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links for 2007-04-19
By Porchlight
Where Have All the Leaders Gone? >> BusinessWeek | A Blast From Iacocca The book often comes off as a rant by someone who remembers an America that was so much better during his salad days. Still, it does contain sound advice on the qualities of good leaders and provides real examples, past and present, of effective leadershi (tags: businessbooks) Competing On Analytics >> Wall Street Journal | The Importance of Crunching the Numbers You need the right data, the people to analyze it properly, a keen understanding of what you are trying to do with the findings and, not least, managers who have the guts to stick to decisions based on the results.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Orbiting the Giant Hairball in Song
By Porchlight
I remember far too well my college classes and assignments. Some could be a bit crazy. We did one presentation in a soap opera, drama style and another through a photo montage.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
What Is It About Business Books?
By Porchlight
There seems to be less and less coverage of business books in the mainstream media. Major newspapers like The Boston Globe no longer run reviews. Fortune covers lifestyle books at best.
Categories: news-opinion, publishing-industry
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$5 Audiobooks On iTunes
By Porchlight
iTunes has a special going right now on 25 audiobooks for under $5. The two business titles included in the offer show up on the second page with The Warren Buffet Way and John Maxwell's 25 Ways To Win With People. Also in the bargain bin, you'll find Patrick O'Brien's The Far Side Of The World, Michael Lewis' Next, and On Bullshit.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects: StrengthsFinder 2.0
By Porchlight
StrengthsFinder 2. 0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths by Tom Rath, Gallup Press, 192 Pages, $19. 95, Hardcover, February 2007, ISBN 9781595620156 I have been writing about the Gallup Press a lot in the last six months.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects: Mr. China
By Porchlight
Mr. China: A Memoir by Tim Clissold, Collins, 260 pages, $14. 95 Paperback, Feb 2006, ISBN 9780060761400.
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Jack Covert Selects: Deals on the Green
By Porchlight
Deals on the Green: Lessons on Business and Golf from America’s Top Executives by David Rynecki, Portfolio, 170 Pages, $22. 95 Hardcover, April 2007, ISBN 9781591841555 Not every book that becomes a Jack Covert Selects will end up a contender for the Financial Times Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year award. Nope, sometimes we all need to lighten up a little and orient toward some of our personal interests.
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Happy Birthday, and You Can Quote Me
By Porchlight
On the day of this blog’s birthday, here’s a fun post. Public circulation is what renders something a quotation. It’s quotable because it’s been quoted, and its having been quoted gives it authority.
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Blog / News & Opinion
Happy Blog-day!
By Porchlight
Three years ago today, we started this little side project called the 800-CEO-READ Blog. We are 1960 posts old today. There have been more than 80 people who have contributed.
Categories: news-opinion, the-company
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Blog / News & Opinion
Happy Birthday Blog!
By Porchlight
There's nothing like bad clip art to say Happy Birthday Blog! Here's to three years of 800-CEO-READ blogging!
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