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The 2008 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards - Globalization
By Porchlight
The books on our 2008 shortlist for the Globalization Category are: A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World by William J. Bernstein (Atlantic Monthly Press, April 2008) In this astonishingly erudite book, William J. Bernstein chronicles the history of world trade, clearly expelling any myths one might have that globalization is a recent phenomenon.
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The 2008 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards - Fables & Parables
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The books on our 2008 shortlist for the Fables & Parables Category are: The Go-Giver: A Little Story about a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg and John David Mann (Portfolio, January 2008) Putting another person's needs before yours is the main principle in this business parable. Burg and Mann offer five "laws" to follow in order to become a real "go-giver": Value, Compensation, Influence, Authenticity and Receptivity. Understanding how to be a go-giver may just be the best kept secret that everyone should know about in the business world.
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The 2008 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards - Personal Development
By Porchlight
The books on our 2008 shortlist for the Personal Development Category are: Ask for It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want by Linda Babcock & Sara Laschever (Bantam, February 2008) In this sequel to Women Don't Ask, which shared surprising evidence that women are often unknowingly complicit in their lack of career opportunities because they do not ask for raises, bonuses and other advantages that men do, Babcock and Laschever offer a practical guide for improving your asking skills. Populated with personal stories and how-to advice, Ask for It will be useful to help you (any person of any gender) get what you want. Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life by Stewart D.
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The Debate
By Porchlight
James Gleick penned a thoughtful article on publishing for last Sunday's Op-Ed in The New York Times. I believe the entire premise of the article is summed up in one sentence: Publishers may or may not figure out how to make money again (it was never a good way to get rich), but their product has a chance for new life: as a physical object, and as an idea, and as a set of literary forms. Or.
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This Is Where We Live.
By Porchlight
From 4th Estate. Even though they're based in the UK, we live right around the corner. This Is Where We Live from 4th Estate on Vimeo.
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And the bull collapses.
By Porchlight
Back in Liar's Poker, Michael Lewis wrote of the deceit behind Wall Street's. How firms got away with hiring 24-year-olds fresh out of college as advisers to large corporations and for large sums of money. The time frame: the 1980s.
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The 2008 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards - Industry
By Porchlight
The books on our 2008 shortlist for the Industry Category are: Management Lessons from Mayo Clinic: Inside one of the World's Most Admired Service Organizations by Leonard L. Berry and Kent D. Seltman (McGraw Hill, June 2008) The Mayo brothers established and built "one of the world's most admired service organizations" with solid values and a practicality in operations that is truly clinical.
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The 2008 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards - HR & Organizational Development
By Porchlight
The books on our 2008 shortlist for the HR & Organizational Development Category are: Reward Systems: Does Yours Measure Up? by Steve Kerr (Harvard Business Press, December 2008) Business Press is doing business book fans everywhere a great service by publishing the Memo to the CEO series, a set of easily accessible and well-researched books from experts on leadership issues. In Reward Systems, Steve Kerr points out the problems with most reward (or incentive) programs, distilling years of experience to present a three-step process for creating a simple yet effective rewards system that will improve both performance and motivation in your workplace.
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The 2008 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards - Biographies & Memoirs
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The books on our 2008 shortlist for the Biographies & Memoirs Category are: Inside Drucker's Brain by Jeffrey Krames (Portfolio, November 2008) Jeffrey Krames relates Drucker's stories like the talented writer he is, plopping the reader down in Drucker's life, practically sitting in his living room or the Italian restaurant where they went to lunch. This is the best way to learn, by hearing stories, which Peter Drucker told all his life. The Thief at the End of the World: Rubber Power, and the Seeds of Empire by Joe Jackson (Viking, March 2008) The fascinating story of Henry Wickham, who went to the jungle to find the seeds to the most valuable rubber--and pull off one of the greatest heists of all time--is told here with excitement, intrigue and homage to the wonders of science and industry.
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The 2008 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Category
By Porchlight
The books on our 2008 shortlist for the Entrepreneurship and Small Business Category are: Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur by Richard Branson (Virgin Books, Sept 2008) The selection here is simple: Branson is and continues to be the world's most recognized entrepreneur. Virgin Mobile USA reached one billion dollars in revenues faster than any company in history (Google and Amazon included). With over 300 companies under the Virgin umbrella, there are more than enough stories and lessons to share.
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