First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 1, 2011
Last night, I curled up in bed, and read three sample downloads of books on my iPad. Two of them were business books: Little Things and The Corner Office. The music was playing, I learned a lot, and I loved the experience. I’m ready to weigh in… The iPad is the way to go for [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 1, 2011
This is prompted by a sad, disturbing piece… My colleague Karl Krayer has a terrific workshop on writing skills. Companies hire him to teach their employees how to write clear, understandable emails and memos and reports. (Have you ever had to read, and re-read, and re-read again, an unclear e-mail?) Sadly, many of them need [.].
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First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 3, 2011
We may be a nation based on free speech, but that doesn’t stop people from objecting to certain books and attempting to get them banned–so you and your children can’t read them. Each year the American Library Association releases a list of the top 10 books that generated the most controversy, naming them the most [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
APRIL 30, 2011
Alan M. Webber is an award-winning, nationally-recognized editor, author, and columnist. In 1995, he launched Fast Company magazine, a fresh, dynamic entry in the business magazine category. Headquartered in Boston, MA, the magazine became the fastest growing, most successful business magazine in history. Fast Company won two national magazine awards—one for general excellence, one for [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 1, 2011
Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Lars Bjork (chief executive of QlikTech, a data software company), says he has thought about hiring a simplicity officer to view [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 4, 2011
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Roger Martin 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. * * * When Auburn’s Cam Newton was picked by the Carolina Panthers [.].
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 3, 2011
Here is an excerpt from an article written by William Deresiewicz for his “All Points” column that is featured online by The American Scholar website. “The American Scholar is the venerable but lively quarterly magazine of public affairs, literature, science, history, and culture published by the Phi Beta Kappa Society since 1932. In recent years [.].
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