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Todd Sattersten's Top 10 Business Books of 2010
By Sally Haldorson
Business book expert (and former president of 800-CEO-READ) Todd Sattersten has picked his top 10 business books of the year. We agree heartily with his list--a mix of big idea books and practical methodology--and think that you can't go wrong choosing any of these fine books as a blueprint for your business goals in 2011. Todd's Top 10: Drive by Dan Pink Switch by Chip and Dan Heath Linchpin by Seth Godin Rafi Mohammed's The 1% Windfall William Poundstone's Priceless Youngme Moon: Different Lisa Gansky: The Mesh The Big Short by Michael Lewis Steven Johnson: Where Good Ideas Come From Gamestorming: by Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, and James Macanufo Click over to Todd's blog to read more about each of his picks.
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Interviewing Steven Johnson: Where Good Ideas Come From
By Porchlight
I had the incredible pleasure of interviewing Steven Johnson, author of Where Good Ideas Come From (among many other books). We spoke about patterns among the individuals featured in the book, what an organization created to build on the premise of the book would like, and Bill Gates' reading vacation. What's fascinating about Where Good Ideas Come From is the application of the research to your own pursuit of creativity and innovation and that of your organization.
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Book Customization
By Porchlight
Customer Service is the heart of our organization. An extension of that is customizing books: for author events, corporate customers, and individuals. Here's a short movie about some of the cool stuff we can do (and some of the music we listen to while working - Atomic: "Boom Boom").
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Can Video Games Fix Reality?
By Porchlight
According to Jane McGonigal, Reality is Broken. But, she is a visionary, not a pessimist, and in her book, Reality is Broken, she outlines how video games, which adults often view as being for kids, is the very technology that is training people to solve problems on personal, local, and global levels. How can understanding this technology help you, your employees, and your business?
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2010 Business Book Awards
By Porchlight
It's that time of year! Since 2007, each year we receive hundreds of submissions for the year's best business books in various categories. Throughout fall, we spend a lot of time reading, talking, and thinking about what makes a book "best.
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The 2010 Author Pow Wow
By Porchlight
It's been a whirlwind couple of days so far this week, but the 2010 Author Pow Wow wrapped up yesterday. My one sentence review? It's amazing how much people can help each other when they come together.
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ChangeThis - Issue 77
By Porchlight
The Era of Jack Welch is Over: Create Real Value Now, or Perish by Douglas Rushkoff "Yes, the net has changed business as profoundly as anything since central banking. But instead of seizing the opportunity, most businesses are still so addicted to the old way of doing things that they do the very opposite: they use the net to entrench themselves even further into the Industrial Age landscape that is fast disappearing. " Radical Management: Mastering the Art of Continuous Innovation by Stephen Denning "Radical management focuses the entire organization on the goal of constantly increasing the value of what the organization offers to its clients.
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Inc's Best Books for Business Owners 2010
By Sally Haldorson
Inc. com offers a wealth of information for business people, particularly small business owners. While many media outlets make end of year lists, Inc's list is particularly geared toward this group of readers.
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The Economist's Books of the Year
By Porchlight
The Economist is surely one of the best, if not the best, weekly publications running. Oddly, though, considering its title, it put only three books in the economics & business category of this year's "page turners"—while there are ten in politics & current affairs and eight in history. I guess that's not too odd, considering this is coming from a magazine that calls itself a newspaper, a newspaper that almost never carries a byline on its articles and essays.
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The New How
By Porchlight
Is, actually, not so new. The book, beautifully penned by Ms. Nilofer Merchant, published last January, and got all sorts of attention.
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