Posted in Acton E-Teachers, Awards on Sep 18th, 2009
Congratulations to Ben Allen, CEO of Acton Publishing, for being nominated for the 2009 Austin Business Journal Tech Innovator Awards! The Tech Innovator Awards celebrate the top tech innovators in Central Texas and their accomplishments.
Ben is also a 2007 alumnus and current practitioner at Acton. Acton Publishing creates the curriculum for Acton and online courses and the online sim games.
Winners will be [...]
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You want your company to stand out against all of the other companies that are just like yours. What do you do? Ed Perry comments on how to garner more word-of-mouth marketing.
Sunday morning I sat in The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on South Lamar in Austin, Texas while visiting with someone who was sitting in The [...]
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Posted in Acton E-Teachers on Aug 14th, 2009
What is the secret to getting really, really good at something?
In his new book, The Talent Code, Daniel Coyle travels to “hot beds” of talent throughout the world; small places that produced very large numbers of talented people. And what did he discover? That talent isn’t born; it’s grown. The book removes the mystery that [...]
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Are you thinking about making a drastic change in order to find job satisfaction? Read this post by Master Teacher Steven Tomlinson first.
In the current issue of Fast Company, Po Bronson, author of What Should I Do with My Life?, offers some cheeky tough-love for those of us looking to boost career satisfaction: don’t [...]
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Your business is declining. You’re losing customers. What do you do?
Don’t make matters worse for yourself by falling into a “death spiral.” This is a re-post from best-selling author and entrepreneur Seth Godin’s blog. For businesspeople interested in fresh marketing ideas, this is a great blog to visit.
You’ve probably seen it. The fish monger sees [...]
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Posted in Acton E-Teachers, Books on Jul 17th, 2009
See why Steven Pressfield’s book will help you stop procrastinating and follow your calling.
If you keep resolving to make some significant change in your life, like reinvent your career or develop a neglected talent, but can’t seem to stick with it, Steven Pressfield has written the book for you. In The War of Art, [...]
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Posted in Acton E-Teachers, Raising Money on Jul 16th, 2009
Why should you take investment money from your customer? Read this article by Master Teacher Ed Perry to find out.
With current economic conditions, banks have become very strict making it really tough to get loans. Venture capital (VC) has become scarce, and angel investors are cutting way back on their activity. Where else can [...]
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Those are words I have never heard. Usually, I hear, “Why didn’t I fire him/her a long time ago?” What prevents us from taking that strong right action quicker?
Firing someone is one of the hardest matters for us to get right – and yet one of the most critical. Reasons why we [...]
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Every year, Master Teacher Ed Perry leads Acton Scholars in the People Management course. Here is an excerpt from one of his classes on communication:
If there is one ingredient that is essential to successful leadership, it is trust. Trust starts with honest company-wide communication every day.
Honest, forthright communication is surprisingly tough for people to tolerate. We [...]
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In addition to teaching and running companies, Acton teachers are life-long learners who are constantly looking for opportunities and resources to hone their own business skills.
As a result, Acton teachers are avid readers. Here are some of the books that most influenced them. All of these, and more, are on Acton’s Best Books List.
Learning by [...]
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