Category Archives: Methods

Carnegie 05.2.2: How to Win Friends and Influence People: Pt 2, Chapter 5 – Smile – “A Simple Way to Make a Good First Impression”

Posted on July 4, 2019 by flybrand1976

5.2 Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People – Part 2, Chapter 2 – Smile – “A Simple Way to Make a Good First Impression” Watch Instead: (Carnegie Video Shorts – Smile) In these early chapters, Carnegie is just … Continue reading →

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Carnegie 04.2.1: How to Win Friends and Influence People – PRINCIPLE 1 Become genuinely interested in other people – “Do This and You’ll Be Welcome Anywhere”

Posted on July 2, 2019 by flybrand1976

The chapter title is, “Do This and You’ll Be Welcome Anywhere”, which Carnegie answers with – PRINCIPLE 1 Become genuinely interested in other people. Best Quote(s) “I love my audience. I love my audience.” “I love being here,” is a … Continue reading →

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How to Win Friends and Influence People: Pt 1, Ch 3 – PRINCIPLE 3 Arouse in the other person an eager want – “He Who Can Do This Has the Whole World with Him. He Who Cannot Walks a Lonely Way”

Posted on July 1, 2019 by flybrand1976

How to Win Friends and Influence People – Chapter 3 – PRINCIPLE 3 Arouse in the other person an eager want. – “He Who Can Do This Has the Whole World with Him. He Who Cannot Walks a Lonely Way”.  … Continue reading →

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How to Win Friends and Influence People: Pt 1, Ch 2 – PRINCIPLE 2 Give honest and sincere appreciation – “The Big Secret of Dealing with People”

Posted on June 30, 2019 by flybrand1976

Lincoln once began a letter saying: “Everybody likes a compliment.” Continue reading →

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How to Win Friends and Influence People: Chapter 0b – “Nine Suggestions on How to Get the Most Out of This Book”

Posted on June 28, 2019 by flybrand1976

Carnegie continues to lead the reader towards better people skills, laying out 9 easy rules which will improve the efficiency of his book. Continue reading →

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How to Win Friends and Influence People: Chapter 0a – Why was this book written?

Posted on June 27, 2019 by flybrand1976

This book bounces along with catchy stories and pacing – a page by page summary makes sharing Carnegie’s insights a delight. I smiled writing this and at the thought of the reader doing the same. Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 35 – Prediction and Practice

Posted on October 3, 2018 by flybrand1976

[The fastest way to read The Goal, and the absolute fastest way to learn The Theory of Constraints.][Watch a short video summary on Chapter 35.] We enter the chapter sitting with Rogo’s team in a meeting to prepare him for his … Continue reading →

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Startups or Big Co?

Posted on January 16, 2018 by flybrand1976

Born between May 20 and June 20 – the astrological sign of Gemini, defined by the duality of the twins Castor and Pollux, lurks around every corner. While at UVA for undergraduate studies – this was captured in two different … Continue reading →

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Trust: “We’re not following rules, but expect you to.”

Posted on January 2, 2018 by flybrand1976

There are many great political and social points in Catton’s histories of the American Civil War.  In his 1961 book The Coming Fury, he discusses how Southern plantation authors were going to Union generals and asking to have their slaves returned. … Continue reading →

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“What does it take to be CEO?” Reflections a year after leaving.

Posted on January 1, 2018 by flybrand1976

The question caught me off guard. My interviews after resigning in October ‘16 were split between pure startups (IoT, Industrial, Fiber and Filtration related mostly), where having had the CEO title was enough, and bigger companies / past customers (mostly … Continue reading →

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