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Posted May 9, 2007 4:42 a.m. by todd-sattersten
In History and Biographies - 800 CEO Read Blog
There is great business audio all over the net. Here are just a few places to supplement your media diet:
- Lisa Haneberg has been doing her Fireside Chats for some time. Some of hers include Peter Georgescu(The Source of Success), Lee Froschheiser (Vital Factors), and Marcus Buckingham (Go Put Your Strengths To Work).
- HBSP Working Knowledge has an audio series. Their first interview was with Richard Tedlow, author of Andy Grove: The Life and Times of An American.
- IT Conversations has the occasional business person. Contributor Dr. Moria Gunn has interviewed Mark Thompson, author of Success Built To Last and Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail.
- The Invisible Hand Podcast is full of great stuff. They cover more of an economics and management angle. A sampling of their recent episodes includes The World's Newest Profession, Capital Rules, and Coming Attractions.
Amazon's Top Ten Business Books for 2006
Posted Dec. 12, 2006 5:49 a.m. by todd-sattersten
In Lists - 800 CEO Read Blog
Here is editors' list from Amazon for the best business books of 2006.
- The Long Tail by Chris Anderson*
- Making Globalization Work by Joesph Stiglitz
- Success Built To Last by Porras, et al.*
- The Starfish and The Spider by Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom*
- Knowledge and The Wealth of Nations by David Warsh
- Origin of Wealth by Eric Beinhocker
- Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert*
- Mavericks at Work by Bill Taylor and Polly LaBarre*
- Changing Minds by Howard Gardner
- Setting The Table by Danny Meyer*
*Six of these books were also chosen as Jack Covert Selects in 2006.
Business Ideas for Your Ears
Posted Nov. 14, 2006 3:10 a.m. by todd-sattersten
In History and Biographies - 800 CEO Read Blog
I think business audio on the net is exploding. Here is a sampling of what I found this week
- Lisa Haneberg has been doing her Fireside Chats for some time. Her latest two are with Peter Georgescu(The Source of Success) and Lee Froschheiser (Vital Factors).
- HBSP Working Knowledge has started an audio series. Their first interview is with Richard Tedlow, author of Andy Grove: The Life and Times of An American.
- IT Conversations has the occasional business person. Dr. Moria Gunn interviews Mark Thompson, author of Success Built To Last (September Jack Covert Selects).
We also have a new interview up on our Podcasts Blog. I talked with Jonathon Flaum, author of How The Paper Fish Learned To Swim.
Why are they successful?
Posted Sept. 18, 2006 10:09 a.m. by kate
In Big Ideas - 800 CEO Read Blog
The authors of Success Built to Last found what makes successful people tick:
Their passions create meaning in their lives that is nothing short of a lifelong obsession from which they seek no escape.
Found by interviewing people of all walks of life -- some famous such as Nelson Mandela, Steve Jobs, Maya Angelou, Steve Forbes and Dalai Lama -- they discovered three shared traits:
- Meaning. What you do must matter deeply to you, so much so that you lose all track of time. It's a "flow experience."
- ThoughtStyle. You have a highly developed sense of accountability, audacity, passion and optimism.
- ActionStyle. You find effective ways to take action.
Check out the full article in USA Today here.
Jack Covert Selects: Success Built to Last
Posted Sept. 7, 2006 3:29 a.m. by jack
Success Built to Last: Creating a Life that Matters
by Jerry Porras, Stewart Emery, Mark Thompson, Wharton School Publishing, 304 pages, $22.99 hardcover, ISBN 013228751X
In 1994, Jerry Porras and Jim Collins wrote an important and very successful book called Built to Last. The duo wrote about enduring companies and the qualities that made them exceptional. Collins went on to write the equally popular Good to Great.
Success Built to Last is Porras' follow-up. In this book, rather than looking at companies, Porras, Emery and Thompson talk to peoplevery successful peopleto find out what made them so. The candidates had to have been successful for at least 20 years. This left them with a potential list of about 1000 people. 200 personal interviews were conducted over the last ten years and the results form the basis for the book.
Early in the book, the authors talk about meaning and the importance of finding passion: "Listen up---here's some really bad news: It's dangerous not to do what you love. The harsh truth is that if you don't love what you're doing, you'll lose to someone who does!...This person will work harder and longer. They will outrun you."
They talked to Larry Bossidy, and this point also came up with him. "It's a competitive imperative. Only by loving what you do will you actually do more and do it better than the person sitting next to you."
You will find familiar themes in this book, and while it may be easy to say you have heard these ideas before, I would encourage you to look for the nuances. Porras and Company have spent a decade getting at what success means and how you can achieve it too.
