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Idea: Wordle to analyze text of statements of purpose: mission, core values, goals, interviews, – using the tool in analysis of missions of GREAT organizations – innovative libraries and entrepreneurial organizations.  How to great organizations see themselves?  Who do they wish to be?

Libraries have competitors in a marketplace.  Competition, not for the dollar, but for efficiencies of access and service.

Missions and Wordle … interesting mashups occur.

(Tasha Saecker, at “Sites and Soundbytes” – Carolyn Foote at School Library Journal – 07/01/2009 – Megan at Re:Generations – have had the same thought .. nothing is original .. Note to self: Get an Idea … Blog it Quick!)

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“Now Discover Your Strengths” - Marcus Buckingham

- Focus on strengths not remedying weaknesses
- We spend too much time and energy with bottom feeders.. focus on & support top performers
- Self-awareness of strengths

“Good to Great” - Jim Collins

- First Who? then What?.. hire for who first .. not specific job
- Right People on Right Bus in Right Seats
- What are key success factors for the organization .. need to decide upon, agree upon it
- Level 5 Leadership

“Good to Great and the Social Sector” – Jim Collins

- Replace Profit with Mission
- Culture of “niceness” inhibits candor about “brutal facts”
- Different metrics (Measuring Output .. not Input)

“Leading Change” - John Kotter

- Developing a sense of urgency
- Establish a guiding coallition
- Generate short-term wins
- Deal with issues – don’t ignore – teaches its not important

“Five Dysfunctions of A Team” - Patrick Lencioni

“Launching a Leadership Revolution” - Chris Brady, Orrin Woodward

- Succession planning
- Leaders who create leaders

“Influencer: The Power to Change Anything” – Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

- Talking influences no one
- Don’t try to influence everyone .. focus on direct reports and opinion leaders

“The Tipping Point” – Malcom Gladwell

“Made to Stick” – Chip & Dan Heath

- Communication and the art of making things unforgettable

“Know-How: the 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform from Those Who Don’t” – Ram Charan

“The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive” – Patrick Lencioni

“Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” – Stephen Covey

“A Class with Drucker: The Lost Lessons” - Peter Drucker

- “What everybody knows is frequently wrong”

“Emotional Intelligence at Work” – Hendrie Weisinger

“Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High Impact Non-profits” - Leslie Crutchfield & Heather McLeod-Grant

“The Future of Management” – Gary Hamel

“Five Minds for  the Future” - Howard Gardner

“The Speed of Trust” – Stephen Covey

“Microtrends” – Mark Penn

“Getting Things Done” – David Allen

“The 4-Hour Workweek” – Timothy Ferriss

Tina Seelig ; Stanford Technology Ventures Program – Podcast

What I Wish I Knew When I Was Twenty” – her book

Every problem is an opportunity. The bigger the problem the opportunity

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It was my idea first. Ever get a brilliant idea and before publishing it, someone gets the same brilliant idea. Answer .. blog it quick!