Books & Reviews
[Review] The Face-To-Face Book
The problem with the prophetic proclamations about the rise of social media and its impending dominance? It's that we can focus too much on the media part of 'social media', instead of the 'social' aspect, according to the authors of 'The Face-to-Face Book".
[Review] Put That Cell Phone Down And Look Me In The Eye
"Put That Cell Phone Down and Look Me In The Eye" is no one-man anti-technology Luddite crusade to turn people away from their technological follies. Instead author Brian Haggerty focuses on the various soft skills and character traits he believes can help a person on their goal to success.
[Review] How Children Succeed
What is the secret to long-term success? Why do some kids do well while others falter as they journey through life? The answers to these and more can be found in Paul Tough's "How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character".
[Review] Heart, Smarts, Guts, And Luck
"Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck" captures the essence of personal leadership. Delving deeply into the heart and soul of what true entrepreneurship is about, it questions fundamental tenets of our beliefs as business builders, leaders and managers.
[Review] Enterprise Social Technology
Enterprise Social Technology offers an actionable 12-step process for those who intend to harness social technologies for business and enterprise use, and one that is interestingly crowdsourced in its making.
[Review] Say Yes, And!
The author of "Say "Yes, And!": 2 Little Words That Will Transform Your Career, Organization, and Life!", Avish Parashar, believes that just by saying two simple words - "Yes, And" - can have a profound impact on your life.
[Review] Small Business, Big Vision
For the new small business entrepreneur, "Small Business, Big Vision" by Adam and Matthew Toren is a handy, easy-to-read, and useful tome to start you off thinking how you can tweak your own business for the better.
[Review] Gamification By Design: Implementing Game Mechanics In Web And Mobile Apps
"Gamification by Design" by gamification expert and chair of the Gamification Summit Gabe Zimmerman, and entrepreneur and veteran technologist Christopher Cunningham, is targeted at more than just games or application designers. If you are a brand marketer, a user experience architect or even a client-facing suit from a creative agency, understanding the concepts within will make you that much better a professional in your own space.
[Review] Startup Weekend
co-directors of Startup Weekend - Marc Nager, Clint Nelsen and Franck Nouyrigat - has put together some of their experiences and best practices from Startup Weekend into the book, "Startup Weekend: How to Take a Company From Concept to Creation in 54 Hours".
[Review] To Sell Is Human
"To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others" by bestselling author Daniel H. Pink is sprinkled with discoveries from fields such as behavioral economics, life coaching, and improv acting.
[Review] The Myths Of Creativity
If you're looking to inject some creativity into your company or organization, "The Myths of Creativity" is a good reference to tell you where the common pitfalls are when it comes to thinking about creativity,
[Review] What Chinese Want
"What Chinese Want: Culture, Communism and the Modern Chinese Consumer" is a comprehensive treatise on modern China, capturing its worldview, business environment, consumer markets, societal fabric, and engagement with the world.
[Review] Return On Influence
Written by marketing consultant Mark Schaefer, "Return On Influence: The Revolutionary Power of Klout, Social Scoring, and Influence Marketing" traces the origins of "citizen influence" on the social web, delves deeply into the world of Klout, and provides tips on how one can navigate this new digital landscape.
[Review] Likeable Social Media
Likeable Social Media by Dave Kerpen provides truckloads of tips, hints and useful advice, and shares how companies should behave themselves on social networks and what they can do to build communities, strengthen their reputations, and increase sales.
Steven Schussler’s It’s A Jungle In There
Serial entrepreneur Steven Schussler's new book, "It's a Jungle in There: Inspiring Lessons, Hard-Won Insights, and Other Acts of Entrepreneurial Daring", is an interesting recollection of his entrepreneurial journey over the years.
[Review] Startup From The Ground Up
Startup founder and consultant Cynthia Kocialski shares hard-earned knowledge in her new book Startup from the Ground Up, which provides many practical insights for entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to fruition into a thriving business.
[Review] The Wisdom Of Failure
"The Wisdom of Failure: How to Learn the Tough Leadership Lessons Without Paying the Price", authored by Laurence G. Weinzimmer and Jim McConoughey, dissects the kinds of leadership, both good and bad, that can be found in different company cultures and distils the essence of what can be learned from those leadership behaviors.
[Review] David And Goliath
Why do underdogs triumph over mightier enemies? How does one turn a weakness into a strength? In yet another entertaining trip of the intellect, Malcolm Gladwell's latest volume "David and Goliath" tackles perennial paradoxes with much aplomb.
[Review] Rubies In The Orchard
Serial entrepreneur and billionaire Lynda Resnick's book "Rubies in the Orchard: How to Uncover the Hidden Gems in Your Business" provides a fascinating glimpse into the marketing strategies behind brands like POM Wonderful, FIJI Water, Teleflora and the Franklin Mint.
[Review] Who Killed Change?
Written by Ken Blanchard of "The One Minute Manager" fame, together with his co-authors John Britt, Pat Zigarmi and Judd Hoekstra, "Who Killed Change?" is a whodunnit with a business twist.
[Review] Startup Communities
In "Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City", author Brad Feld explores the various factors that contribute to a successful startup community and argues that the success of a startup community is heavily dependent on the make-up of the environmental and geographical factors in which that community resides.
[Review] Talk Like TED
Communications coach Carmine Gallo explores the reasons behind why TED speakers seem to be able to mesmerize their audiences so easily in his new book "Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds".
[Review] Hits & Misses: New York Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Strategies
The book "Hits & Misses: New York Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Strategies" by award-winning journalist, columnist and essay writer Tina Traster, puts decision-making by some 60 New York-based entrepreneurs under the microscope.
[Review] Loveworks
"Loveworks: How the world's top marketers make emotional connections to win in the marketplace"by Brian Sheehan looks at 20 real world business examples of how brands can engage and stir the deepest emotions of their consumers.
[Review] The Three Commitments Of Leadership
In the book "Three Commitments of Leadership: How Clarity, Stability, and Rhythm Create Great Leaders", authors Tom Endersbe, Jon Wortmann, and Jay Therrien - all of whom are learning and development experts - attempt to distil individual experiences and learning to piece together a model of leadership that can be applied to any organization, big or small.
[Review] Start With Why
What is the magic ingredient embodied by those icons of business we so admire? The answer, according to Simon Sinek, is that they inspire others to take action by beginning with "Why".
[Review] Brewing Up A Business
Sam Calagione's book "Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Beer from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery" is as much an insightful look into history and business of Dogfish Head Brewery as the American beer industry.
[Review] Launch
"Launch" by social media marketing guru Michael Stelzner provides useful and practical tips to guide marketers in creating their own content marketing strategy and tactics while leveraging on both internal and external influencers.
[Review] Startup Asia
if you are interested in the rise of Asia's startup scene and how trends are shaping entrepreneurship in those countries, there's no better book you can pick up than "Startup Asia: Top Strategies for Cashing in on Asia's Innovation Boom", authored by journalist and Forbes contributor Rebecca Fannin.
[Review] The Superwoman Lifestyle Blueprint
In her new book, “The Superwoman Lifestyle Blueprint”, entrepreneur and business coach Vicki Irvin inks a blueprint that breaks down the steps you can follow to achieve career or business success while holding on to the other important things in life.