Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Social Media, but were afraid to ask …: Building Your Business Using Consumer Generated Mediaby Hilary JM Topper I’ve never had the honor of being mistaken for a “techy” … nor will I be in the future. In fact, I’m probably as far from being a “techy” as…
CATS: The Nine Lives of Innovation by Stephen C. Lundin, Ph.D. Another “mini-book” (169 pages) hits the book store shelves … this one from Stephen C. Lundin, author of the bestseller FISH! which has been published in 34 languages. The author is a writer and filmmaker with a background in business, management, and education. Lundin…
Peaks and Valleys: Making Good and Bad Times Work for You-at Work and in Life by Spencer Johnson, M.D. Here we find another of those very popular “mini-books” (103 pages) aimed at those readers craving a powerful message via a short read. Who better to grant that request than author Spencer Johnson, who did exactly…
Monkey Business: 7 Laws of the Jungle for Becoming the Best of the Bunch by Sandy Wight, Mick Hager, and Steve Tyink Here we have another of the numerous “mini-books” adorning book store shelves today. Three experienced consultants have combined their experience, talent and creativity to fill a mere 114 pages with a light-hearted approach…
50 Prosperity Classics: Attract It, Create It, Manage It, Share It (50 Classics) by Tom Butler-Bowdon I’ve already reviewed the acclaimed trilogy written by this particular author. You might want to revisit those three reviews as they are certainly very valuable resources that should be kept at arm’s length of your personal office and/or home…
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell The author of #1 international bestsellers The Tipping Point and Blink is a staff writer for The New Yorker and was formerly a business and science reporter at the Washington Post. Malcolm Gladwell’s one of the very few authors kind enough to consider his readers by offering…
The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You by Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten Ok, let’s get a few things straight right off the bat. Yes, this is a book about books … in fact, it’s a list of books you should read…
Everything I Know About Business I Learned at McDonald’s: The 7 Leadership Principles that Drive Break Out Success by Paul Facella I must be honest here. When I began my business career decades ago, the above title would have been my very last choice for a successful business book. Who could have known? Of course,…
A Sense of Urgency by John P. Kotter Here’s another much-needed approach to the very familiar but often ignored subject of change. I’m not certain anyone could be more suited to address this critical issue than change guru John Kotter. This Harvard Business School Professor is widely regarded as the world’s foremost authority on leadership…