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There's a new excerpt up on our Excerpts blog. It's taken from Beat the Odds: Avoid Corporate Death and Build a Resilient Enterprise by Robert A. Rudzki.
January 31, 2008
The Illusions of Entrepreneurship>>The Wall Street Journal | The Real Start of Something New Each year in the United States more people start a business than get married or have children. And as much as 40 percent of the US population will be self-employed for some part of their work life. " What is the typical entrepreneur like?
I came across a book called The Eight Constants of Change by Stacy Aaron and Kate Nelson on my desk today and was reading a bit of it to myself during lunch and came across this little story: A Real Life Example A president of a mid-size company began work 18 months ago to define how his new, more complex organization needed to operate. Month after month, he stood in staff meetings and pronounced emphatically that the new, more complex organization would mean that everyone would have to play at a higher level. Leadership demanded excellence from every single employee.
January 30, 2008
The following excerpt is Chapter 9 of: Beat the Odds: Avoid Corporate Death and Build a Resilient Enterprise by Robert A. Rudzki. From the publisher: "Rudzki's crisp message on the nine principles for success, which are profiled with excellent current real-life case examples, provides clear direction for managers on how to ensure their companies win and remain healthy and successful long-term.
So far this is my favorite book for the year. OK, I know it's only January, but that means a lot of books will have to live up to this one. It's an insightful look into the life of one of the best managerial writers and observers in the business book world.
January 24, 2008
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The following is an excerpt from the book Fast Profits in Hard Times by Jordan E. Goodman Published by Business Plus; January 2008; 9780446581561 Copyright (c) 2008 Jordan E. Goodman 10 Strategies: An Overview Fast Profits in Hard Times will teach you everything you need to know and give you specific resources (websites, toll-free numbers, etc) to implement the following 10 strategies: Invest in Tax Liens Buy liens placed on properties by municipalities because owners have fallen behind in paying their property taxes.
January 23, 2008
By Aaron Schleicher
Ask 8cr! is a section of our blog used as a forum to address the kinds of issues and challenges people are having in the workplace. We take these issues and apply a business book we feel offers a viable solution.
January 21, 2008
Jack and I have been a little quiet on the blog lately. We are pushing to finish the manuscript for our book, which comes out next year. Our book will feature the 100 books everyone in business should read.
We have a 30 minute podcast with Seth posted. We talk Google, Civil War books, and how all the cool stuff happens in marketing.
January 18, 2008
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