101 Tips for the Enlightened Project Manager by Joseph T. Drammissi I have a great chat with Joseph about his book and all the amazing knowledge that is packed into it. Applying just some of the tips from the book will significantly improve the performance of you and your team in ways that will be…
Accounting for the Numberphobic A Survival Guide for Small Business Owners by Dawn Fotopulos Finally someone has come up with a book that demystifies accounting, P&L and all that other stuff we all ignore, but shouldn’t. I learn a lot about accounting strategy and we dig into some of the bad habits that business owners…
The Best Possible Enterprise A Comprehensive Guide to Optimal Profits by Andrew Bielat and (Eugene L Bryan PhD) How would you like to know the best possible move for your company to make? Well that’s what this book is all about. It’s not about forecasting, it’s about taking all the numbers you have already and crunching…
Mighty Midsized Companies How Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers by Robert Sher What are the seven “silent growth killers” that plague mid-sized companies and can cripple growth. Robert and I dig into the book and talk about controlling your growth, building liquidity and plan for what’s learning around the next corner. We talk about using…
China: The Big Lie? The Truth of Trillions in a Culture of Cash by Mario Cavolo In the years since China’s rapid economic rise, its middle class is now sitting on up to 10 trillion US dollars’ worth of savings. How we understand this “off the books” economy is going to fundamentally alter our view…
The Risk-Driven Business Model Four Questions That Will Define Your Company Hardcover by Karan Girotra (and Serguei Netessine) I have an edifying conversation with Karan about business models. I discover that understanding risk is a key component to growing a business. But how do you build with risk factored in. I discover that id you play…
The Decoded Company Know Your Talent Better Than You Know Your Customers by Leerom Segal and Aaron Goldstein Google amazes us by generating answers before we’ve even finished asking a question. Facebook curates our uniquely individual news-feeds. At most workplaces, it’s still one-size-fits-all policies, processes, and tools. Yet companies like Google, Starbucks, and Whole Foods…
The New Rules of Lead Generation Proven Strategies to Maximize Marketing ROI By David T. Scott Marketing and lead generation for a large organization isn’t easy and this book tackles the tough questions you will run into. Sales and marketing are changing rapidly and you need to be using as many tools as possible to…
Making Money Is Killing Your Business How to Build a Business You’ll Love and Have a Life Too By Chuck Blakeman Chuck is back and this time with his ground breaking book that gets the small business owner to face put to some basics facts. We discover the power of “Why” and how it will…
The Case of the Missing Cutlery A Leadership Course for the Rising Star by Kevin Allen The “modern day Don Draper” is back on the show. This time with a fun short but fascinating book on leadership. We chat about the effect leadership has on a person and simple steps it takes to keep your…