Talk and Signing at Books Inc in Palo Alto: Tuesday 10/19 at 7PM

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Talk and Signing at Books Inc in Palo Alto: Tuesday 10/19 at 7PM

I am going to be doing a short talk about Good Boss, Bad Boss and do a book signing at Books Inc in Palo Alto on Tuesday at 7PM. The adress is 855 El Camino Real and the Town & County shopping center. Here is the URL. I hope to see you there. I love their motto for such events: The Experience You Can't Download.

I am also doing a second talk at Pixar (sorry, that isn't open to the public) later in the week, one of my favorite companies on the planet. Last time I was there, I heard -- and have since fact-checked and got permission from Ed Catmull to share -- the most inspiring "got your back story" I've ever encountered. It will come out later in the week at HBR.org and I will alert Work Matters readers when it is posted.

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