Anyone interested in a different take on the much-discussed subject of “careering” might want to check out the book “Radical Careering” by Sally Hogshead.  It’s a couple of years old but worth reading during these tumultuous times. …

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The Golden Era of Networking

Great piece from a recent NY Times about how this tumultuous era has ushered in a golden age of networking, which has been a boon to the popular networking businesses like Facebook and LinkedIn.  Membership and usage growth for both services has been dramatic over…

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How the Economic Downturn Is Affecting the Sports World

Great piece in the Sunday Times Sports Section on how the poor economy is affecting virtually all aspects of the business.  Good read... 

In Economic Downturn, Corporate Ties Put Bind on Sports

By RICHARD SANDOMIR and KEN BELSON
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World Congress of Sports Approaching Fast

The 2009 IMG World Congress of Sports is heading south.  This year’s conference will be held at the Mandarin Oriental in Miami on April 1 and 2.  It will be interesting to see how the economic downturn will affect attendance.

New Book from Malcolm Gladwell: Outliers

Blink was pretty good, but this actually seems more interesting.  Here’s the overview from Amazon:

Amazon Best of the Month, November 2008: Now that he’s gotten us talking about the viral life of ideas and the power of gut reactions, Malcolm Gladwell…

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