The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies: … And How to Break Them by Jagdish N. Sheth Think back over the years and recount the number of very flourishing businesses that were promoted in magazines, on TV, and in management courses as great companies destined for successful futures. Many of them are no longer with us…
New Ideas from Dead CEOs: Lasting Lessons from the Corner Office by Todd G. Buchholz In a recent blog article,”Tips for Choosing a Great Book,” I shared five elements I look for when searching for a good book. One of those five elements happened to be a “Catchy Title.” It’s not the title alone that…
See Jane Lead: 99 Ways for Women to Take Charge at Work by Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D. For decades many women have been told that they can only succeed in business if they adopt traits that have forever been considered masculine. In short, you’d better think, sound, and act very much like your male counterpart…
Seduced by Success: How the Best Companies Survive the 9 Traps of Winning by Robert J. Herbold This is my kind of book. I really enjoy it for a number of different reasons: For those in the early stages of their careers, this particular book is like taking a terrific leadership and management course. For…
Talent Is Never Enough: Discover the Choices That Will Take You Beyond Your Talent by John C. Maxwell This talented writer is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold more than 12 million copies. He’s written dozens of great books. I have them all in my personal library and have reviewed four of…
Where Have All the Leaders Gone? by Lee Iacocca with Catherine Whitney You’ve simply got to read this one! I truly feel sorry for those who will avoid this book because they don’t like and/or respect Lee Iacocca. A lot of people I know fall into one or both of those categories, and I’m certain…
Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kin and Renee Mauborgne This book was recommended to me. I must admit that I probably wouldn’t have read it otherwise. I’m still torn as to whom I might recommend it to. On one hand, I found it to…
Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny! by Anthony Robbins He’s back-k-k-k-k-k! As a matter of fact, he never left. My first exposure to this author’s work came from his first book, Unlimited Power, published in 1986. Six years later, in 1992, he published this…
Fast Company’s Greatest Hits: Ten Years of the Most Innovative Ideas in Business Edited by Mark N. Vamos and David Lidsky Fast Company has been called the hottest business magazine of the past decade. It’s been referred to as the Fortune Magazine of today’s generation. In my travels I have found only two, almost opposite,…