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The shortlist for the 2012 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award is in, and it is really good. Biographies and economics dominate what FT editor Lionel Barber says is “the strongest list” since the prize launched in 2005. Even though one of my favorite books of the year, Paper Promises: Money, Debt and the New World Order by Philip Coggan didn't make the cut, I think I agree with Mr.
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Thinking of writing a business book? Or, have you already written one, had it published, and were surprised (positively or negatively) with the results? Disillusioned or enchanted with your eBook?
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How to Tell a Story: 10 Simple Strategies by Jonah Sachs
“Maybe it’s because we’re all so overloaded with information. Maybe it’s because we’re all so starved for meaning. Or maybe it’s because, thanks to social media, everyone’s become a broadcaster these days.
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KnowledgeBlocks welcomes Ora Shtull as our newest Thinker in Residence!
Ora helps senior executives in Fortune 100 companies enhance their Leadership Presence – the ability to engage, connect, and influence in the workplace. Executives who have worked with Ora over the past 15 years are thriving at their jobs, being promoted, and making smooth and seamless transitions.
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There is definitely an attraction to that 'rogue' figure in the world of business: the guy who didn't go to business school or who dropped out of college, the woman who had an epiphany while on the clock at her factory job, or the person least-expected to exhibit entrepreneurial tendencies. The very idea of the entrepreneur suggests this rogue-like quality. Whatever the reason for their unique stories, these folks are always more interesting than the (graduates of business school: I apologize in advance) often 'run-of-the-mill' products of the academic systems.
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