Leadership/Management/Sales Book Reviews and Advice
Effective leadership, strong management, and basic sales skills are essential in the business world. If you want to hone your skills and learn what it takes to be an effective leader, business manager, or sales expert these books and articles can help.
Trendspotting for the Next Decade
If you want to better understand business trends, I recommend picking up a copy of 2011 - Trendspotting for the Next Decade. Read the book review here.
If you want to better understand business trends, I recommend picking up a copy of 2011 - Trendspotting for the Next Decade. Read the book review here.
How to Raise Capital for Start-Ups and Other Business Ventures
Looking to raise capital for a start-up business venture or an existing company? Read on to learn what RaiseCapital.com CEO Richard Singer has to say about raising money for your business.
Looking to raise capital for a start-up business venture or an existing company? Read on to learn what RaiseCapital.com CEO Richard Singer has to say about raising money for your business.
Jacked Up – The Inside Story of How Jack Welch Talked GE into Becoming the World
Written by Bill Lane, Jacked Up tells the story of how Jack Welch helped shape the GE Company. Read more about Jacked Up here.
Written by Bill Lane, Jacked Up tells the story of how Jack Welch helped shape the GE Company. Read more about Jacked Up here.
Accidental Branding
Accidental Branding, by David Vinjamuri, analyzes seven consumer brands and their creators to demonstrate how ordinary people can build extraordinary brands. Read more about Accidental Branding here.
Accidental Branding, by David Vinjamuri, analyzes seven consumer brands and their creators to demonstrate how ordinary people can build extraordinary brands. Read more about Accidental Branding here.
Prepare to Be a Millionaire
Prepare to Be a Millionaire contains advice from 43 millionaire entrepreneurs in seven different industries. Get the full book review here.
Prepare to Be a Millionaire contains advice from 43 millionaire entrepreneurs in seven different industries. Get the full book review here.
Gravitational Marketing – The Science of Attracting Customers
Gravitational Marketing, a new book from Jimmy Vee, Travis Miller, and Joel Bauer, focuses on the science of attracting customers. Read a review of Gravitational Marketing here.
Gravitational Marketing, a new book from Jimmy Vee, Travis Miller, and Joel Bauer, focuses on the science of attracting customers. Read a review of Gravitational Marketing here.
Tribal Leadership – Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization
In Tribal Leadership, Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright outline a revolutionary approach to leadership. Read a review for Tribal Leadership here.
In Tribal Leadership, Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright outline a revolutionary approach to leadership. Read a review for Tribal Leadership here.
Why Should the Boss Listen to You?
In his new book Why Should the Boss Listen to You, James E. Lukaszewski outlines the seven disciplines that anyone who advises a CEO should embrace.
In his new book Why Should the Boss Listen to You, James E. Lukaszewski outlines the seven disciplines that anyone who advises a CEO should embrace.
New Business School Graduates - How to Get the Boss to Listen to You
How can you get the boss to listen to you? Strategic advisor and author Jim Lukaszewski answers this question for new business school graduates.
How can you get the boss to listen to you? Strategic advisor and author Jim Lukaszewski answers this question for new business school graduates.
What Made Jack Welch Jack Welch
In What Made Jack Welch Jack Welch author Stephen Baum profiles the lives of ordinary people who became extraordinary leaders. Get the full book review here.
In What Made Jack Welch Jack Welch author Stephen Baum profiles the lives of ordinary people who became extraordinary leaders. Get the full book review here.
We – The Ideal Customer Relationship
Written by Steve Yastrow, We is an excellent how to guide for businesses who want to develop real relationships with their customers. Get the full book review here.
Written by Steve Yastrow, We is an excellent how to guide for businesses who want to develop real relationships with their customers. Get the full book review here.
The Leadership Experience
The Leadership Experience is a practical book about individual and organizational leadership. Get the full book review here.
The Leadership Experience is a practical book about individual and organizational leadership. Get the full book review here.
Keep Swinging
Keep Swinging is one entrepreneur’s personal story of adversity and success. Get the full book review here.
Keep Swinging is one entrepreneur’s personal story of adversity and success. Get the full book review here.
Predicting Technology
Predicting Technology, a new book from Thomas E. Vass, is meant to help non-economists and regular citizens identify future market opportunities and disruptive technologies. Get the full book review here.
Predicting Technology, a new book from Thomas E. Vass, is meant to help non-economists and regular citizens identify future market opportunities and disruptive technologies. Get the full book review here.
SalesBURST!!
Sales BURST!! Is a rapid sales training course that introduces unique strategies to help you sell more, faster. Get the full book review here.
Sales BURST!! Is a rapid sales training course that introduces unique strategies to help you sell more, faster. Get the full book review here.
Remarkable Leadership
Remarkable Leadership, a new book by Kevin Eikenberry, teaches you how to develop your leadership potential using proven methods. Get the full book review here.
Remarkable Leadership, a new book by Kevin Eikenberry, teaches you how to develop your leadership potential using proven methods. Get the full book review here.
Presenting Learning
Presenting Learning is an excellent book for independent consultants and learning professionals who want to develop their presentation skills. Get the full book review here.
Presenting Learning is an excellent book for independent consultants and learning professionals who want to develop their presentation skills. Get the full book review here.
Masters of Sales
In Masters of Sales: Secrets from Top Sales Professions That Will Transform You Into a World Class Salesman, 73 sales experts share personal experience and important sales lessons. Get the full book review here.
In Masters of Sales: Secrets from Top Sales Professions That Will Transform You Into a World Class Salesman, 73 sales experts share personal experience and important sales lessons. Get the full book review here.
The Inside Advantage
Strategic consultant and former U.S. CEO of Publicis Worldwide, Bob Bloom, teaches entrepreneurs and companies how to grow a business from the inside in his new book "The Inside Advantage". Get the full book review here.
Strategic consultant and former U.S. CEO of Publicis Worldwide, Bob Bloom, teaches entrepreneurs and companies how to grow a business from the inside in his new book "The Inside Advantage". Get the full book review here.
Unleashed!
Unleashed! Expecting Greatness and Other Secrets of Coaching for Exceptional Performance is a thought provoking book about coaching and leadership—great for managers and human resources professionals. Get the full book review here.
Unleashed! Expecting Greatness and Other Secrets of Coaching for Exceptional Performance is a thought provoking book about coaching and leadership—great for managers and human resources professionals. Get the full book review here.
How to Achieve Sucess - Claudia Shelton Interview
Claudia Shelton, author of Blind Spots: Achieve Success By Seeing What You Can't See, was recently named by Business Week Magazine as 'one of the 50 women to watch'. She recently sat down with me to share her thoughts on how business people and everyday people can achieve success.
Claudia Shelton, author of Blind Spots: Achieve Success By Seeing What You Can't See, was recently named by Business Week Magazine as 'one of the 50 women to watch'. She recently sat down with me to share her thoughts on how business people and everyday people can achieve success.
Lies Start-ups Tell Themselves to Avoid Marketing
Lies Start-ups Tell Themselves to Avoid Marketing is a no-nonsense guide for business managers, marketing students, and entrepreneurs. Get the full book review here.
Lies Start-ups Tell Themselves to Avoid Marketing is a no-nonsense guide for business managers, marketing students, and entrepreneurs. Get the full book review here.
Blind Spots: Achieve Success By Seeing What You Can't See
Claudia Shelton's new book, Blind Spots: Achieve Success By Seeing What You Can't See, is a great book for new and old managers, business entrepreneurs, and any business major who aspires to be an effective leader. Get the full book review here.
Claudia Shelton's new book, Blind Spots: Achieve Success By Seeing What You Can't See, is a great book for new and old managers, business entrepreneurs, and any business major who aspires to be an effective leader. Get the full book review here.
Next Now: Trends for the Future
Next Now is an engaging book on business trends. It's a great read for business school students, managers, marketing professionals, and entrepreneurs. Get the full book review here.
Next Now is an engaging book on business trends. It's a great read for business school students, managers, marketing professionals, and entrepreneurs. Get the full book review here.
Trust: The Secret Weapon of Effective Business Leaders
Kathy Bloomgarden's new book, Trust: The Secret Weapon of Effective Business Leaders, is an essential read for any current or aspiring business leader. Part motivation and part how to, this well written and relevant guide defines what it means to be an effective leader in today's rough and tumble business environment. Get the full book review here.
Kathy Bloomgarden's new book, Trust: The Secret Weapon of Effective Business Leaders, is an essential read for any current or aspiring business leader. Part motivation and part how to, this well written and relevant guide defines what it means to be an effective leader in today's rough and tumble business environment. Get the full book review here.
How You Leave Them Feeling
Jesse Ferrell's book How You Leave Them Feeling is a motivating guide that will teach you how to make the most of your interactions with others. Get the full book review here.
Jesse Ferrell's book How You Leave Them Feeling is a motivating guide that will teach you how to make the most of your interactions with others. Get the full book review here.
Interview with Trudy Bourgeois - Author of The Hybrid Leader
Trudy Bourgeois is one of the country’s preeminent experts on leadership and workforce issues. Recently, I had an opportunity to interview Trudy. She very graciously took time to share her thoughts on leadership, interviews, the modern workforce, and her new book, The Hybrid Leader.
Trudy Bourgeois is one of the country’s preeminent experts on leadership and workforce issues. Recently, I had an opportunity to interview Trudy. She very graciously took time to share her thoughts on leadership, interviews, the modern workforce, and her new book, The Hybrid Leader.
Lawler Kang Interview
I recently had the opportunity to interview author and Wharton graduate, Lawler Kang. He most graciously shared his thoughts on business school, admissions, resumes, and his new book, Passion at Work: How to Find Work You Love and Live the Time of Your Life.
I recently had the opportunity to interview author and Wharton graduate, Lawler Kang. He most graciously shared his thoughts on business school, admissions, resumes, and his new book, Passion at Work: How to Find Work You Love and Live the Time of Your Life.
The 100 Greatest Sales Tips of All Time
This book is a great read, especially if you are in the sales profession. The quotes will make you laugh, they’ll make you think, and at the same time, they’ll inspire you to be the very best that you can be. Get the full review here.
This book is a great read, especially if you are in the sales profession. The quotes will make you laugh, they’ll make you think, and at the same time, they’ll inspire you to be the very best that you can be. Get the full review here.
The Definitive Drucker
Peter Drucker was a fascinating man, and The Definitive Drucker is a fascinating collection of business ideas. Get the full book review here.
Peter Drucker was a fascinating man, and The Definitive Drucker is a fascinating collection of business ideas. Get the full book review here.
Interview with RT Talasek - Author of Alice in Corporate Wonderland
R.T. Talasek, the author of Alice in Corporate Wonderland, took the time to sit down and answer a few questions about Alice, business school, and corporate culture in general. Enjoy!
R.T. Talasek, the author of Alice in Corporate Wonderland, took the time to sit down and answer a few questions about Alice, business school, and corporate culture in general. Enjoy!
Passion at Work- How to Find Work You Love and Live the Time of Your Life
Passion at Work: How to Find Work You Love and Live the Time of Your Life is an excellent book that teaches you how to find meaning in your life and in your work. The book’s author, Lawler Kang, is a nationally recognized author and speaker specializing in helping people and organizations align their missions with their means. Get the full book review here.
Passion at Work: How to Find Work You Love and Live the Time of Your Life is an excellent book that teaches you how to find meaning in your life and in your work. The book’s author, Lawler Kang, is a nationally recognized author and speaker specializing in helping people and organizations align their missions with their means. Get the full book review here.
Alice In Corporate Wonderland
Alice in Corporate Wonderland is a fun and modern twist on Lewis Caroll’s enchanting tale, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Get the full book review here.
Alice in Corporate Wonderland is a fun and modern twist on Lewis Caroll’s enchanting tale, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Get the full book review here.
The Hybrid Leader
The Hybrid Leader takes a much needed look at leadership styles and the ever-evolving workforce. I highly recommend this book to anyone in the business field, particularly if you are in management or will be going into management anytime soon. Get the full book review here.
The Hybrid Leader takes a much needed look at leadership styles and the ever-evolving workforce. I highly recommend this book to anyone in the business field, particularly if you are in management or will be going into management anytime soon. Get the full book review here.
Today’s Newspaper Wraps Tomorrow’s Fish – A Business Trip to Wisdom
Today’s Newspaper Wraps Tomorrow’s Fish is a smart, funny, and comprehensive look at business principles. Read the full book review here.
Today’s Newspaper Wraps Tomorrow’s Fish is a smart, funny, and comprehensive look at business principles. Read the full book review here.
Strategic Hiring: Tomorrow's Benefits Today
Blakesley's book, Strategic Hiring: Tomorrow's Benefits Today, is a must have for any organization looking to reverse turnover and increase productivity. Read the full book review here.
Blakesley's book, Strategic Hiring: Tomorrow's Benefits Today, is a must have for any organization looking to reverse turnover and increase productivity. Read the full book review here.
Bhagavad Gita on Effective Leadership
Author Pujan Roka has used his leadership experience and the ancient teachings of the Bhagavad Gita to create an interesting and original book. Read the full review for Bhagavad Gita on Effective Leadership here.
Author Pujan Roka has used his leadership experience and the ancient teachings of the Bhagavad Gita to create an interesting and original book. Read the full review for Bhagavad Gita on Effective Leadership here.