Why CEOS need to read poetry—yes, poetry—to lead in the post-COVID world

Leaders will need to be resilient, open-minded, and creative. Poetry can show them the way. “I would like to beg you, dear Sir, as well as I can, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language.  Don’t search for the answers … Live the questions now.” – Rainer Maria RilkeRead Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

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iBooks Bestsellers: ‘Harry Potter’ Takes the Lead

J.K. Rowling’s 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone' knocked Andy Weir’s 'The Martian' from its #1 spot on the iBooks Bestsellers list for the week ended October 11. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy is eagerly exploring new business models but acknowledges there’s still room for old-fashioned intuition in publishing. The post Simon & Schuster CEO Seeks to Master Data appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette CEO Nourry and “The Way to Death”

Hachette’s famous ebook pricing dispute with Amazon may be over but its shadow stretched over yesterday’s CEO panel at the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Hachette CEO Nourry and “The Way to Death” appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Local World digital chief Matt Kelly joins rival Archant

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[ The Guardian | 2015-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Google Books Leading Researchers Astray?

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[ Slate | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Post Co. Sells Newspapers to Adams Publishing Group LLC

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Stuff | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An insider and trailblazer leads Universal Music Publishing

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[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hawking and Bean mark National Poetry Day

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Wired | 2015-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book world joins forces for charity

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[ BBC News | 2015-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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