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Hardcover
347 pages
ISBN 9781591397823 Published March 2010
Harvard Business School Press
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Lords of Strategy
The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World
By Walter Kiechel 

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Summer 2010: International Best Sellers
Posted Oct. 8, 2010 4:39 a.m. by the-roy
In - 800 CEO Read Blog

I know, I know - I promised there would not be a long gap for best selling books around the country - but it has been a pretty busy summer!  So, I will not prolong the wait... Here are 8CR's top books for the months of June, July, August & September!

# 1 - India:  Corporate Lattice: Achieving High Performance in the Changing World of Work by Cathleen Benko and Molly Anderson

# 2 - France: Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently by Gregory Berns

# 3 - Singapore:  Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd by Youngme Moon and Lynn Carruthers

# 4 - Australia: Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World by Walter Kiechel

# 5 - Brussels:  Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality by Scott Belsky

# 6 - Mexico: End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations? by Ian Bremmer

# 7 - Canada: Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath

# 8 - Spain:  Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity by Richard Florida

# 9 - The Netherlands:  Empowered: Unleash Your Employees, Energize Your Customers and Transform Your Business by Josh Bernoff and Ted Schadler

# 10 - France:  The Trusted Advisor by David H. Maister, Charles H. Green and Robert M. Galford

HAPPY READING, EVERYONE!



Top International Best Sellers: July 2010
Posted Aug. 24, 2010 5:45 a.m. by the-roy
In - 800 CEO Read Blog

I cannot imagine why I have not posted this before - I am greatly ashamed at myself for allowing almost a WHOLE month go by without any of you knowing what people across seas, valleys, mountains and portages were reading in July!  I guess it could be because I've been so busy this summer - going to the various Festivals in Milwaukee, seeing Rufus Wainwright in concert, visiting family and friends in neighboring Green Bay and Madison... or it could just be because I forgot to post it (Heaven forbid!!).

Well, please, dear readers, await no longer because yours truly has THE LIST of Top International Best Selling Books for July 2010!  (Now you 'll know what you all need to read before the Fall sets in):

Readers in Singapore have ordered: Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd by Youngme Moon and Lynn Carruthers (It's about unorthodox business practices - think water pistols in the conference rooms... ok not that extreme, but a must read for people who think they need a little 'shake up'.)

Australians last month were intrigued with The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World by Walter Kiechel.  What is so unique about this book is that it re-images corporate strategy and how it compares it to the modern workforce environment.

Canadians enjoyed The Talent Advantage: How to Attract and Retain the Best and the Brightest by Aklan Weiss and Nancy MacKay.  This handy book gives insight in using/tapping into talent within your company - sort of like a guide in maintaining and getting new talent especially in today's job market.

In July, people in Mexico had a hankering for a book entitled The Future of Management by Gary Hamel and Bill Breen - a great book about business innovation that will help maintain a companies momentum.

Costa Ricans dipped it's interest in 140 Characters by Dom Sagolla.  This little gem is about how to get your point across in today Twitter world.  short, precise and yet influential.  I'd explain further, but that'd be longer than 140 characters.

While it is late in the month to get you what was HOT HOT HOT in July, I do hope that each and everyone of you guys takes a moment to see if one of these books may be the right book for you, too!

Have a GREAT rest of August .... and I promise not to make it as long of a wait for the next line up of what the rest of the  world is reading.



The Financial Times & Goldman Sachs Business Book Award: The Longlist
Posted Aug. 9, 2010 7:23 a.m. by dylan
In - 800 CEO Read Blog

The longlist for The Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year was announced this morning. And just as interesting as the list itself, which includes a novel this year, is the fact that Lloyd Blankfein is recusing himself as a judge. He is doing so because "a number of books on this year’s longlist address various aspects of the financial crisis," a crisis Blankfein was intimately involved in as CEO of Goldman Sachs. Hi is, in fact, a subject in some of those books—including Too Big to Fail, which we named the 800-CEO-READ Business Book of the Year* in 2009.

The Financial Times and Goldman Sachs longlist for 2010 is:

*A reminder to authors and publishers out there, we are now accepting submissions for the 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards for 2010.




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