Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
Sunday, November 11th, 2007
Gilgamesh is the oldest story in the world - older than the Bible or the Odyssey. It's a heroic saga about a King who lives in Iraq. His own press said, "He endured all and accomplished all," but the truth is more complicated. ...
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Just listened to Stephen Covey's Four Disciplines of Execution. Classic Covey, no big surprises. The four disciplines are:
Focus on your Wildly Important Goals
Create a compelling scoreboard
Translate lofty goals into specific actions
Hold each other accountable all the time
What differentiates a Covey book from the typical "execution" or "decision-making" tome ...
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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
I've been listening to The Art of Exceptional Living
by Jim Rohn on CD during my commute. His message is very much like Covey's - particularly in his emphasis on the seventh habit (self-improvement). The audio suggests it might have been recorded in a church, which is apropos because ...
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Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Internet Retailer's Guide to E-Commerce Technology is a who's who of firms working in the e-commerce space, from affiliate marketing to web monitoring. The format is quite interesting - it's laid out as a directory, but each page is bisected and each firm gets only half a page (so ...
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
I am a huge fan of Jeffrey J. Fox's books on business. Why?
They're written in single-serving chapters, which are easy to read, but offer tremendous opportunity for reflection.
They're made up of lists. I'm crazy about lists. (Aside: Scott Ginsburg discusses the importance of lists on his blog.)
They ...
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