Dave Fleet

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My 2012 Reading Challenge: 36 Books

Dave Fleet

For the last two years I’ve set myself a challenge – one I adopted from Julien Smith - to read at least 26 books per year. In 2010 I managed 26 books; last year I managed 32. Stand-out books for me last year included: Fiction: The Hound of the Baskervilles. A Game of Thrones Series (4-Book Set).

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47 Books For Your 2011 Reading List

Dave Fleet

Tweet Looking for books to populate your reading list for 2011? Last year I set myself a challenge: reading a book every two weeks throughout the year (I actually managed one more than that). Here’s the list of books they suggested, along with a few books I plan on reading myself (links are Amazon affiliate links): Non-Fiction.

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Book Review And Interview: Common Sense Leadership

Dave Fleet

by Garth Johns, is unlike many of the books I’ve read recently. For another, the book clocks in at just over 130 pages, making it one of the quicker reads I’ve had recently. With all of the leadership-focused books out there, what made you decide to write Common Sense Leadership? Common Sense Leadership. Be on time.

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Improve Your Effectiveness With Workarounds That Work

Dave Fleet

You know those books that you want to buy for everyone you know, because you know everyone will get something from it? Workarounds That Work (WTW) is one of those books. WTW is the kind of book that, while it’s a great read from cover-to-cover, is also a useful resource when facing specific issues. Yay or nay?

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Want to get better at social media? Ask “Why?”

Dave Fleet

” can help you get to the bottom of almost any problem, push your colleagues to explore new options, and force a new level of honesty in decision making. “The conversation” and “engagement” are just means to that end.” ” We’re operating in a field which is still full of kumbaya and hugging.

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Weekly Reads: Facebook, Marketing Trends and Social Media’s Effect on Stereotypes

Dave Fleet

Alongside my ongoing book reading challenge , I start off every day by reading the latest goings-on in the public relations, social media and tech blogosphere. Betting on News, AOL Is Buying The Huffington Post. AOL buys HuffPo. As part of my new approach to creating content , I’m going to begin curating the best for you.

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Unethical Social Media at its Worst: Rob Ford’s Fake Twitter Account

Dave Fleet

According to the reports, Ford was recorded offering to buy prescription painkillers on the street for a voter suffering from fybromyalgia, and tapes of the call were sent to the Toronto Star. They allege he then befriended the person who made the tapes in order to get a copy.

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