February 2010
RE: @gtowna Thanks Adam! The book has been on sale for a little over two months. Let me know if you get any feedback. http://disq.us/ajtbb
RT @doctorow Amazon v Macmillan: a war between those who believe in demand-elasticity and those who trust price-discrimination
RT @scalzi The great thing about this is that it will finally cure Macmillan writers of the urge to check their Amazon numbers!
January 2010
Great Game of Business-Open Book Management/give everyone a say in how the company is run and a stake in it @100bestbiz http://bit.ly/7JdMjc
Stumbled across a great list of songs in commercials along with their mp3s - http://bit.ly/ayYaC3
RT @PublishersLunch: Letter to all Macmillan authors/illustrators and the literary agent community posted at this *open* link now, too: …
Radioshift (Rogue Amoeba) →
This is DVR for radio. Lets you record radio programming when it airs for playback later.
Just got the Japanese edition of @100bestbiz http://bit.ly/9fF46O Posted Pics/Translated Title: 100 Best Business Books of The American CEO.
Good To Great - “Good is the enemy of great.” Hedgehog Concept. The Flywheel. Level Five Leadership. #30 @100bestbiz http://bit.ly/7JdMjc
Ideas Need Air →
"The 100 Best Business Books of The American CEO" →
"The 100 Best Business Books of The American CEO" →
RT @DonLinn: I’m confused, the same people who are yelling for $9.99 (or less) ebooks are dying to pay $499-$599 for a device. (v @ronhogan)
Good list of book for Charts and Graphics http://bit.ly/9wiZJS @davegray has a better one http://www.squidoo.com/davegray
The Goal - fable of plant manager Alex Rogo’s learning and implementing Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints @100bestbiz http://bit.ly/7JdMjc
Ideas Need Air →
The Force - Dorsey follows Xerox salesforce creating a story of The Office crossed w/ Glengarry Glen Ross @100bestbiz http://bit.ly/7JdMjc
I got to hang out with @dwellephant and @philgerb yesterday. It was a good day.
2 Great books to read: The 80/20 Principle and The 80/20 Individual. Author is Richard Koch (via @travelanswerman)
Interesting list from The Conference Review Board’s poll of authors and leaders incl @erikaandersen and Laurie Ford http://bit.ly/bQDlqy
The book stores business section has a whole row of full books about Twitter. Wow (via @Mattgondek)
15 books for entrepreneurs in 2010 from @tbi_warroom http://bit.ly/9VKjPL incl Four Steps to Epiphany, Piloting Palm, Structural Holes
RT @kadidid Just finished Free by Chris Anderson. Pretty good! Why r all the biz books more interesting the first half of the book?
Flow by Csikszentmihalyi-moments of effortless concentration when hours pass without a glance at the clock @100bestbiz http://bit.ly/7JdMjc
Re-reading “Business as unusual” by Anita Roddick; So inspiring. http://www.anitaroddick.com/books.php (via @TerukoCoCo)
Wouldn’t it be brilliant if Apple event opened today with ‘Hi, I’m Steve Jobs, and Windows 7 was MY idea’ (via @etheya/@marcusneto)
Here is the audio interview I did with Seth about Linchpin http://bit.ly/8Scehn And this is my review of Linchpin http://bit.ly/cIPKKI
If you live in Des Moines, you might want to check out the Business Book Club - http://www.meyvngroup.com/bookclub.php
Justin Vernon, @jonmueller, @st_vincent + Brad (@megafaun) covering Harvest Moon at the Haiti benefit. http://bit.ly/7VhB9M (via @kmitts)
Here is my interview with Seth Godin about his new book Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? http://bit.ly/8Scehn
Great list of books about doing business in Japan from @japanintercult http://bit.ly/5eCQhz
Book Review - Linchpin by Seth Godin →
Idea Arena Podcast - Linchpin Interview with Seth... →
RT @kevinac Never been a huge fan of business books other than [Pat] Lencioni but these guides are useful [5 Dysfunctions,Death by Meeting]
Digital Book World is going on today and tomorrow. You can follow along with the #DBW hashtag.
5Dsyfunctions-AbsenceofTrust/FearofConflict/LackofCommitment/AvoidanceofAccountability/Inattention2Results @100bestbiz http://bit.ly/7JdMjc
The Pomodoro Technique™ →
Interesting take on time management - 25 minute cycles.
RT @jeff_foust At a DC bookstore today, I saw entrepreneurship and other biz books shelved in space/astronomy section. Interesting.
What Matters Now in Paperback →
Beantown Web create meta list of best business books for 2009 & declares Too Big To Fail and Trust Agents the best http://bit.ly/5xpOcP
The Brick Approach “Start with the doorknob. Once you become a doorknob expert, move on to becoming a room expert…” http://bit.ly/6g4JI5
RT the other michael jackson: 9 of the top 10 Business Books of 2010 aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on http://bit.ly/6fQawM
Check out @grant27 Chief Culture Officier Boot Camp in NYC on 2/12 - http://bit.ly/5FdVnD
Miami Herald Interview of Seth Godin’s Linchpin by @rpachter http://bit.ly/70jGYz
The 2009 @feltron report is out http://bit.ly/8Sagap
RT via @maartendeclercq amazed by the sheer omni presence of business books in mumbai. there is a lot of aspirations in that observation
First Break All The Rules - healthy career comes from discovering talents already there. #25 @100bestbiz http://bit.ly/7JdMjc
First 90 Days - average person has five career transitions, each must go well to succeed, need roadmap @100bestbiz http://bit.ly/7JdMjc
“If you work really hard and you are kind, amazing things will happen.” Conan O’Brien closing his final show as host of The Tonight Show.