Kings Innovation Update #55: April 2010

Book Club:
Next session starts April 20
8:00am-9:00pm
Book: Linchpin by Seth Godin
If interested in attending, please email mgates@kingsrda.ca

Innovation Library: www.innovation101.ca    Go to the Library tab!
New books:

• Mitch Joel, "Six Pixels of Separation: Everyone is Connected.  Connect Your Business to Everyone."
• Seth Godin, "Linchpin: Are You Indispensable"
• Tom Rath and Barry Conchie, "Strengths Based Leadership"
• Gary Vaynerchuk, "Crush It: Cash in on Your Passion"
• Malcolm Gladwell, "What the Dog Saw"
• Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, "Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust"
• Marcus Buckingham, "Go Put Your Strengths to Work"
• Roger von Oech, "A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative"
• Rodd Wagner and Gale Muller, PH.D., "Power Of 2: How to Make the Most Of Your Partnerships At Work and in Life"
• Eckhart Tolle, "Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment"

Quote:
"An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. He treats his failures simply as practice shots."
-Charles F. Kettering

Interesting Website:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORxFwBR4smE

Interesting Article:
Disengagement Can Be Really Depressing
Disengaged workplaces predict an increase in employee depression and anxiety, reports Gallup by Jennifer Robison
Gallup has studied employee engagement for decades. Researchers have interviewed millions of people in numerous job roles in hundreds of companies all over the world. Over and over, Gallup has found that engagement -- an emotional and psychological bond between workers and workplaces -- leads to better work performance.
To read more… http://gmj.gallup.com/content/127100/Disengagement-Really-Depressing.aspx

Keep innovating…
Marianne Gates, Kings Regional  Development Agency    Phone: 902.670-4945