| of truth contained in the aforementioned
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| | Publications and Industry Journals:
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| quote.If I told you how much time I spend
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| | Again, not being able to address the
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| reading and researching you probably
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| | specific needs of each reader you must
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| wouldn't believe me, but suffice it to
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| | make your own choices here as well.
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| say I am a voracious reader. I subscribe
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| | However being aware of industry trends,
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| to online clipping services, use RSS
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| | competitive positioning, who the thought
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| feeds to scour news groups, forums and
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| | leaders are, etc. are all critical to
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| the Blogosphere, usually have at least
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| | your success. Pick the top couple of
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| two books going at any one time as well
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| | publications in your industry, sector,
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| as reading a variety of industry
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| | vertical or micro-vertical and pour-over
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| publications and periodicals. That being
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| | the content looking for opportunities to
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| said, I'm always amazed at the number of
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| | exploit. Most print publications now also
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| executives who don't keep up with their
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| | have Internet versions or digital
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| professional reading.Here is a telling
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| | newsletters that can be subscribed to as
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| observation...According to surveys
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| | well. I typically always have a print
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| conducted by our leadership development
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| | copy of a periodical in my brief case,
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| practice a very large common denominator
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| | one on my night stand, and several in my
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| shared by executives who feel that they
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| | office. My favorite general business
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| are not achieving the level of success
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| | publications are The Economist, Chief
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| they feel themselves capable of is that
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| | Executive, Fast Company, Business 2.0 and
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| many of them are "too busy to keep up
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| | Wired.3. Digital Media: Blogs, Forums,
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| with their reading", Hmmm...Reading
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| | News Groups, News Portals, Clipping
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| should not be something that is done when
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| | Services and other aggregators: Select an
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| you're bored or have nothing better to
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| | appropriate cross section of all of the
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| do, rather it needs to be incorporated
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| | aforementioned options. What I
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| into your daily regimen. I have
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| | particularly like about this genre is
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| personally worked with literally hundreds
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| | that it is often "real time" information
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| of C-suite executives and without
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| | as opposed to other mediums that have a
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| question the most successful
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| | built in latency factor. Another benefit
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| professionals are those that constantly
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| | is that much of the content produced in
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| seek out learning opportunities and are
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| | this medium is not from the typical
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| voracious readers. They realize the
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| | industry pundits, but rather true "in the
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| importance of learning and make reading a
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| | trenches" thought leaders that see things
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| priority.Think of the business leaders
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| | coming long before journalists report it
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| that have had the biggest positive impact
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| | in the news or the so-called gurus
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| in your life and I'm sure you'll find
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| | publish it in their latest book. This
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| that these individuals were in constant
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| | medium has been my preferred reading
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| search of new and better information that
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| | choice for a number of years now because
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| they in turn used to inspire, motivate
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| | it is extremely productive and time
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| and lead those around them.The question
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| | effective. I subscribe to a number of
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| is not should you be reading, but rather
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| | blogs, news groups, forums and clipping
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| what should you be reading? With the
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| | services because I'm able to be "pushed"
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| plethora of reading material on the
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| | content that I've asked for in a medium
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| market today it not a simple thing to
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| | that I enjoy. If you are not a heavy
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| make sure that you're covering all the
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| | consumer of online information you are
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| bases in a time efficient fashion.
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| | truly missing the boat...4. Personal
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| Therefore the following tips were
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| | Reading: Read whatever you
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| designed to help you streamline your
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| | enjoy...personal development, spiritual
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| reading efforts:1. Books: You should
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| | reading, fiction, etc. However keep in
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| always be engaged in the reading of at
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| | mind that it does little good to feed
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| least one book on professional
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| | your brain if you're not feeding your
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| development. Since I can't speak to the
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| | soul first. I'm not going to preach and I
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| individual needs of our readers in this
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| | realize that our readers have different
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| forum I am simply going to recommend what
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| | religious preferences so you decide what
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| I believe are the 3 best general business
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| | reading material should fall into this
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| books authored over the past 5 years.
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| | category. I'm also not going to tell you
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| These books can have an immediate impact
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| | how much time you should allocate to this
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| on the way in which you think about, and
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| | category, but I would suggest you ponder
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| conduct business. If you haven't read
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| | what is truly important in life and make
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| them start here:a. "The Attention
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| | your investments where they will pay the
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| Economy" authored by Accenture
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| | biggest dividends. I will leave you with
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| consultants Thomas Davenport and John
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| | one of my favorite quotes, Billy Graham
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| Beck. This book delves into the critical
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| | said: "If I could go back and change one
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| importance of understanding both sides of
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| | thing in my life I would read more of the
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| the attention equation: "getting and
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| | Bible and less about the Bible."Mike
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| holding the attention of
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| | Myatt is the Chief Strategy Officer at
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