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Blog / News & Opinion
800-CEO-READ's 2015 Bestsellers
By Dylan Schleicher
It's been another record year for us here at 800-CEO-READ. These are the books we moved the most in 2015.
Categories: news-opinion, publishing-industry, the-company
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Blog / Blog
December 2015 Business Book Bestsellers
By Blyth Meier
Our business book bestsellers for the month of December, 2015
Categories: the-company
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Blog / Book Giveaways
Reclaim Your Brain: How to Calm Your Thoughts, Heal Your Mind, and Bring Your Life Back Under Control
By Porchlight
Joseph A. Annibal, M.D., takes us on a tour of the brain to teach us how to calm the waters there.
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
It's Not What You Say: How You Sell Your Message When It Matters Most
By Dylan Schleicher
Pitch coach Michael Parker teaches how to sell our message, and ourselves, most effectively.
Categories: jack-covert-selects
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Blog / Staff Picks
What books are you giving this holiday season?
Book Review by Blyth Meier
Here’s what our staff is giving this holiday season.
Categories: staff-picks, the-company
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Blog / Jack Covert Selects
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
By Dylan Schleicher
Amy Cuddy tells us how to use the power of presence to overcome our daily struggles and show up authentically ourselves.
Categories: jack-covert-selects
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Blog / ChangeThis
Into the Light of New Leadership: Family Business Leadership and Building a Path for Succession
By Andrew Keyt
"Change is the essence of succession. The challenge for the family business successor is answering two questions: What needs to change in order for our family and business to survive and grow, and what do we need to hold onto that is the foundation of our culture and our success. These questions are the source of the natural tension between the generations in the succession process. The reason that this is such a challenge for a family business successor is that when you are born into a family business, you are born into a story that is already being told. You are born into the shadow of your parents and grandparents. The challenge then becomes the expectation that you will live up to the successes of your forbearers, which can feel like a daunting task."
Categories: changethis
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Blog / ChangeThis
The Five Fatal Mistakes of Startups
By Henry Kressel, Norman Winarsky
"It's natural to expect that many young companies fail, but what's remarkable is that in an overwhelming number of times, they fail from avoidable mistakes. Of course sometimes events occur that could never have been predicted—such as the loss of a key founder, or an unexpected government action that eliminates the need for the product—but these events are rare in our experience. This is a manifesto about the company killers that every CEO needs to avoid."
Categories: changethis
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Blog / ChangeThis
A New Mirror
By Shlomo Benartzi
"In the 21st century, human nature has discovered a new mirror. Thanks to the rise of smartphones and wearables, such as the Apple Watch, we can now monitor our body and behavior in exquisite detail, tracking everything from the amount of sleep we get to the number of calories we swallow. We can count our steps and resting pulse, compare our social network and spending habits. (There's even a smartphone app that can tell you how often you check your smartphone.) Only a few years before, quantifying these aspects of life would have required a trained team of professionals. Now we can do it with the slim computer in our pocket. Unfortunately, it's not clear that this new feedback is helping us make better decisions. ... These new digital mirrors are certainly cool. I want to make them useful."
Categories: changethis
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Blog / ChangeThis
This Is an Emotional Pitch
By Michael Parker
"Delivering a pitch, whether from a platform or across a boardroom table or over coffee at Starbucks, you are on stage. You need to tap into the actor in you. Connecting emotionally with a large group or a single interviewer in conversation, calls for a performance that reaches out, bringing emotional resonance to the words. Actors start off fully confident in their brilliant scripts written by a William Shakespeare or a Tennessee Williams. They are not worried about their content. All they are concerned with is how they can make their script come alive to their audience."
Categories: changethis
