“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” In today’s world, yesterday’s methods just don’t work. In Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to tens of thousands of people across the country. Allen’s premise is simple: our productivity is directly proportional […]
On Becoming a Leader
– Warren Bennis
May 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
“Managers do things right. Leaders do the right thing.” Leadership guru Warren Bennis’s guide to honing your inner leader tends to read more like a self-help book than a business tutorial. Bennis’s now classic take on the leadership conundrum calls the dearth of effective leaders a “societal disease” characterized by shortsighted thinking and a lack […]
MAYA ANGELOU
– A Rainbow of Wisdom
May 29, 2014 By
Maya Angelou (/ˈmaɪ.ə ˈændʒəloʊ/; born Marguerite Ann Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American author and poet. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than 50 years. She received dozens of awards and over 30 […]
Influence – Dr. Robert B. Cialdini
May 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Dr. Robert Cialdini has spent his entire career researching the science of influence earning him an international reputation as an expert in the fields of persuasion, compliance, and negotiation. His books including, Influence: Science & Practice, are the result of decades of peer-reviewed research on why people comply with requests. Influence has sold over 2 […]
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
– Stephen Covey
May 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Stephen R. Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®, has been a top-seller for the simple reason that it ignores trends and pop psychology for proven principles of fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity. Celebrating its fifteenth year of helping people solve personal and professional problems, this special anniversary edition includes a new foreword […]
The Tipping Point
– Malcolm Gladwell
May 23, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or […]
First, Break all the Rules
– Marcus Buckingham
May 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
First, Break All the Rules, subtitled What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently (1999), is a book authored by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman, who offer solutions to better employee satisfaction with the help of examples of how the best managers handle employees. The book appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for 93 weeks. Business authors Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman discuss the fallacies of standard management thinking and […]
The Art Of The Start
– Guy Kawasaki
May 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
The Art of the Start is a popular 2004 business book written by Guy Kawasaki. It focuses on entrepreneurship and key points about starting a business, bootstrapping, and pitching new ideas to potential investors. Kawasaki opens by listing the five most important things an entrepreneur must accomplish: Make Meaning: How will you make the world a better place? Make Mantra. […]
The E-Myth Revisited
– Michael E. Gerber
May 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Never before have so many people entertained the idea of starting their own business. If this applies to you, before you take the leap, read this book. The E-Myth came out in 1985 and became an underground bestseller, with over a million copies sold. The initial edition became quite hard to get, but luckily Gerber brought […]
