The Simplest Thing That Works

The World IS Flat

Global Sources - Products.

A very cool global thing happened today.  I got an email from my friend Dylan at 800CEOREAD, letting me know they'd gotten a request from Chief Executive China to translate and publish my ChangeThis manifesto, Growing Great New Managers, in their magazine and on their website.

I agreed - and suggested they note to their readers that Growing Great Employees, on which the article is based, is also available in Chinese.

The idea that something I wrote, sitting here in New York, might help a manager in Tianjin to develop his employees, or an executive in Shenzhen to decide what kind of team he wants to build -- that makes me very happy. 

Maybe it shouldn't - maybe I should be more worried about global competition...but I'm with Friedman on this: I think there's more than enough to go around.  

Link Love and Live Community

Just got back from attending the 2nd annual 800CEOREAD author Pow-wow. I enjoyed it so much, and found it so valuable - I suspect it will take days to integrate everything I learned and felt.

So, for now, I'll just do as my friend Phil Gerbyshak encouraged me and share link love - here are blogs and websites from the delightful, smart, inspiring, interesting and encouraging folks I met there:

Greg Alexander
Jose Castillo
Kevin Eikenberry
Phil Gerbyshak
Jackie Huba and Ben McConnell
Joe Heuer
Alex Kjerulf
Steve Little
Bob Mintz
Susan Quandt
David Meerman Scott
Mike Stallard
Dan Roam
John Rosen and AnnaMaria Turano
Raj Setty
Bill Welter
Steve Yastrow
Michael Kanazawa

Shelly Dolley
Barbara Cave Henricks and Dennis Welch
Mark Fortier
Nick and Nikki Morgan
Gerry Sindell
Les Tuerk
Susan Williams

And of course, as always - the lovely crew at 800CEOREAD, with special thanks to Kate and Todd.

More later, but for the moment: to every one of you, and to the folks who aren't on the list simply because I don't know your blog or website address -

Thank you so much.