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By Sally Haldorson
It's been four years since the printing of our book, The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. We're still proud of the comprehensive list of books we reviewed to help you "find solutions to your business problems. " Two of the books we included in our list are The First 90 Days by Michael D.
May 29, 2013
It must be a lot of pressure to live up to the billing of "James Bond of design research" and the "Indiana Jones of technology for the developing world. " I mean, what do you wear? A tux with a dusty brimmed hat?
May 23, 2013
Two conversations I had last week got me thinking about networking. ➻ The first was during a brainstorming meeting with Jon, our general manager, about our annual author conference. The meeting ended with a discussion on the value of mentoring, and the predominance of books that advocate for the
May 15, 2013
By 800-CEO-READ
It’s easy to share something you love with someone else, particularly when you know that person likes the same things you do. It’s exciting to be the one to introduce them to something you know they’ll flip over. But what if you gushed enthusiastically about something to someone and their response
May 08, 2013
As I prepare to write a baccalaureate speech for a local high school, I've been thinking a lot about how to communicate an inspiring message to a large group of individuals. After all, everyone is different, and at a ceremony like this, everyone is about to start their own path in a big way. How can
April 18, 2013
Time Ain’t Money: Stop Punching the Industrial Age Clock, and Start Embracing the Digital Now by Douglas Rushkoff “Living in the digital media environment changes a whole lot more than the technologies through which we do business. It has changed our relationship to time—and this is having profound
April 11, 2013
We've all experienced it. Maybe it was one of your professors from college who inspired you to get up before noon and actually attend her class every week. Maybe it was that actor, in that film, not the main star, but the other guy.
April 10, 2013
Lee Cockerell's new book, The Customer Rules, is a modest-looking volume of 39 'rules' for providing outstanding customer service. Despite the book's apparent simplicity, The Customer Rules offers readers essential advice ranging from the general—be nice—to the specific—never ever argue with a customer.
April 03, 2013
Listen. In every office you hear the threads of love and joy and fear and guilt, the cries for celebration and reassurance, and somehow you know that connecting those threads is what you are supposed to do and business takes care of itself. The words above were written by James A.
April 02, 2013
POST & WIN! Post a reaction or question for Erika in one of her Thinker in Residence posts, and not only will Erika pop by for the discussion, but we'll randomly pick one participant to win a copy of Leading So People Will Follow! In our past two Thinker in Residence posts featuring
March 29, 2013
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