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Posted Jan. 4, 2012 7:40 a.m. by 800-ceo-read
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What was the Best Business Book written in 2011? Watch this 90 second video and find out more.
Ok, so we didn't tell you what the best book was. We didn't even tell you what the winners of each category were. But below, you'll see the books that made our short list of the best business books of 2011, ordered by category.
General Business
Demand: Creating What People Love Before They Know They Want It by Adrian J. Slywotsky with Karl Weber, published by Crown Business
Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge From Small Discoveries by Peter Sims, published by The Free Press
Once Upon a Car: The Fall and Resurrection of America’s Big Three Automakers—GM, Ford, and Chrysler by Bill Vlasic published by William Morrow
The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World by Daniel Yergin, published Penguin Press
The Responsible Business: Reimagining Sustainability & Success by Carol Sanford published by Jossey-Bass
Leadership
Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader by Linda A Hill & Kent Lineback, published by Harvard Business Review Press
Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck—Why Some Thrive Despite Them All by Jim Collins & Morten T. Hansen, published by HarperBusiness
I Moved Your Cheese: For Those Who Refuse to Live as Mice in Someone Else’s Maze by Deepak Malhotra, published by Berrett-Koehler
We: How to Increase Performance and Profits Through Full Engagement by Rudy Karsen & Kevin Kruse published by John Wiley & Sons
You Need a Leader—Now What?: How to Choose the Best Person for Your Organization by James M. Citrin & Julie Hembrock Daum, published by Crown Business
Management
Breaking the Fear Barrier: How Fear Destroys Companies From the Inside Our and What to do About by Tom Rieger, published by Gallup Press
Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Toolkit for Managers by Jeanne Liedtka & Tim Ogilvie, Columbia Business School Publishing
Escape Velocity: Free Your Company's Future from the Pull of the Past by Geoffrey A. Moore, published by HarperBusiness
Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard P. Rumelt, published by Crown Business
Reputation Rules: Strategies for Building Your Company's Most Valuable Asset by Daniel Diermeier, Ph.D., published by McGraw-Hill
Marketing & Sales
Brand Relevance: Making Competitors Irrelevant by David A. Aaker, published by Jossey-Bass
Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy by Martin Lindstrom, published by Crown Business
The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk, published by HarperBusiness
Users, Not Customers: Who Really Determines the Success of Your Business by Aaron Shapiro published by Portfolio
We First: How Brands and Consumers Use Social Media to Build a Better World by Simon Mainwaring published by Palgrave Macmillan
Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Eat People: And Other Unapologetic Rules for Game-Changing Entrepreneurs by Andy Kessler published by Portfolio
The Entrepreneur Equation: Evaluating the Realities, Risks, and Rewards of Having Your Own Business by Carol Roth published by BenBella
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries, published by Crown Business
Making It Happen: Turning Good Ideas Into Great Results by Peter Sheahan, published by BenBella
The Method Method: Seven Obsessions That Helped Our Scrappy Start-Up Turn an Industry Upside Down by Eric Ryan & Adam Lowry, published by Portfolio
Personal Development
Break Your Own Rules: How to Change the Patterns of Thinking That Block Women's Paths to Power by Jill Flynn, Kathryn Heath, & Mary Davis Holt, published by Jossey-Bass
Harper's Rules: A Recruiter's Guide to Finding a Dream Job and the Right Relationship by Danny Cahill, published by Greenleaf
It's Not About You: A Little Story about What Matters Most in Business by Bob Burg & John David Mann, published by Portfolio
Tell To Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story by Peter Guber, published by Crown Business
Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance by Jonathan Fields, published by Portfolio
Innovation & Creativity
The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment’s Notice by Todd Henry, published by Portfolio
Best Practices Are Stupid: 40 Ways to Out-Innovate the Competition, by Stephen M. Shapiro, published by Portfolio
Brainsteering: A Better Approach to Breakthrough Ideas by Kevin P. Coyne & Shawn T. Coyne, published by Harper Business
Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity by Josh Linkner, published by Jossey-Bass
The Innovator’s DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen, & Clayton M. Christensen, published by Harvard Business Review
Finance & Economics
The Coming Jobs War by James Clifton, published by Gallup Press
Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis by James Rickards, published by Portfolio
Fixing the Game: Bubbles, Crashes, and What Capitalism Can Learn from the NFL by Roger Martin, published by Harvard Business Review Press
The Price of Everything: Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do by Eduardo Porter, published by Portfolio
Retirement Heist How Companies Plunder and Profit from the Nest Eggs of American Workers by Ellen Schultz, published by Portfolio
Stay tuned next week when we announce the winners from each of these categories, and the following week we'll announce The Best Business Book of 2011! The suspense!!!
Introducing the Candidates: Leadership, Management
Posted Dec. 22, 2011 2:45 a.m. by sally-haldorson
In - 800 CEO Read Blog
Over the course of this week, we will be introducing, by category, the candidates for the 2011 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards. Even though only one of the candidates can win the big prize, good business books deserve an audience, and perhaps one on this list will be the winning book..to you.
Today, we take a look at the candidates in two categories, Leadership and Management.
Leadership
- Taking People With You: The Only Way to Make Big Things Happen by David Novak | Portfolio/Penguin US
- As One: Individual Action. Collective Power. by Mehrdad Baghai, James Quigley | Portfolio/Penguin US
- From the Jungle to the Boardroom by Mike Monahan | Beacon Publishing
- Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value by Michael Beer, Flemming Norrgren, et al | Harvard Business Review Press
- Being the Boss: The Three Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader by Linda A. Hill, Kent Lineback | Harvard Business Review Press
- Making It Happen: Turning Good Ideas Into Great Results by Peter Sheahan | BenBella Books
- Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders? A better Way to Evaluate Leadership Potential by Jeffrey Cohn, Jay Moran | Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley
- From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership by Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr. | Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley
- TouchPoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments by Douglas Conant, Mette Norgaard | Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley
- Mother Teresa, CEO Unexpected Principles for Practical Leadership by Ruma Bose, Lou Faust | Berrett-Koehler
- I Moved Your Cheese: For Those Who Refuse to Live as Mice in Someone Else's Maze by Deepak Malhotra | Berrett-Koehler
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When the Stakes Are High, 2nd Ed by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler | McGraw-Hill
- You Need a Leader‚ Now What? How to Choose the Best Person for Your Organization by James M. Citrin, Julie Hembrock Daum | Crown Publishing Group, Crown Business
- Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders: The Three Essential Principles You Need to Become an Extraordinary Leader by Rajeev Peshawaria | Free Press
- We: How to Increase Performance and Profits Through Full Engagement by Kevin Kruse, Rudy Karsan | John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Management:
- The Rare Find: Spotting Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else by George Anders | Portfolio/Penguin US
- The Power of LEO: The Revolutionary Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results by Subir Chowdhury | McGraw-Hill
- SHINE: Using Brain Science to Get the Best From Your People by Edward Hallowell | Harvard Business Review Press
- The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa Amabile, Steven Kramer | Harvard Business Review Press
- Reputation Rules: Strategies for Building Your Company's Most Valuable Asset by Daniel Diermeier | McGraw-Hill Professional
- The Zappos Experience: 5 Principles to Inspire, Engage, and WOW by Joseph Michelli | McGraw-Hill Professional
- What Matters Now: How to Future-Proof Your Company and Other Essential Advice by Gary Hamel | Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley
- Built On Values: Creating an Enviable Culture that Outperforms the Competition by Ann Rhoades | Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley
- Management Reset: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness by Edward E. Lawler III, Christopher G. Worley | Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley
- The Great Workplace: How to Build It, How to Keep It, and Why It Matters by Michael Burchell, Jennifer Robin | Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley
- Workarounds That Work: How to Conquer Anything That Stands in Your Way at Work Russell Bishop, David Allen | McGraw-Hill Professional
- Breaking the Fear Barrier: How Fear Destroys Companies From the Inside Out and What To Do About It by Tom Rieger | Gallup Press
- Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the World's Greatest Companies by Jim Stengel | Crown Publishing Group, Crown Business
- Good Strategy, Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard P. Rumelt | Crown Publishing Group, Crown Business
- Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Tool Kit for Managers by Jeanne Liedtka, Tim Ogilvie | Columbia Business School Publishing
- The Power Of Convergence: Linking Business Strategies and Technology Decisions to Create Sustainable Success by Faisal Hoque | AMACOM
- Enduring Success : What We Can Learn from the History of Outstanding Corporations by Christian Stadler | Stanford University Press
- Fuse: Making Sense of the New Cogenerational Workplace by Jim Finkelstein | Greenleaf Book Group
- Merchants of Virtue: Herman Miller and the Making of a Sustainable Company by Bill Birchard | Palgrave Macmillan
- The Drama-Free Office: A Guide to Healthy Collaboration with Your Team, Coworkers, and Boss by Jim Warner, Kaley Klemp | Greenleaf Book Group
So which book is going to win the Leadership and the Management categories and be in the running for the 800-CEO-READ Best Business Book of 2011? We'll announce the shortlist and winner in January!
Stay tuned!
Jack Covert Selects - Breaking the Fear Barrier
Posted Aug. 11, 2011 10:52 a.m. by 800-ceo-read
How people feel is not determined by the actual amount of the gain or the loss. That’s not what determines its value. Rather, the value of an outcome depends on what they expected, or their own personal “reference point.” Any outcome lower than what they expected will feel like a loss—even if it’s technically a gain.
This is a sentence from Tom Rieger’s new book, Breaking the Fear Barrier: How Fear Destroys Companies From the Inside Out and What to Do About It, and it’s a great introduction to the theme of the book. When people are afraid, afraid of loss, afraid of change, they build barriers, either personally or in groups. Those barriers presumably keep those inside safe, but can cause many problems for those on the outside. Those problems, in turn, create more fear, which inspire outsiders to create their own set of barriers. Multiply this throughout a large organization, and you can understand the scope of the problem that Rieger is addressing.
As Rieger points out, not all fear is necessarily bad. It is natural, and often inspiring to be held accountable and feel the challenge to perform to the best of one’s ability. But fear of losing respect, power, or anything that one feels entitled to can cause people to shut down, doing as little as they need to stay unnoticed. This, of course, does not produce growth or innovation.
Rieger calls for “barrier busting” where leaders identify what people are trying to protect, and work to shift their focus to the greater good rather than the local process. The results of this might cause some people to leave, but that’s okay—maybe even necessary. As Rieger states, “Imagine a company that is fearless. And then imagine the fear its competitors would feel.”
Fear is an issue that both large and small organizations experience. Breaking the Fear Barrier can help people understand how to deal with it before too many barriers get built, and how to maintain good policies and actions that don’t produce fear in the first place.
Breaking the Fear Barrier
Posted July 26, 2011 9:55 a.m. by jon
In - 800 CEO Read Blog
After battling numerous attempts by wasps to set up shop around our house, my fear of bees seems to have intensified. Each time a nest building was aborted, a new one appeared, and the fear became stronger. They cannot be stopped, it seemed.
And life is full of those kinds of concerns. There are all sorts of dark looming clouds above us waiting to shut out the sun at any given time. And companies are like compounded sources of this concern, as they battle competition, internal issues, profitability, efficiency, and a wide variety of situations where fear can rage throughout the entire organization, causing grief far beyond a bee sting.
Tom Reiger, Senior Practice Expert for Gallup, knows this very well. In fact, he's researched it extensively, and has written a book called Breaking the Fear Barrier: How Fear Destroys Companies From the Inside Out and What to do About it. In it, he identifies three levels of fear-based bureacracy:
Parochialism: Managers create functional silos by instituting protective policies and rules. They define success locally rather than organizationally.
Territorialism: Driven by fear of losing control over resources to other departments, managers seek to maintain absolute control over the people and resources in their department.
Empire building: Often a defensive response to the territorialism of another department, managers attempt to regain or enhance their self-sufficiency by increasing their span of control and building an empire.
Do any of these seem like the situation your company is in? Then let this post be a call to you, and managers everywhere: Fear Not! Rieger's book offers a process for systematically breaking this process down and replacing it with a culture of courage, where employees live and work productively and positively. Take a look and break your own fear barriers.
