Upgrade, 4 out of 5 star rating from Success Magazine. For this book, Rana Florida, CEO of the Creative Class Group and a columnist for The Huffington Post, interviewed impressive friends, acquaintances and colleagues, including Daniel Pink, author of To Sell Is Human; Zaha Hadid, an architect and one of Forbes magazine’s World’s 100 Most Powerful Women; John Noseworthy, M.D., CEO of the Mayo Clinic; chef Mario Batali; and singer Nelly Furtado.
It’s time to kill the breakfast meeting.The notion of a 7 or 8 a.m. breakfast meeting is unnatural, exhausting, stressful and completely unnecessary.
Book of the Month for September: “Upgrade: Taking Your Work and Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary” by Rana Florida
In workaholic America seems to grow in popularity topic: how do you find the right balance between work and private life? In her new book, Upgrade Rana Florida comes with a more practical approach based on the philosophies of, among others, tennis legend Andre Agassi, shoes designer Tory Burch, investor Mark Cuban, management and author Daniel H. Pink.
In her new book, Upgrade, Rana Florida aims to provide readers with the tools to achieve success in work and life. It gathers best practices from CEOs and other business executives, as well as entrepreneurs, innovative thinkers and creative leaders.
Le Travelist talks to Rana Florida this week as she unveils her new book, Upgrade: Taking Your Work and Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary.
It’s a well understood expression in business: Stagnation is regression; businesses either advance or fall behind. Creativity does not just give businesses the competitive edge, according to Rana Florida author of Upgrade and CEO of the Creative Class Group (CCG), it is the competitive edge.