Catastrophic Failure

There must be a million books out there on leadership. And whether we’re aspiring leaders or analytical followers, leadership is something that we all have an opinion on.
As a result, books about the great leadership successes draw us like magnets. But Tim Irwin, Ph.D., looks at the discussion of leadership from the opposite perspective—leadership failures. […]

 

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The Gospel of Wine According to Karen MacNeil

So you think you know a lot about wine? Or have a friend who can quote chapter and vinous? You know, “vinous,” the word some Europeans use to criticize California wines that they think are too fruity. Well, unless that friend is Karen MacNeil, they probably don’t know as much about wine as you think […]

 

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The “Indiana Jones” of International Finance

You and I fret over how to balance our investment dollars in a SEP or an IRA. Meanwhile, Robert P. Smith has his bags packed for Damascus, Syria to measure that country’s investment potential. That’s why he is portrayed as the “Indiana Jones” of international finance.
“Give me a country that is at war because the […]

 

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Crisis Leadership Lessons From Former Fortune 500 CEO

While pundits and experts are churning out a plethora of books analyzing the causes of the 2008 economic crisis, it’s refreshing to find a practical book that provides some good thinking on how to manage for success in crisis situations.
In his new book, “7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis,” Harvard Business School Professor and former […]

 

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A Surprising Enviromental Solution

Two thoughts came to mind before I even got through the Forward and Introduction sections of The Surprising Solution: Creating Possibility in a Swift and Severe World by Bruce Piasecki.

Is this book is going to be preaching to the choir about addressing environmental and social issues? Will it be a studied treatment of the issues […]

 

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A “Wyly” Veteran Adds His Sense

Sam Wyly may be one of the biggest billionaires that most people have never heard of. But we’re familiar with many of the companies he’s established, grown and led like Michaels Stores, Green Mountain Energy and the Bonanza Steakhouse chain. With his track record, you can’t help wondering what he thinks about today’s economy.

 

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Own The Room

So how do you capture an audience when you’re asked to speak? The first thing you might want to do is to read OWN THE ROOM: Business Presentations that Persuade, Engage, and Get Results. Skilled corporate communication experts David Booth and Deborah Shames give you the answers.

 

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The Price of Profit

George Cloutier is a Harvard grad that Business Week dubbed a “Turnaround Ace” and his focus has always been on small business. Actually, you may not even need to hire him, just read his national best-selling book called Profits Aren’t Everything, They’re the Only Thing. The book includes “The 15 Rules” that George Cloutier’s consulting firm has used to turn small businesses on life support into profit-making machines.

 

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“Thank You!” Means Business

“Thank you!” Is it possible those are the two most important words in business?

They are according to April Kelly, Sr. Director of Customer Operations at LinkedIn.com and author of the new book “Gratitude At Work, How to Say Thank You, Give Kudos and Get the Best From Those You Lead”. “Gratitude is at the forefront of everything,” said Kelly. “The implications for people receiving gratitude, as well as those giving it, are really powerful.”

 

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Pulling A Shift

Scott Davis is passionate about the new role he would like to see chief marketers assume in today’s business landscape, yet the change is slow.

“I see marketing continue to be marginalized, in the vast majority of companies that I see out there today. I see marketing primarily being defined as ‘MarComm’ which means they’re focused on very traditional, narrow tactics,” Davis says. “I see marketing still not being invited to the strategy conversation or as I like to say, ‘having a seat at the grownup table.’”

But yet he sees a huge change coming as he lays out in his new book, The Shift: The Transformation of Today’s Marketers Into Tomorrow’s Growth Leaders.

 

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