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Medici Effect
What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us about Innovation

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The Bestsellers of 2011
Posted Dec. 31, 2011 5:10 a.m. by dylan
In - 800 CEO Read Blog

2011 was the second year that Inc. magazine partnered with us to spread the word on what books are leaving our warehouse in great numbers every month, heading out to businesspeople and their organizations to solve problems, promote change and inspire leadership. We've now compiled the Inc./800-CEO-READ Business Book Bestseller numbers for the entire year, giving weight to both total sales numbers and how long each book stayed on the list (and at what number). And, for the second straight year, Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath has topped the list. Here are the rest of


the bestsellers of 2011.

  1. Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath, Gallup Press

  2. What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter, Hyperion Books

  3. From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership by Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jossey-Bass

  4. Practically Radical: Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry, and Challenge Yourself by William C. Taylor, William Morrow & Company

  5. The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk, HarperBusiness

  6. What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential by Robert Steven Kaplan, Harvard Business School Press

  7. How to Market to People Not Like You: "Know It or Blow It" Rules for Reaching Diverse Customers by Kelly McDonald, John Wiley & Sons

  8. Go-Giver: A Little Story about a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg & John David Mann, Portfolio

  9. Make It in America: The Case for Re-Inventing the Economy by Andrew Liveris, John Wiley & Sons

  10. Unfair Advantage: The Power of Financial Education by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Plata Publishing

  11. Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us about Innovation by Frans Johansson, Harvard Business School Press

  12. The NOW Revolution: 7 Shifts to Make Your Business Faster, Smarter, and More Social by Jay Baer & Amber Naslund, John Wiley & Sons

  13. Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting Brains with Machines—And How It Will Change Our Lives by Miguel Nicolelis, Times Books

  14. From the Jungle to the Boardroom by Mike Monahan, Beacon Publishing

  15. Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich: The 8 New Rules of Money by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Business Plus

  16. Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage by Scott Keller & Colin Price, John Wiley & Sons

  17. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath & Dan Heath, Broadway Business

  18. Today We Are Rich: Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence by Tim Sanders, Tyndale House Publishers

  19. Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back If You Lose It by Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter, Hyperion Books

  20. Relationship Economics: Transform Your Most Valuable Business Contacts Into Personal and Professional Success (Revised, Updated) by David Nour, John Wiley & Sons

  21. It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy by D. Michael Abrashoff, Warner Books

  22. The Quest: Energy, Security and the Remaking of the Modern World by Daniel Yergin, The Penguin Press

  23. Look at More: A Proven Approach to Innovation, Growth, and Change by Andy Stefanovich, Jossey-Bass

  24. Surviving Your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business and Life by Stefan Swanepoel, John Wiley & Sons

  25. The Only Three Questions That Count: Investing by Knowing What Others Don't by Kenneth L Fisher with Jennifer Chou & Lara Hoffmans, John Wiley & Sons

To stay up to date on what businesses and business leaders are reading, whether it's address a specific problem, build teams, deepen their knowledge or enlighten the way their entire organization thinks, subscribe to the RSS feed for The Inc./800-CEO-READ Business Book Bestseller List.




The Bestsellers of 2010
Posted Dec. 30, 2010 8:57 a.m. by dylan
In - 800 CEO Read Blog

This year saw a big development in our monthly bestseller lists, as Inc. magazine decided to partner with us to spread the word about what books businesspeople are purchasing for themselves and their teams. Thus was born the Inc./800-CEO-READ Business Book Bestseller List.

We've recently compiled the numbers for the entire year, giving weight to both total sales numbers and how long each book stayed on the list (and at what number), and we are now pleased to present


the bestsellers of 2010.







  1. Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath; Gallup Press

  2. The Go-Giver: A Little Story about a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg, John David Mann ; Portfolio

  3. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard By Chip Heath, Dan Heath, Broadway

  4. Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World by John Hope Bryant; Jossey-Bass

  5. Return of the Gold: The Journey of Jerry Colangelo and the Redeem Team by Dan Bickley; Morgan James Publishing

  6. Doing Both: How Cisco Captures Today's Profit and Drives Tomorrow's Growth By Inder Sidhu , FT Press

  7. Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich: The 8 New Rules of Money by Robert T Kiyosaki; Business Plus

  8. Accelerating Out of the Great Recession: How to Win in a Slow-Growth Economy by David Rhodes, Daniel Stelter; McGraw-Hill

  9. Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin; Portfolio

  10. What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter; Hyperion

  11. How Companies Win: Profiting from Demand-Driven Business Models No Matter What Business You're In by Rick Kash, David Calhoun ; HarperBusiness

  12. Keep Swinging: An Entrepreneur's Story of Overcoming Adversity & Achieving Small Business Success by Jay Myers, Darren Dahl; Morgan James Publishing

  13. Six Pixels of Separation: Everyone Is Connected. Connect Your Business to Everyone by Mitch Joel, Business Plus

  14. Rich Dad's Prophecy: Why the Biggest Stock Market Crash in History Is Still Coming... and How You Can Prepare Yourself and Profit from It! by Robert T Kiyosaki, Sharon L Lechter; Business Plus

  15. Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back If You Lose It by Marshall Goldsmith; Hyperion

  16. The M-Factor: How the Millennial Generation Is Rocking the Workplace by Lynn Lancaster, David Stillman; HarperBusiness

  17. Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down by Vineet Nayar, Harvard Business Press

  18. The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures by Frans Johansson; Harvard Business Press

  19. Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd by Youngme Moon; Crown

  20. Empowered: Unleash Your Employees, Energize Your Customers, and Transform Your Business by Josh Bernoff, Ted Schadler; Harvard Business Press

  21. The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations? by Ian Bremmer; Portfolio

  22. Spend Shift: How the Post-Crisis Values Revolution Is Changing the Way We Buy, Sell, and Live By John Gerzema, Michael D'Antonio; Jossey-Bass

  23. Crush It!: Why Now Is the Time to Cash in on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuck; Harper Studio

  24. The Mirror Test: Is Your Business Really Breathing? by Jeffrey W Hayzlett, Jim Eber; Business Plus

  25. Inside Every Woman: Using the 10 Strengths You Didn't Know You Had to Get the Career and Life You Want Now by Vickie Milazzo; John Wiley & Sons

To follow what books the business world is digesting every month, subscribe to the RSS feed for The Business Book Bestseller List.




2008 Best Sellers
Posted Jan. 20, 2009 2:00 a.m. by tom-ehrenfeld
In The Company - 800 CEO Read Blog

Below are our 2008 Best Sellers (links open in new windows/tabs)

1. How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything...in Business and in Life

2. It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy

3. The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea

4. Inside Every Woman: Using the 10 Strengths You Didn't Know You Had to Get the Career and Life You Want Now

5. The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google

6. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

7. What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful

8. Creating Success from the Inside Out: Develop the Focus and Strategy to Uncover the Life You Want

9. Harmonic Wealth: The Secret of Attracting the Life You Want

10. Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming

11. Six Disciplines® Execution Revolution: Solving the One Business Problem Tha t Makes Solving All Other Problems Easier

12. True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership

13. We Are Smarter Than Me: How to Unleash the Power of Crowds in Your Business

14. StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths

15. Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies

16. How We Lead Matters: Reflections on a Life of Leadership

17. Globality: Competing with Everyone from Everywhere for Everything

18. Release Your Brilliance: The 4 Steps to Transforming Your Life and Revealing Your Genius to the World

19. The Brand Bubble: The Looming Crisis in Brand Value and How to Avoid It

20. The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation

21. Outsmart!: How to Do What Your Competitors Can't

22. Mass Career Customization: Aligning the Workplace With Today's Nontraditional Workforce

23. Rules to Break and Laws to Follow: How Your Business Can Beat the Crisis of Short-Termism

24. Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower

25. Think Big, Act Small: How America's Best Performing Companies Keep the Start-up Spirit Alive




Medici Effect Available For Free Online
Posted Feb. 8, 2008 8:46 a.m. by todd-sattersten
In Publishing Industry - 800 CEO Read Blog

Frans Johansson's Medici Effect is now available for free as a pdf download from his website.

It is an interesting experiment for him and his publisher Harvard Business School Press to see if you can give it away and improve sales of a two and a half year old book. Love seeing this kind of experimentation.

Frans wrote a series of posts filling in for us in September 2004 introducing everyone to the book, what sucks about business books, and what he was reading:

9/13/04 -The Medici Effect


9/13/04 -As Summer Fades Away...


9/14/04 -Inside The Medici Effect


9/15/04 -The Style of Writing


9/15/04 -#1: Business Books are often too long


9/16/04 -#2: Example are too well-known


9/17/04 -Unfair Advantage and The Apprentice


9/17/04 -#3: They are often dry


9/17/04 - #4: The Main Point Keeps Getting Repeated


9/19/04 - Some New Books