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With his third book, Jeffrey Hayzlett teaches us to be unapologetically ourselves, and use that self to make big moves in business and life.
October 02, 2015
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Here's an offering of some random, yet interesting things from the Internet this week! Book Review: The Office from Hell Cure by Jeffrey A. Landers.
June 27, 2008
Found this today. A Fast Company article on evolutionary economics from Michael Shermer, author of The Mind of the Market. If the fruit of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 hasn't landed in your bank account yet, it's likely just a matter of time before you're throwing $600 on the bed just to see what it feels like to roll around in that much cash.
June 30, 2008
People Don't Hate Change, They Hate How You're Trying to Change Them by Michael T. Kanazawa "According to a summary of over 40 research studies on change, the success rate of strategy execution and corporate change programs is 33%. At the same time, a Conference Board survey of over 600 global CEOs revealed that the top two challenges they see are: 1) generating consistent revenue growth and 2) strategy execution.
July 09, 2008
I bet you've been wondering to yourself, "Hrmmm, I wonder which 800-CEO-READ's top 25 books from June are available on compact disc? " Well, gentle reader, wonder no longer! !
July 14, 2008
The following excerpt is the beginning of Chapter 3 in The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Cost Lives by Michael A. Heller. The publisher writes "Every so often an idea comes along that transforms our understanding of how the world works.
July 15, 2008
We've posted a new excerpt over on the blog that we post excerpts on--the excerpts blog. It is taken from Chapter 3 of The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Cost Lives by Michael A. Heller.
July 16, 2008
Beyond the Code author Rajesh Setty has posted an interview with Mike Kanazawa, author of Big Ideas to Big Results. The two met at our 2007 Author Pow-wow, and are both ChangeThis authors as well. Here is an excerpt of that interview: Rajesh Setty: I've heard you talk about doing "more on less.
July 23, 2008
We've posted a new excerpt from How to Wow: Proven Strategies for Presenting Your ideas, Persuading Your Audience, and Perfecting Your Image by Frances Cole Jones. If you like what you see, you can join her for a free one-hour teleseminar tomorrow at 4pm EST/1pm PST. The seminar will touch on: Maximizing the Verbal *Incorporating the 12 most influential words in the English language *Avoiding the useless modifier/The importance of living language *Proven phrasing for increasing listener buy-in Maximizing the Vocal *Understanding/optimizing your tonal quality *Conveying authority: the power of the pause *Making numbers accessible Maximizing the Physical *Introducing yourself to maximize authority *Sitting to maximize others' trust *Playing to your team: optimizing the impression you leave behind Meeting Preparation/Presentation *Decoding unspoken agendas *Ally or observer?
July 29, 2008
Steven Levitt on his Freakonomics blog takes a shot at Good To Great and the recent performance of GTG standouts Fannie Mae, Circuit City, and Wells Fargo. A purchase of either Fannie Mae or Circuit City at the time of the book's publication would have netted you an 80% loss in your investment today. Not so good.
July 30, 2008
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