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Blog / News & Opinion
New Spanish Version!
By Porchlight
A catalog just came across my desk from Urano, a publisher that puts out Spanish versions of popular English language books. I couldn't help but mention them along with one of their newest releases. It's for one of our Best Sellers: Un Nuevo Impulso ( What Got You Here Won't Get You There ) by Marshall Goldsmith and it became available this September.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
New York Times' 100 Most Notable Books of 2007
By Porchlight
Here is another list that is good for book lovers but not very helpful for the business reader. The only crossover is How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman, an interesting view of decision-making in medicine.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
links for 2007-11-22
By Porchlight
King of the Club>>The Wall Street Journal | Big Board, Big Trouble The more sophisticated tale is what Charles Gasparino tells in his excellent "King of the Club.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Happy Thanksgiving
By Porchlight
Whether you are officially celebrating or not, tomorrow is a great day to take a moment and give thanks. We continue to have a lot to be thankful for here at 800-CEO-READ. You can see here what I am most thankful for this year.
Categories: news-opinion, the-company
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Blog / News & Opinion
Punching In
By Aaron Schleicher
After reading Alex Frankel's new book, Punching In, I was excited to talk to him more about his experiences working for UPS, Enterprise, The Apple Store, Starbucks, and also to hear about the jobs he 'didn't' get. All in all, his experience sheds light on the current American retail system and how it effects both customers and employees. Take a listen.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Punching In interview with Alex Frankel
By Porchlight
Alex Frankel spent the better part of two years applying at and working as a front-line employee for a variety of companies, including UPS, The Gap, Enterprise, The Apple Store, Starbucks, and others. The book, titled Punching In, shares his stories and insight into the heart of the American marketplace - it's companies, people, and brands, and how these things effect both customers and employees alike, sometimes turning them into fanatical endorsers and workers. In the interview, Alex goes into further detail about which companies truly know how to turn their employees into loyal team members and how they do it.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Doing Business in Mexico
By Porchlight
Earlier this month, I noticed a trend in 800-CEO-READ and global business. Just this week, a major U. S.
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Blog / Staff Picks
New Excerpt - from Beat the System
Book Review by Porchlight
There's a new excerpt up on the Excerpts blog. It's taken from Chapter 2 of Beat the System: 11 Secrets to Building an Entrepreneurial Culture in a Bureaucratic World by Robert W. Macdonald.
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Blog / News & Opinion
Excerpt from Beat the System
By Porchlight
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Beat the System: 11 Secrets to Building an Entrepreneurial Culture in a Bureaucratic World by Robert W. MacDonald. The 11 Simple Secrets Being an entrepreneur is simply living a business life as it should be led.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Ask 8cr! - Fire Them Up!
By Aaron Schleicher
Ask 8cr! is a section of our blog used as a forum to address the kinds of issues and challenges people are having in the workplace. We take these issues and apply a business book we feel offers a viable solution.
Categories: news-opinion