Here you go – this is my list of the Best of 2011 in a number of categories. Best Business Book: The 3rd Alternative by Stephen Covey (New York: Free Press) – this book explains and promotes a tired “win-win” philosophy in a fresh way, opening up applications in multiple contexts for many people who… Read More My Best of 2011
“In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else, for whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and the opening must be studied in relation to the endgame.” Jose Raul Capablanca, Cuban Chess player who was world champion from 1921 to 1927, one of… Read More The Endgame – the Ultimate Test for a Successful Presentation
I am amazed how fascinated we are with the future. Years ago, Stephen Covey told us that the best way to predict the future was to create it. We also seem to love to read about it. Here is one more new book that tells us what the United States will look like in 2025. … Read More Still Looking for a Booming Future?
Think Win-Win. I don’t know any advice any better than this. This, of course, is one of Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Successful People — #4 to be precise. And if you think about “think win-win,” it reinforces a lot of “advice and counsel” from books we read nearly every day. For example, today… Read More Habit #4: Think Win-Win
Last week, Karl Krayer and I spoke at a book synopsis gathering at the La Cima Club. The moderator asked us at each table to reflect on the best “self-help” books we have ever read. Karl chose Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Just to remind you, here are Covey’s seven habits (from the… Read More 7 Habits – 2 Habits – Automatic Habits – I’m Thinking about Habits
Occasionally, someone asks me what book I consider as unforgettable. Like everyone, I have a few. To qualify as unforgettable, I do not believe a book must have made some immediate great impact. Those type of books typically hit the market with a splash, then peter out as someone pens a newer, fancier, and trendier concept. And so… Read More What Makes a Book Unforgettable?
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