Sat.Feb 04, 2012

First Friday Book Synopsis

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Here’s the New York Times Hardcover Business Best Seller List for February, 2012 – Steve Jobs at #1

First Friday Book Synopsis

We have presented synopses of business books, many of them bestsellers, at our First Friday Book Synopsis event every month since April, 1998. From this month’s list, we have already presented Steve Jobs, Great by Choice, and Switch. I have also presented Boomerang for a private client’s event. My colleague, Karl Krayer, will present Taking [.].

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Jumping the S-Curve: A book review by Bob Morris

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Jumping the S-Curve: How to Beat the Growth Cycle, Get on Top, and Stay There Paul Nunes and Tim Breene Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How companies can reach progressively high levels of achievement The title of this book refers to pattern of consistently elevating (“jumping”) a company to progressively high levels of achievement. As [.].

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Kristi Hedges: An interview by Bob Morris

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Kristi Hedges is a leadership coach, speaker and author. In her 20-year career working with leaders to help them communicate more effectively she’s encountered every personality type imaginable, yet remains more than a little passionate that anyone can learn presence. Her workshops and leadership coaching programs have been utilized by CEOs and teams of all [.].

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