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links for 2007-12-20
By Porchlight
The Tide of Fortune>>The Wall Street Journal | Commodore Along the way, this uneducated, gutsy and often callous man laid the foundations for what Mr. Renehan describes as "the greatest private fortune the world has ever known.
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Last Minute Book Gift Idea
By Porchlight
If you are looking for a last minute gift idea and you think a book might work, I have two ideas for you. The first is This I Believe. Released last August, the book is a compilation of the NPR project by the same name.
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Forces for Good event
By Aaron Schleicher
As of today, we've got 10 seats remaining for the January 16 Forces for Good event with Leslie Crutchfield. Anyone involved in nonprofit work or simply interested in how to make a better impact in the world needs to attend. Everyone from Barack Obama to Jim Collins is talking about this book, and this event is sure to cause a positive stir in Milwaukee.
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Jack Covert Selects - Strategic Intuition
By Porchlight
Strategic Intuition: The Creative Spark in Human Achievement by William Duggan, Columbia Business School Publishing, 192 pages, $27. 95, Hardcover, October 2007, ISBN 9780231142687 In Blink, Malcolm Gladwell wrote about how professionals in different fields make important in-the-moment decisions using the instinct gained from past experiences and expertise. One would think that strategic decision-making, the focus of William Duggan's new book, is detached from intuition and based in rational planning, reflection and intellect.
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Love the lists
By Porchlight
Gotta love this time of year. Lots of lists. As is true in business book publishing.
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CEO of Me
By Porchlight
Work/Life balance was a big topic in business books, this year. A new book about the topic just came out last week: CEO of Me: Creating a Life that Works in the Flexible Job Age by Ellen Ernst Kossek and Brenda A. Lautsch.
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2007 Best Business Book Awards: Semifinalists and Shortlist announced today
By Porchlight
After nearly 300 submissions and weeks of intense reading, the 8cr editorial staff has narrowed down the top titles to be considered as the best in 13 categories for the first 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards. The shortlist for the Best Business Book of 2007 was also announced which includes: The Dream Manager Matthew Kelly The Last Tycoons William D. Cohan Made to Stick Chip and Dan Heath Strengths Finder 2.
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links for 2007-12-15
By Porchlight
Starbucked >> New York Times Book Review | Venti Capitalists There’s a great story to be told about the success of Starbucks. But we’ll have to wait to hear it from somebody other than Taylor Clark.
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Jack Covert Selects - The Opposable Mind
By Porchlight
The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking by Roger Martin, Harvard Business School Press, 224 pages, $26. 95, Hardcover, December 2007, ISBN 9781422118924 Most leadership books teach readers how to become a better strategist or a successful manager or how to get things done. "In recent years, the dominant question addressed for the would-be leader is 'What should I do?
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Jack Covert Selects - Human Sigma
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Human Sigma by John H. Fleming, PhD and Jim Asplund, Gallup Press, 313 pages, $25. 95, Hardcover, October 2007, ISBN 9781595620163 In Human Sigma, John H.
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