We have organized selections from our 15MinuteBusinessBooks.com site into six categories. Click HERE to obtain the recording and handout for the books that you wish to have, at only $9.99 per title. We also sell a subscription to the entire site for just $199. We recommend these titles for you. They are all available to… Read More Books Under Categories for Your Perusal
I am pictured below with Rory Vaden, whose two best-sellers I delivered at the First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas. I met Vaden today at the monthly meeting of the National Speakers Association of North Texas, of which I was the chapter president in 2002. The books, Take the Stairs, and Procrastinate on Purpose, are… Read More Vaden’s Books Make Significant Contributions
Please join us in welcoming Carmen Coreas to the Creative Communication Network team. In addition to her full-time job and schoolwork, Carmen will serve as a part-time International Business Consultant for the company. Her featured presentation is entitled, “It Ends With You,” which she markets through CCN to agencies and shelters dedicated to helping victims… Read More Welcome Our New Associate to the CCN Team
The newest book from Ram Charan was released yesterday (2/24/2015). We have presented so many of his books at the First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas that I am almost certain that we won’t do this one. But, I thought that our blog readers would like to know that he has another book out. The… Read More Charan’s New Book is Off to a Great Start
Based upon my blog post on Friday, I have received quite a few questions and comments about how we select our books, and why I would select a book that I dislike so much. These questions provide me the opportunity to share the context with you and explain “how we do what we do” concerning… Read More How We Select Books for Presentation and Publishing
Books that predict the future are interesting, although perhaps preparing for it, and creating it, usually provide greater returns. Nevertheless, a new best-seller does just that. Jeanne Meister and Karie Willyerd recently published an HR-focused book, The 2020 workplace: How innovative companies attract, develop, and keep tomorrow’s employees today. (New York: Harper, 2011). I presented a synopsis of… Read More Mark Cuban Led the Way in CEO Blogging
I have long been a basher of electronic book readers, such as the Kindle and Nook. I believe in traditional books, and in outlets that sell and distribute books in print. Books are symbolic, and when anyone stores them on a reader, this facet disappears. I have developed this argument in a previous blog post, and… Read More e-Books Have Limited Popularity in Colleges
This morning, we had a terrific session of the First Friday Book Synopsis. Karl Krayer presented his synopsis of Tell to Win by Peter Guber, reminding us all of the centrality of story… It took me back to my graduate school days, where my professor at USC (Dr. Walter Fisher) taught us the narrative paradigm… Read More Win by Frank Luntz and The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk — Coming for Next Month’s First Friday Book Synopsis, Friday, June 3
Many of you will enjoy the new insights and data about teamwork that I will present on Friday at the First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas from The Orange Revolution: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton (Free Press, 2010). If you miss the synopsis or live… Read More An Item Not to Forget About Concerning Teamwork
This is the time of the year that we see so many collective lists of the “best of 2010.” In the last few days, we have seen such lists for films, sports accomplishments, songs, architecture, recipes, restaurants, and of course, books. I want to tell you that I am unimpressed with most of the… Read More Another Perspective on the “Best of 2010” Lists
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