Guest Thinkers — September 1, 2010

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Leadership Development

Making L&D business-critical: Talent development strategies that work

A playbook for L&D leaders who want to drive growth, not just deliver training

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Business

The Katie Gatti Tassin interview: “Go the extra yard — not the extra mile”

The host of the Money with Katie Show has some priceless advice for women on how to approach pay-rise negotiations.

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Books

The rise and fall of John Wilkes Booth: America’s first celebrity assassin

Before becoming America’s most infamous assassin, John Wilkes Booth was a magnetic actor who was beloved by audiences and courted by critics.

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Books

Why your microbiome may matter more than DNA for your lifelong health

In “The Microbiome Master Key,” Brett and Jessica Finlay argue that we need to stop waging war on all germs and start working with the microbes that make us who we are.

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Big Think Books

5 stories that teach you philosophy (better than some philosophy books)

Want to study philosophy but skip some of its heavier tomes? These five novels are a great place to start. (Existential despair guaranteed.)

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