The Daily Drucker: 366 Days of Insight and Motivation for Getting the Right Things Done by Peter F. Drucker with Joseph A. Maciariello If you know of Peter Drucker, the 95-year-old Austrian-born author and analyst who left behind a body of work that laid the foundation for modern management science, you’ll want this book. If…
Winning by Jack Welch with Suzy Welch Jack Welch has written a number of books on a variety of subjects such as leadership, management, business, values, and competition, to name just a few. Even more books have been written about him and his illustrious career with General Electric. When this particular book hit the book…
The World is Flat: a Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman Make a note of this book title and become acquainted with the author. Even more importantly, consume the content. Read it again and again. Analyze it. Evaluate it. Understand it. Know how it impacts you today and how it will…
The Search: How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture by John Battelle Upon completion of The Google Story, you’ll probably feel as though you’ve just returned from the Land of Oz via the fabled Yellow Brick Road after befriending each and every one of those loveable characters. Upon…
The Google Story: Inside the Hottest Business, Media, and Technology Success of Our Time by David A. Vise and Mark Malseed I’ve written more than 120 book reviews thus far and have never suggested that any book was targeted for any particular audience. However, we all know that there’s a first time for everything, and I guess…
The Rules of Business: 55 Essential Ideas to Help Smart People (and Organizations) Perform at Their Best by FAST COMPANY’s Editors and Writers I came across this book on a recent browsing excursion through my local bookstore. I must admit my motive evolved from my admiration and constant reference to the monthly magazine FAST COMPANY….
The Luck Factor: The Four Essential Principles by Richard Wiseman Have you ever wondered why some people seem to be lucky at every turn and others simply can’t seem to get a break? Is luck just fate, a psychic gift or a question of intelligence? Are people born lucky? Can you change your luck? And…
Customer Mania! It’s Never Too Late to Build a Customer-Focused Company by Ken Blanchard, Jim Ballard, and Fred Finch Here we have another must-read book to add to your corporate or personal library in your ever-growing Ken Blanchard section. There are a number of reasons to classify Blanchard’s latest contribution as a must read—not least…
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness by Stephen R. Covey It was just a matter of time … If you read The Seven Habits of Highly-Effective People, as well over 15 million readers worldwide have done, you had to know that Stephen Covey would someday, inevitably, give us The 8th Habit. In fact, most…