Shake That Brain: How to Create Winning Solutions and Have Fun While You’re at It by Joel Saltzman Take a look at that title. You must admit that you were drawn to those three words. Add that to two aspects of the subtitle—having fun and creating winning solutions. As though that weren’t enough, take a…
Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan Many people will avoid this book like the plague, and they’ll do so for much the same reason they would avoid a diet or time management book. The reason is simple. Reading this book will remind them of many things they know…
Know-How: The 8 Skills That Separate People Who Perform from Those Who Don’t by Ram Charan Take a look at this subtitle. If the author knows his stuff, this book should certainly jump off the shelf into the hands of any CEO, manager, leader, supervisor or team leader in any business—global, national, or local. It…
POP!: Create the Perfect Pitch, Title, and Tagline for Anything by Sam Horn Prior to investing time, energy, and money in a book like this, you’re going to want to know more about the author. Is this a person who can speak from a place of experience, success, and the comfort of having walked the…
Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss Yes, it’s Dr. Seuss. Yes, it’s that Dr. Seuss. The one I read to my children decades ago and still find on the bookshelves of my grandchildren to this day. Do us both a favor and bear with me on this one. So many times we fail…
Smart Women Take Risks: Six Steps for Conquering Your Fears and Making the Leap to Success by Helene Lerner While content focus differs significantly, this offering shares many very positive similarities with our last review, Climbing the Ladder in Stilettos. So much so, in fact, that it led me to create an article for the…
Climbing the Ladder in Stilettos: 10 Strategies for Stepping Up to Success and Satisfaction at Work by Lynette Lewis I always admire an author with the ingenuity to formulate a book title that will hook a potential reader at 10 paces. This is obviously one of those titles, and you’ll have to admit it’s catchy….
The Must-Have Customer: 7 Steps to Winning the Customer You Haven’t Got by Robert Gordman and Armin Brott One of my favorite authors, “Anonymous,” once said: “You can tell whether a person is clever by his/her answers. You can tell whether a person is wise by his/her questions!” Veteran business consultant Robert Gordman believes success…
We Got Fired!: … And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us by Harvey Mackay I’m old enough to remember that getting fired was something shameful and didn’t happen that often in one’s career. When it did happen, one could almost expect dark feelings of depression, doubts of your economic worth, and serious…