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Don't Bring it to Work: Breaking the Family Patterns that Limit Success by Sylvia Lafair, Jossey-Bass, 229 Pages, $24. 95, Hardcover, March 2009, ISBN 9780470404362
In my dotage, I have discovered some things—one of them being that, often times, patterns repeat themselves. In Don't Bring It to Work, Sylavia Lafair contends that negative behavior traits at work can often be traced back to one's family.
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It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For: Why Every Extraordinary Business is Driven by Purpose by Roy M. Spence, Jr. with Haley Rushing, Portfolio, 318 Pages, $25.
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Hit the Ground Running: A Manual for New Leaders by Jason Jennings, Portfolio, 256 Pages, $25. 95 Hardcover, March 2009, ISBN 9781591842477
Jason Jennings has been a favorite of mine for a long time. He writes the kind of books I like.
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Rubies in the Orchard: How to Uncover the Hidden Gems in Your Business by Lynda Resnick with Francis Wilkinson, Doubleday, 204 pages, $24. 95, Hardcover, February 2009, ISBN 9780385525787
When Lynda Resnick and her husband, Stewart, invested in some land that just happened to yield pomegranates, they didn't think it would propel them into one of the most interesting tales in recent product marketing. But, Stewart suggested they try farming the fruit, and the result was a juice in a little bottle called POM.
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