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"Possibly the BEST list of business books ever. "
By Porchlight
No, I am not talking about our book. Twitter was a-flitter with this message today: RT @TPEntrepreneur Possibly the BEST list of business books ever. Totally unexpected stuff!
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - Greater Than Yourself
By Porchlight
Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson of True Leadership by Steve Farber, Doubleday, 170 pages, $19. 95, Hardcover, March 2009, ISBN 9780385522618 Steve Farber is a master storyteller, and he uses this skill to teach us about business through his well-crafted tales. It's not uncommon these days to see business novels, fables or allegories, but what sets Farber's books apart from the rest are the vibrant characters he creates.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects - The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
By Porchlight
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton, Pantheon Books, 320 Pages, $26. 00, Hardcover, June 2009, ISBN 9780375424441 In 2006 I reviewed a collection of essays about transportation called Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee. A long-distance trucker, a crew pushing a barge on the river, and lobsters making the trek across country all populate that fine book, one of my picks for best of that year.
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100 Best: Jack interviews Jim Champy, co-author of Reengineering the Corporation
By Porchlight
Michael Hammer and James Champy's Reengineering the Corporation addresses the issue of reinventing and reinvigorating a company in ways different than the typical route of downsizing and other similar practices. Hammer and Michael are "systems thinkers" and crafted an important book about how to analyze systems within business and take profound and efficient actions to make improvements. A bestseller upon its release, the book is still hugely popular today, and easily landed a spot in Jack and Todd's 100 Best.
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100 Awesome Business Blogs that are Better than an MBA
By Porchlight
This listing was shared via email to me today (thanks Suzane) and it looked so interesting I knew that if I posted the listing here, someone will find these blogs not just useful in their jobs - but perhaps to share them with others. Here's a sample from the web site of The 100 Awesome Business Blogs that are Better than an MBA: Going through school to get an MBA can take a few years away from your life and work. These days you do not always have time to take a few years and be a student.
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100 Best: Todd interviews Geoffrey Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm
By Porchlight
As quickly as technology is changing, Geoffrey Moore's Crossing the Chasm continues to provide insight into marketing hi tech products and services. Part of the challenge of constant change in the industry is getting products noticed and spread via the internet and people. Today we feature an interview talking with Mr.
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Todd interviews Alan Webber, author of Rules of Thumb
By Porchlight
Todd Sattersten talks with author Alan Webber about what it takes to figure out the new rules of business. In his book Rules of Thumb, Webber talks about how quickly things are changing and how to look at these changes as opportunities. [podcast]http://800ceoread.
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Adding To The Hysteria
By Porchlight
I was looking through our weekly bestsellers and found The Great Influenza: The Story of The Deadliest Pandemic in History by John Barry at #8. Given recent events, I was a little more than interested in what was happening with that title. Meg tells me the order for that book was placed before H1N1 began making news, taking away all hope of some long winded essay about how hysteria is sweeping our nation and that books can provide wonderful context for current happenings.
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Blog / ChangeThis
Creative Elegance: The Power of Incomplete Ideas
By Matthew E. May
"It is nearly impossible to make it through a typical day without exchanging ideas. Whether deciding on something as simple as a restaurant for a long overdue night out, or as complicated as the design of an entirely new product, we are forever involved in sculpting and selling our creative thought. Conventional wisdom says that to be successful, an idea must be concrete, complete, and certain. But what if that's wrong? What if the most elegant, most imaginative, most engaging ideas are none of those things?"
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The Small Revolution
By Linda Kaplan Thaler, Robin Koval
"When tackling problems, we are often told to think big. We filter out life's seemingly insignificant details in order to concentrate on the greater issues. After all, big ideas yield big results, or so the assumption goes. Certainly, no one wants to be thought of as the person who 'can't see the forest for the trees. ' But many times, these very same little details are the ones that can serve as the real catalysts for change in our own lives and in the lives of others—if we only start to recognize their potential. The SMALL revolution asks people to forget about the old ways. To tackle today's issues and achieve our greatest goals, we need to shift our thinking away from the big picture and focus instead on the small pixels. These new times call for a new outlook, and therefore, we must change our perspective from the grandiose and difficult to the humble and doable. By rediscovering the magic within our smallest actions and celebrating the tiny victories that each of us accomplish daily, we can overcome the big obstacles and effect real change.
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