Speed Read

Great by Choice: Uncertainty Chaos and Luck - Why Some Thrive Despite Them All
Jim Collins

Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research, buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Jim Collins, and co-author Morten Hansen, a management professor at the University of California, Berkeley, enumerate the principles for building a great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous, and fast-moving times. This book is classic Collins: contrarian, data-driven, and uplifting.

Speed Read: December 2011

A Mountain Within
Herta Von Stiegel

Herta von Stiegel shares the leadership skills she used to lead 28 multinational people including seven disabled people to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro--Africa's highest mountain--and explains how readers can apply them in any business situation. It is a powerful insight into the emotional and physical journey as they take on one of the most feared mountains in the world.

Speed Read: October 2011

Managing Oneself
Peter F. Drucker

We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: with ambition, drive, and talent, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession regardless of where you started out. But with opportunity comes responsibility.

Speed Read: August 2011

Idea Man: A Memoir by the co-founder of Microsoft
Paul Allen

Renowned for his billionaire status and pursuit of adventure, Paul Allen’s natural curiosity has ensured that he has left his mark in every area from science and sport to music, philanthropy and aviation. He is perhaps best known for his definitive adventures in business and technology as the co-founder of Microsoft.

Speed Read: June 2011

The Next 100 Years
George Friedman

"Conventional analysis suffers from a profound failure of imagination. It imagines passing clouds to be permanent and is blind to powerful, long-term shifts taking place in full view of the world."

Speed Read: April 2011

The Way We're Working Isn't Working
Tony Schwartz

"The defining ethic in the modern workplace is more, bigger, faster. More information than ever is available to us and the speed of every transaction has increased exponentially, prompting a sense of permanent urgency and endless distraction."

Speed Read: January 2011

Never Eat Alone
Keith Ferrazzi with Tahl Raz

"Your network is your net worth. never eat alone reveals how you can add to your personal bottom line with more intelligent networking and more significant relationships. It provides a detailed view of how people with no particular access can connect to those they want to meet. For many people who are good at connecting, this activity becomes a way of life."

Speed Read: December 2010

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs
Carmine Gallo

"History shows that the greatest innovations have been introduced in periods of severe economic stress. A 2009 Booz & Company report noted, “Television, xerography, electric razors, FM radio, and scores of other advances were produced during the Great Depression.”"

Speed Read: November 2010

Strategic Alliances & Marketing Partnerships
Richard Gibbs, PhD, MBA and Andrew Humphries, PhD, MBA

"Understanding how business partnerships function and how you manage them more effectively is vital in this current economic climate - whether you are outsourcing, forming strategic alliances or comanufacturing."

Speed Read: October 2010

The India Way - Peter Cappelli, Harbit Singh, Jitendra Singh and Michael Useems

"Over the last two decades, many of India’s leading companies have been achieving double-digit growth even in the midst of a global recession. Understanding the Indian business juggernaut is an imperative no manager – in any part of the world – can afford to ignore."

Speed Read: August 2010

Obliquity - John Kay

"The fundamental premise of John Kay’s book Obliquity is that goals are more likely to be achieved when pursued indirectly, so instead of a linear rational model, the best approach to problem-solving is oblique, an approach for which he coins the word 'obliquity'."

Speed Read: July 2010

The Business Playground - Dave Stewart and Mark Simmons

"In this thoroughly enjoyable and highly instructive book Dave Stewart, musician, producer and entrepreneur along with advertising and branding guru, Mark Simmons shows you how to rediscover your creativity and how we can all tap into our creative selves; the way we could when we were children."

Speed Read: June 2010

Beating the Commodity Trap - Richard D'Aveni

"What do high-end fashion companies, New York restaurants and Harley-Davidson have in common? Creeping commoditisation or hyper-competition on steroids because of globalisation and technological advances."

Speed Read: May 2010

After the Meltdown - Marc De Vos

"The Future of Capitalism and Globalization in the Age of the Twin Crises."

Speed Read: March 2010

How The Mighty Fall - Jim Collins

"Why do some organisations become great? Why do some never transcend mediocrity? Why do some great enterprises fall as they have in the last year?"

Speed Read: January 2010

Philanthrocapitalism - Matthew Bishop and Michael Green

"A superb portrait of how effective philanthropy can shape the world today"

Speed Read: August 2009

'Glow' - Lynda Gratton

How you can radiate energy, innovation and success? How will you stay ahead of the curve? Learn to Glow

Speed Read: July 2009

'The Winning Mind' - Lord Coe

In this book Lord Coe explores the many parallels between training for a major sporting competition, campaigning as a politician and bidding for a multi-million pound contract

Speed Read: June 2009

Blue Ocean Strategy - Renée Mauborgne and W.Chan Kim

How do you become the iPod of your industry?

Speed Read: May 2009

The Snowball and the Business of Life - Warren Buffet

Will mesmerise anyone interested in who Mr. Buffett is or how he got that way. The Snowball tells a fascinating story.

Speed Read: March 2009

'Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom' - Matthew Fraser and Soumitra Dutta

This book is more than just about the power of online networks it is
about how they, through “Web 2.0”, are transforming our lives.

Speed Read: February 2009

'Future Files' - 5 Trends for the Future - Richard Watson

Examines emerging patterns and developments in society, technology, economy, and business.

Speed Read: November 2008

'Egonomics: What makes ego our greatest asset (or most expensive liability)' - David Marcum and Steven Smith

Addresses head-on the delicate and subjective nature of ego.

Speed Read: July 2008

'The Momentum Effect' - J.C. Larreche

How to achieve exceptional and sustainable growth.

Speed Read: June 2008

'Why do smart people make irrational decisions every day?' - Dan Ariely

Helps managers who really want to understand their customers.

Speed Read: April 2008

'Super Crunching' - Ian Ayres

Why thinking by numbers is the new way to be smart!

Speed Read: March 2008

'Are you ready to break from the pack?' - Oren Harari's

Focuses on how to break away from - and then stay ahead of - "the pack"

Speed Read: January 2008

'The Speed of Trust' - Stephen R. Covey

The one thing that Changes Everything

Speed Read: November 2007

'Execution - The Discipline of Getting Things Done'

Must-reading for anyone who cares about business

Speed Read: July 2007

'Boards That Make a Difference'- Dr John Carver

A profound transformation in the way we think

Speed Read: June 2007

'Hot Spots- why some companies buzz with energy and innovation and others don't'- Lynda Gratton

Is your Business in a Hot Spot?

Speed Read: May 2007

'How to be Brilliant' - Michael Heppell

Becoming Brilliant...

Speed Read: April 2007

'The World is Flat' - Thomas L Friedman

Is the World Flat?

Speed Read: March 2007

'Marketing Genius'- Peter Fisk

From Einstein to Picasso (Intelligent Marketing)

Speed Read: January 2007

'Global Remix'- Richard Scase

Global Remix

Speed Read: November 2006

'Social Intelligence'- Daniel Goleman

Social Intelligence

Speed Read: October 2006

'Myself and other More Important Matters'- Charles Handy

Where are you on your ladder of Identity..?

Speed Read: August 2006

'Lovemarks'- Kevin Roberts

Are you a brand or a 'LOVEMARK

Speed Read: August 2006

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