Best Business Books - (B.B.B)

Comment by Gayle Hallgren-Rezac on May 16, 2009 at 1:35pm

"MAKE TO STICK" by Chip and Dan Heath. It's a book with a memorable cover, bright orange with a strip of silver duct tape across the front.

In the lingo of the Heath bros, it's sticky. I am in love with this book, it's all about how to tell stories with impact, (stories that stick) how to use stories instead of elevator pitches and how your employees and customers can better understand (and love) your business. And they walk the talk, the book is one story after another. Required reading for all those folks in your organization who love slogans, jargon and pitches. Gayle Hallgren-Rezac href="http://workthepond.com">

Comment by Katharine Bierce on July 22, 2009 at 8:46pm

These two are good:

The Blue Sweater – Jacqueline Novogratz (founder of Acumen Fund) – microfinance works best when you build relationships and don’t try to dictate solutions from the top down. Americans try to change everything at once and don’t realize that it takes time to build relationships, persuade people, and bring about long-lasting, sustainable change and not just one-shot projects that often fail.

Why We Buy – Paco Underhill
-Consumers are people too! Take care of where they look, when they get bored, keep their hands free, park the husbands when the wives shop, etc. and you can raise sales with “environmental” and anthropological people-watching principles.

Comment by Lenore Hickey on November 24, 2009 at 10:37am

Women & Leadership: The State of Play and Strategies for Change by Barbara Kellerman and Deborah Rhode.
-Foreword by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Ret.)

"Indispensable for understanding recent progress toward equal opportunity and the challenges that remain."

Comment by Nicki Gilmour on April 6, 2010 at 1:25pm

The Loudest Duck by Laura Liswood.Very informative about the "unwritten rules" that we all need to play by to get ahead

Comment by Nicki Gilmour on May 20, 2010 at 5:34pm

Her Place at the Table by Deborah kolb and carol frohlinger is a classic. it actually is applicable to real life situations. keep it on your desk.

Comment by Mari Puga, MBA on August 8, 2010 at 9:35pm

EXECUTION, THE DISCIPLINE OF GETTING THINGS DONE by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan.
Great steps by steps to build a culture that is proactive, accountable, and productive with clear measurement tools.

Comment by Laura Pomeroy on July 28, 2011 at 11:56am

Tribal Leadership, available as a free audiobook download from Zappos (Zappos is well known for being a great place to work & dynamic company -- I have no connection to Zappos or the book's authors):  http://www.zappos.com/tribal.zhtml 

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