First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 2, 2011
Once again, McKinsey & Company offers (at no cost) an exceptionally valuable resource, in this instance Eric Schmidt‘s conversation with McKinsey director James Manyika about business culture, technology, and social issues. More specifically, Google’s executive chairman discusses his strategies on hiring, meetings, mobile business, and jobs and education.
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 2, 2011
You may remember my presentation at the First Friday Book Synopsis on the book How to Smell a Rat: The Five Signs of Financial Fraud by Ken Fisher (2010, Wiley). The book was all about distinguishing between scrupulous and unscrupulous financial advisers. Its primary feature was identifying the red flags, such as advisers who have access [.].
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First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 2, 2011
Here is an article written by Kimberly Weisul for BNET, The CBS Interactive Business Network (April 6, 2011). To check out an abundance of valuable resources and obtain a free subscription to one or more of the BNET newsletters, please click here. * * * I’m not sure why debating the wage gap between men [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 2, 2011
I’ve been re-looking at Mastering the Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish. I have presented my synopsis of this incredibly practical book a number of times. The book describes, and elaborates on, in user-friendly form, the traits and practices of John Rockefeller. At the center of those practices was the discipline of regular meetings. I am [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 2, 2011
Here is an excerpt from an article co-authored by Heike Bruch and Sumantra Ghoshal for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * If you listen to executives, they’ll tell [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 2, 2011
Randy Mayeux’s recent “conversion” to an iPad by no means invalidates or even contradicts his previous and passionate support of the bound volume. The number of electronic reading devices as well as the applications they offer is certain to increase. It seems reasonable to assume that, over time, there will be a corresponding (but not [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 2, 2011
ROAR! Get Heard in the Sales and Marketing Jungle Kevin Daum with Daniel A. Turner John Wiley & Sons (2010) How to “break through all that noise and visual stimulation to get to the core of the customer” What we have here is another business fable, a very popular sub-genre for business book authors [.].
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