Blue’s Clues for Success: The 8 Secrets Behind a Phenomenal Business by Diane Tracy In a previous book review, I warned readers not to judge a book by its cover. I feel compelled to once again issue that warning. When you first spot this bold blue cover, you see the name of a popular children’s…
Geeks and Geezers by Warren G. Bennis and Robert J. Thomas Most every organization today employs members of the younger generation just out of college and, in some cases, even high school. In fact, I recently read of a west coast firm that hired several middle school students to do part-time programming after school and on…
Create Your Own Future: How to Master the 12 Critical Factors of Unlimited Success by Brian Tracy This book is another example of what this author does best. Over the years he has studied success techniques, theories, and processes and then re-framed them with personal insights to pass on to more than 500 corporations and…
Fun Works: Creating Places Where People Love to Work by Leslie Yerkes Books on this subject have been around for decades. I have many of them on my own bookshelves and have seldom referred to any of them in the spirit of research, study or bench marking. I’m afraid you’d hear similar remarks from the…
Be the Leader: Make the Difference by Paula B. Thornton The author of this “manual for leaders” speaks not from theory and research alone. Paul B. Thornton is a consultant, trainer, and speaker specializing in the areas of management, leadership and team building. He has long assisted organizations in the selection and development of leaders…
The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell by Oren Harari Here’s a book that caught me totally off guard and turned out to be much different than I had expected. I must admit that I was drawn to it because I had the opportunity to meet Colin Powell in person at a reception following one of…
How to Succeed in Business Without Working So Damn Hard by Robert Kriegel Here’s an author who grabs you with his titles and holds you with his content. Remember his previous best sellers, Sacred Cows Make the Best Burgers and If it Ain’t Broke … Break It!? Bob Kriegel has the uncanny ability of creating…
Whale Done!: The Power of Positive Relationships by Ken Blanchard This talented author, speaker and business consultant possesses a very unique God-given gift, as a storyteller, for making the seemingly complex easy to understand. He has done exactly that in the millions of books he has sold worldwide in more than 25 languages. When Ken…
50 Companies That Changed the World by Howard Rothman This book is an excellent companion piece for any number of today’s current business magazines or newspapers trying to make sense of our current business climate. Over the past 200 years, a number of companies, both large and small, have made a substantial impact on our…