I heard from Carmine Gallo, a reknowned communication coach, a few weeks ago. He said that he had a new book coming out called Fire Them Up!. Carmine had interviewed 25 company leaders and distilled their communication lessons down to ‘7 Simple Secrets.’ I was intrigued.
So, I was delighted when a copy arrived in my [...]

I’d like to work four hours a week. Heck, I’d like to work a 4-hour day on Sunday, the day when most people are supposed to be off.
It’s why The 4-Hour Workweek has intrigued me. The funny thing is that I haven’t’ even read it yet (it arrives in my bookstore on April 24) but [...]

Don’t trust anyone over 40.
Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success, provides a no BS, straight-talking, tell-you-what-to-do and-how-to-do-it twist on the 1960s counterculture phrase, “Don’t trust anyone over 30.” The book’s advice is aimed squarely at workers under 40.
It’s a career manual, a hip, irreverent What Color is Your Parachute for those who were [...]

I just finished reading Prof. Robert Sutton’s The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t. Quite a read…and quite a title. I’d add this book to the required reading list for HR. Sure, there are funny parts, and elements that require some real introspection, but I think allowing assholes to [...]

Buy Made to Stick. Today. Honest-to-goodness, this is going to be THE book of 2007. And it’s sticky enough to go quickly into the classics bin. I am on my third reading. It’s that good. I want to drink in every word. I’ll have a review soon enough. Don’t miss this one, though. It’s made [...]