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Startup Tips and Advice

August 30, 2011 in Author of Book, Book Review, General Business, New Thinking, Older Ideas

I chat with Cynthia about why and how she wrote the book “Startup From The Ground Up”. The book explores why an entrepreneur can only go so far with just an idea. The book provides practical advice for how to get an entrepreneur go down the right path with practical tips, strategies and techniques. It shows the entrepreneur which business factors should be given their focus and attention in the beginning years of the new business. Check out Cynthia Kocialski blog for even more information and updates.

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Startup from the Ground Up: Practical Insights for Transforming an Idea into a Business

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If you like Drucker this, one is Essential

February 14, 2011 in Book Review, General Business, New Thinking, Older Ideas

We continue with more books on Drucker this week and talk about the Essential one, or at least that’s what the book cover says. Is it his best and what can it bring to an organization that his other books haven’t already done.

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The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker’s Essential Writings on Management (Collins Business Essentials)

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Deeper into the Drucker

February 7, 2011 in Book Review, General Business, Managment, Older Ideas

Part two of my interview on this book by Peter Drucker. We carry on with our conversation digging deeper into management theory and discover that what is happening today is reflected in some of his essays that are 30 years old. How does a “C” suite handle information and why are they failing. What patterns does he talk about in his essays that are apparent in today’s business structure? How is flattening of an organization and global reach a symptom of the globalization of the market place?

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The Drucker Lectures: Essential Lessons on Management, Society and Economy

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That’s Outrageous

January 24, 2011 in Book Review, Marketing, New Thinking, Older Ideas

This sounds like a book from my own notes. Tips and ideas to make you marketing work better by standing out in the crowed. We chat about some of the techniques involved in doing this as well as the relevance of marketing campaigns in this ever changing work.

The Dan Kennedy and Bill Glazer blog

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Outrageous Advertising That’s Outrageously Successful: Created for the 99% of Small Business Owners Who are Dissatisfied with the Results They Get From Their Current Advertising

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David Bowie Showed Me How to Party

November 23, 2010 in Book Review, General Business, Motivation, New Thinking, Off Topic, Older Ideas

I have a spirited chat with Vernard “LuvnGrace” Goud regarding the influence that the book Stardust, The David Bowie Story has had on his approach to business. Vernard is known in Vancouver as one of the best event/fashion show/party producers and his love of all things Bowie has dictated his individual event style.

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Stardust: The David Bowie Story

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How To Win Friends and Influence People

November 8, 2010 in Book Review, General Business, Networking, Older Ideas

Today’s book is a classic. It has been around forever but it is just as relevant today as the day it was published. I chat with Abner Solano is a podcaster in the US. He chats about the valuable lessons he gained from the book and how it improved his outlook on life, friendship and business.

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How To Win Friends and Influence People

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Becoming a Super Networker

November 1, 2010 in Book Review, General Business, Networking, Older Ideas

I chat with Owen about a book he ignored for over a year and then couldn’t put it down once he started it. Why was he so fascinated with the book and what was his score after taking a test at the beginning of the book. How is he using the book to build his business and reach his goal of becoming a super networker.

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The 29% Solution: 52 Weekly Networking Success Strategies

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It’s All About the Details

October 18, 2010 in Book Review, Motivation, Older Ideas

An interesting chat with David Liden who is rereading this book one sentence at a time. Being a contract lawyer he is into details and wanted really understand this fascinating book. He discovers that there is a lot more to this book on the second reading and he’s only 30 pages into the book.

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Money, and the Law of Attraction: Learning to Attract Wealth, Health, and Happiness

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Spinning a Great Sale

September 20, 2010 in Book Review, negotiation, Older Ideas

What’s the difference between a big sale and a small $50 sale? Do people need to be treated in a different way when selling a large ticket item to them. Discover the science behind the different sales paradigmes in this impactful book.

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SPIN Selling

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Getting More Bite from Sales

July 26, 2010 in Book Review, General Business, Older Ideas

Learn what type of a sales person you are or understand what drives the sales people in your team are critical for success. This book uses a great metaphor to illustrate the types of sales people who are out there. A fun chat with Claudine Lam on how she uses this sales proses and how the book works.

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Sales Dogs : You Do Not Have to Be an Attack Dog to Be Successful in Sales (Rich Dad’s Advisors series)

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Have Faith in Your Business

July 19, 2010 in Book Review, General Business, Older Ideas

What do sermons have to do with running a business? Well for this multi-millionaire turned faith healer it’s all about integrity. Check out this chat about a book that is full of fascinating stories wrapped around good old fashioned ethical thinking. If you want to run an ethical business than you should take the time to read this book.

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John G. Lake: His Life, His Sermons, His Boldness of Faith

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The Power of the Potato

May 3, 2010 in Book Review, Older Ideas

Interesting chat regarding the influence that the Americas had on world trade. How the Native Americans (North and South) where givers of knowledge and produce that changed the world.

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Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World

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