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Quiet Influence: The Introvert’s Guide to Making a Difference

Smart Flexibility

Andy Lake explains what Smart Flexibility is and the benefits of creating a flexable working enviroment for your business.

This is a great read for anyone who is looking for ways to utilize the technology of today to move from the traditional to more innovative work environment that benefits company and employees alike. Creating a positive, productive and efficient work environment that empowers employees and make your company the one people want to work for.

You can find out more about this topic at www.flexibility.co.uk

Buy Book Here: Smart Flexibility: Moving Smart and Flexible Working From Theory to Practice

What is a leader and do we all have the ability to lead?  Major Whipp’s book is short, concise and packed with tips on how to enhance and bring out your leadership skills to drive your business and teams to see and support your vision.  He shares with us the difference between a leader and manager and the qualities that make a good leader great.

This is a great read for anyone who wants to inspire others and become the best leader they can be, by collecting the experience and knowledge around you and using your mindset and emotions to inspire leadership throughout your organization.

Buy Book Here:The Leadership Secret: Be the Difference That makes the Difference

Managing Value in Organisations

Donal explains the difference between Hierarchy versus Value management and its benefits.  Managing by value in an organisation can produce more growth for both the company and its employees making it a place people will want to work and grow with, creating sustainability and motivation in your Organisation.

This 300 page book is pack full of informative information like the self assessment tools to help indentify bearers, create greater engagement and commitment in your organisation, with this innovative new way of thinking.  This is a great read for anyone who wants to build a strong sustainable business, increase there bottomline, have more engagement from staff in structure and decision making and to develop a collective environment everyone will want to share in.

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Managing Value in Organisations: New Learning, Management, and Business Models

Third Generation Leadership and the Locus of Control

Third Generation Leadership? Yep we talk about what this means and I get a fascinating response. How will companies deal with the new leadership coming up from the ranks and can they transition into this new way of thinking. Have business books that have been produced over the last 30 years stopped being useful? We also look at how the book was researched and the amazing results and learning on what people are asking about. How did his research into making school better translate into a new way of building and running a business that excels. His anecdotes are informative and insightful and help explain the core truths of this radical new way of thinking about business.

Buy Book Here: Third Generation Leadership and the Locus of Control

HyperThinking

Bob Garlick talks with Philip Weiss about the origin of the word “HyperThinking” and it’s meaning.   How can you make the new tools available to us through the internet and unlimited amount of information available to us these days? How can you keep up in this environment of permanent change? Through this talk I discover the answer to these questions and some amazing in-sights about evolving my own approach to using technology to maximize the usefulness of these tools. We live in a world of perpetual change and this book gives you the words and understanding of how to deal with them on a day-to-day bases. Learn how to do more and feel that you are not overwhelmed with the daily shift in tools and skill-sets that we are expected to accommodate into our workflow.

More about the book: hyperthinking.net
Visit Philip’s blog: hyperthinker.com

Buy Book Here: HyperThinking: Creating a New Mindset for the Age of Networks

Collaborative Wisdom

What is wisdom and how can one instill it into a company. Are leaders like Steve Jobs great at their jobs but not great at instilling wisdom. How can the collective minds of a company be harnessed to make a much better thinking organization? We discus how leaders can use this book and how to make the book work for your organization. How can a leader introduce this way of thinking to other managers in the company and what are the long term benefits to implementing this new direction? These any many more practical steps are covered in this in-depth look at the book.

Buy this book here: Collaborative Wisdom

The Changing MO of the CMO
How the Convergence of Brand and Reputation is Affecting Marketers
Author: MaryLee Sachs

Why is PR and Marketing at odds and is it important for the CMO to be able to oversee these two departments? With the emergence of powerful Social Networks and the complaints that can come from these channels. We chat about how marketing in evolving and what top CMOs have to say about their perspective and strategy. How do you become a CMO these days and we delve into what her new book will be all about. Some surprising insights and information is found out about this in-depth interview based book.

Buy this book here: The Changing MO of the CMO

Coffee’s for Closers

Author: Tony Morris

I chat with Tony about sales and sales techniques. He tells us why this book is different because it actually provides techniques and how to use them right away. Tony loves sales and it shows in his knowledge base and the amount of value he has put into this book. What is “Smart Calling” and how can it help you become a better seller? What techniques will get you more appointments and how can you use them today? Check it out and get some great sales tips right now.

Buy this book here: Coffee’s for Closers

The Speed of Trust

Author: Stevan Covey

It’s fair to say that Stephen M. R. Covey has spent his life and career studying the principles in this book. He is the son and business partner of Stephen Covey, author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” which was named the most influential business books of the twentieth century. We dig into the book and get the fundamental business case for the book and it’s message. Trust is a critical element if you need your business to be able to move fast and be cost effective. The power of trust is immensely important for leaders but it’s also becoming apparent that this trust can be measured and tracked. We also learn howe you can help your business be more trusting and also trusted. A fascinating talk and a must read book.

Buy this book here: The SPEED of Trust

Author: Kristin Zhivago

I chat with Christian regarding her new book that tackles the issues of how to understand your customer and what they need. This book lays it all out and gives you the advice and direction on how to conduct great interviews to help a company understand what there clients want and also how they like to learn about your company. She talks about how this book is a much more refined and test version of another book she wrote in 2004. We talk about the 4 types of product levels and how people research them. She talks about how; Light, Medium, Heavy and Intense scrutiny are the 4 categories of sales experiences and how companies must be aware of the type of product they have so that they know how to sell them.

Buy this book here: Roadmap to Revenue: How to Sell the Way Your Customers Want to Buy

Author: Theresa Braun

Dave is a likable guy and he is very much in the business of communication. Find out how the teachings in this book will help you thrive in the new social marketplace. We chat about simplicity, learning, story telling and a lot more. How can you do more by producing clear insightful responses every day.

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Likeable Business: Why Today’s Consumers Demand More and How Leaders Can Deliver

I start our chat by getting Phil to translate the book’s title. He comes up with some amazing insights and theories and our talk meanders around strategy, structure monitoring and how to build solid business plans. How does one deal with standardizing results, yet still be flexible, and other business conundrums. How do deeply embedded behaviours undermine the ability for people to manage or grow a department or company?

Buy this book here: Strategy Mapping for Learning Organizations

Author: Rebecca Costa

I have a great interview with Rebecca as we talk about the problems facing us in an overly complex world. Here passion for the subject is inspiring and the message is critical to our survival. What are the three stages of our collapse and what stage are we living in today? Find out how this and many other facts inspired Rebecca to write this international acclaimed book about the ongoing decline of our modern world.

If you would like to know more please check out his website: http://www.rebeccacosta.com/

Buy this book here: The Watchman’s Rattle: A Radical New Theory of Collapse

Author: Douglas Board

Why do we choose the people we choose to lead us? This book explores a big myth about hiring leaders or building your business. Douglas is passionate about getting the right person to do the right job and how to do it. Why do we use HR departments to pick the people we will be working with us with no input? We dig deep into how to solve these problems and excel in building an organization with the right people doing what they love to do.

Buy this book here: Choosing Leaders and Choosing to Lead

Author: Chip Averwater

Chip knows and loves retail. Heck, it’s in his family’s heritage. We delve into a fascinating and informative book that says it like it is. If you are in retail or are working for people who are struggling to build a retail business, this book is gold. Frank, insightful and peppered with great stories. The lessons you will learn in this book are invaluable to the success for any retail organization or small business.

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Retail Truths: The Unconventional Wisdom of Retailing

Author: Tim Cooper

Why can’t we build better products that last forever or at least for a much longer time than the 1 year we are used to these days. Tim talks about the fundamental need for organizations that manufacture products to look at a sustainable future where products have a much longer life span and their components are usable after their demise.

Buy this book here: Longer Lasting Products

We talk about how to build and manage your people and keep them motivated. We talk about the 5 key roles that people bring to meetings and how to recognize them. I discover who should bring story, presentation or change to organisations, smaller teams and middle management. Why is local culture important and how do you get into peoples’ heads so that you can bring about change and yet have harmony remain during that change? It’s an amazing journey for me and I know you will get a lot out of this chat.

Buy this book here: The Culture Builders

Author: Ryan Holiday

What Ryan does in his life as a media manipulator is amazing but even more amazing is that he lays it all out in his book. We chat about why he feels that a lot of the marketing books out there are giving terrible advice. We talk about the best way to get the most from his book and he shares some great stories from his experience in the trenches.

Buy this book here: Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator

Author: Matt Crowley

Matt has been helping businesses get started for years. His specialty is the legal side of business startups. Where do you spend your limited budget? Is your idea viable as a business? Why don’t people want to read your business plan? Should you be worrying about patent trolls? These and many more questions are answered in an insightful and straight forward manner.

Matt has years of experience on both sides of the fence and he comes across as a thorough but not overly pedantic lawyer. With the breadth of his knowledge, this book is a no-brainer to buy. Heck, you could get charged $500 for the privilege of taking someone like Matt to lunch for far less insightful information.

Buy this book here: Getting in the Game: Guiding Your Startup Through the World of Venture Capital and Angel Investors

The Road to Co-operation

Author: Gordon Pearson

A fascinating discussion with a very smart man. Gordon has written several books but this stand-alone book has a lot to offer. We talk about the real meaning of “cooperation based businesses” and the ongoing adoption of this management technique. It’s all about sustainability and not creating short-term profit goals. He also received critical acclaim for his ground breaking book ‘The Rise and Fall of Management.’

If you would like to know more please check out his website:

Buy this book here: The Road to Co-operation

Game Theory in Management

Author: Michael Hatfield

I find out how gaming theory and business come together. A highly technical approach to testing ideas and strategies but surprisingly easy to grasp. Michael and I have a wonderful talk regarding the theory behind this exhaustively researched book. The world of mathematics and project risk management are brought under a new light and the outcomes of this new view are fascinating.

A book for more than just the risk analysis team and project managers. The insights in the book will help upper management and C-suite teams to understand the limitations of risk assessment and guide them in their decisions.

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Game Theory in Management: Modelling Business Decisions and Their Consequences

Social Marketology

I chat with Ric about his book on Social Marketing. The book covers a lot of material but what makes it stand out are the processes Ric has developed. We talk about how there are 5 avenues of attack within social marketing and when it is appropriate to use them. We also touch on measurement and how important this is to the planning and successes of your campaigns.

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Social Marketology: Improve Your Social Media Processes and Get Customers to Stay Forever

Edited and complied by: Vice-Admiral Charles Style, Nicholas Beale – Strategy Consultant and David Ellery – Foreign Office

A fascinating talk with two of the three people who coordinated and edited this book. The caliber and insight of the leaders that participated in this calibration of military and business driven insight is amazing. There is a tremendous amount of strategic and practical knowledge in this book and I was amazed at how short this book is for the insight within it. Highly recommend this book for people who have to build and maintain larger companies and organizations that have global reach and responsibilities.

Buy this book here: In Business and Battle

For Better or for Work

How do you balance your life if your business is taking all of your time? Why do some people have a great family life and a thriving business? These and many more questions are discussed and answered in this informative book. But: the book is more than just advice. Meg, with this book, has had the opportunity to interview families that have been at the top of their game and families that have had to struggle in their businesses. We have a wonderful chat about these topics and many more. I invite you to listen in and learn.

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For Better or For Work: A Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs and Their Families

Take the Stairs

I have a quick chat with Rory to find out what his book is all about: Motivation, buckling down and making the most of your life. What do all successful people do and how can you do it too? This book is not only great for business people but also for anybody who wants to get more out of their days and their lives. In Rory’s words, “It about understanding the attitude of success.”

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Take the Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success

Did you know that you can train yourself to be more trustworthy. This is powerful stuff and Stephen and I really dig into the subject and cover a lot of ground. What are the mechanics of trust? How can a person be more trusting without getting burned in the process? Stephen says in the interview that it takes gaining “A Conscious Competence” with trust.

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Smart Trust: Creating Prosperity, Energy, and Joy in a Low-Trust World

I chat with Erika about leadership and how a person can understand the power of leadership. What is the formula for leadership, where does it stem from and how to understand it are some of the questions we discuss. The key attributes that a leader must have how a person can grow into these skill-sets are also discussed and my eyes are opened to the power of authentic leadership and how to approach it.

Buy this book here:

Leading So People Will Follow

101 Secrets to Passing Any Test

Chris’ book is a must for anyone who takes on continuing learning as part of their career or profession. This book is a simple yet effective collection of tips and techniques to help you “ace” your next test. It is written for the busy student or professional and is easy to consume. This isn’t a book that helps you game an exam. This is a book that will teach you some amazing techniques to gain a better understanding of the exam process, its structure, and most importantly overcoming your anxiety so that you can take exams with confidence.

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101 Secrets to Passing Any Test

Simply Spirit

I have an interesting book to talk about. It’s a book of quotes to help you get in touch with a more spirited life. It’s a step away from the average business book that I discuss on this site. It’s about becoming more focused and dealing with life as it comes at you hard and fast. There is a business section to the book relating to money and success. Joseph and I have a wonderful chat about many topics relating to understanding self and empowerment of the spirit.

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Simply Spirit: A Personal Guide to Spiritual Clarity, One Insight at a Time (Words By Joseph – Book One)

Uprising

It’s not about advertising. It’s about community and building the faith. I talk with Scott from his busy NY office and discover that the new brand paradise is not what you would expect. We talk about how brand communication and community development is tied to social media. However, we don’t stop there. We chat about how businesses should be looking at causes and authentically participating in them. Being a cause evangelist is an amazing strategy and this books really digs into this approach to building a brand’s reputation.

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Uprising: How to Build a Brand–and Change the World–By Sparking Cultural Movements

I talk with Don Watkins, one of the writers of this book. We discus how the work “selfish” is misinterpreted in business and society. We find out why Ayn Rand’s ideas could help the US grow and prosper in a “true” free market economy. We discover that there is a lot to be gained if we approach business with profit and successes in mind and overcome the burden of “successes guilt.”

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Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government

It’s a chilling thought to think that you may have a psychopath in your business. Not a “Dexter” style Psychopath but a borderline person who manipulates and abuses trust. How can you tell if a person has a semi-psychopathic bent to them? We talk about how to spot and deal with a person who has psychopathic tendencies in the workplace. I learn some fascinating things about this phenomena and a bit of the history behind the test to determine if you are a psychopath.

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Almost a Psychopath: Do I (or Does Someone I Know) Have a Problem with Manipulation and Lack of Empathy?

I chat with Eric regarding this amazing business resource book. Eric helped organize and heard an assortment of business specialists that have done him proud. Not only is this book easy to read, but the “solutions” that business owners and managers could need on a daily bases are easy to find. This book is destined to become a key resource for business people who take their jobs seriously.

Buy this book here: Solutions: Business Problem Solving

In my talk with Stuart I learn a lot about being a CEO and you will too. One of the primary learnings is that CEOs really need a guide to help them shore up the area of their skill-sets that they need to work on. Driven by strategy building, execution and implementation, this book is a must read for any business person regardless of the size of their company.

Buy this book here: The CEO’s Strategy Handbook: How to Create, Sustain and Accelerate Profit Growth

It’s all about the numbers and with this book those numbers mean profits. I chat with Kelly and we talk about how it’s not the billing that makes you money but getting the cheque cashed. Discover how his practical and forward thinking strategy can help you build a more profitable business. We chat about how to look at your bottom line and work the numbers so that you are totally aware of where that bottom line is. As he says, “If you don’t know if you’re making money, then how can you really be in business?”

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Profit Rocket

Nick loves his business and what’s not to love? He has a great product and amazing service providers. But when I have the opportunity to chat with him, a whole world of HR wonder comes out. How does he get such amazing loyalty from his staff and what’s the secret to his amazing staff retention. Join us as I discover that running a winning business is all about how you build your staff training and expectations.

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A Slice of the Pie: How to Build a Big Little Business

What makes this book and its accompanying test so important to entrepreneurs and business people? Sally and I delve into this brand new way of looking at yourself and discuss the key features of the book. The knowledge and perception you will gain form the test and the book is amazing. I highly recommend you take the test today to get a better idea of what we are talking about in the interview.

Take the test:

http://www.howtofascinate.com/our-research/Fascination-Advantage-Test/

Buy this book here: Fascinate: Your 7 Triggers to Persuasion and Captivation

I have an in-depth look at a fascinating new book that tackles the important and yet almost impossible task of making changes in an organization work well and be adopted with a minimum of fuss. Dr Rodger has an amazing wealth of experience and a deep understanding of this subject, and it shows.

The knowledge that he has imparted in this book is invaluable to any business big or small. I discover the importance of being open to change over the course of our talk, aspects of which have implications and potential usage throughout one’s non-work life as well.

Buy this book here: Change-Friendly Leadership: How to Transform Good Intentions into Great Performance

I chat with the Harvard psychologist Dr. Jeff Brown about stress without getting too stressed out. This book is full of illustrative stories but at the end of each story the good Dr. comes in and teaches us how to deal with the different kinds of stress related in each story. He is the author of several books but this looks like it is the most practical for the average business person dealing with stress.

Other Books by this author:

The Winner’s Brain: 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success is Brown’s newest book.
It blends cutting-edge brain science and cognitive-behavioural psychology, all of which take aim at calibrating the brain for success.

His first book, The Competitive Edge: How to Win Every Time You Compete, props up personal integrity in the midst of fierce competition.

Buy the book here: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Say Goodbye to Stress: Manage Your Problems, Big and Small, Every Day

I have a wonderful chat with with Dr. Joseph Shrand regarding his new book that deals with stress and managing it. He is a very insightful and easy to chat with individual (he called me Dr. Bob). We have a wonderful time chatting about the origins of stress and how to manage it at work and in your day to day life. You will find Dr. Shrand’s points deeply insightful and entertaining at the same time. This book will help you get more from your life, whether at work or at home, and this is a must read in our overly stressful world.

Buy the book here: Manage Your Stress: Overcoming Stress in the Modern World

Welcome to season 3!

We have a new intro with a cool new theme. I hope you have been enjoying all of the shows to date and that you’re looking forward to all of the amazing books and authors we will all experience in season 3!

A big shout-out to all of the people who help make the podcast possible. If you would like to appear on the show, just fill out the contact form and I would be happy to check out the book you think would help people excel in life and business!

Keep reading, writing and learning so that all of our endeavours can grow to fruition.

Ideas that can change the course of your bottom line can be found anywhere, so why aren’t we seeing more of them being utilized? I talk with Neil about his new book that tackles this interesting concept. He has catalogued the 8 barriers that stop companies from implementing great ideas. The book is sequential in order and culminates with techniques that will enable you and your business to exploit these hidden assets.

How Excellent Companies Avoid Dumb Things: Breaking the 8 Hidden Barriers that Plague Even the Best Businesses

Author: Ken Keis

I chat with Ken about his newest book and how it can help you get more out of your life and business. The interview is packed full of great tips and insights. He recently updated it with more graphics and charts to help you grasp the tools and concepts inside the book. He has some wonderful advice on doing more with your life and not only your business.

Link to website: http://whyarentyoumorelikeme.com/

Why Aren’t You More Like Me?: Styles & Skills for Leading & Living With Credibility

Author: Thomas M. Koulopoulos

The Cloud is a pervasive social and economic network that will soon include more than 70 Billion people and machines, connecting and defining the world more than any other political, social, or economic organization.

I chat with Tom about what the “cloud” is and what we should be doing to prepare for it. It heralds the start of a massive shift in our world whether you like it or not. Listen to this very insightful interview on the subject of cloud technology as it pertains to you and your business.

Cloud Surfing: A New Way to Think About Risk, Innovation, Scale and Success (Social Century)

Author: Jon Wuebben

We talk about how content is definitely the new way to build and maintain your client base. This book is full of amazing tips, insights and strategy. We talk about the most pertinent examples including anecdotes and step-by-step examples of what and how to create content that counts.

We also discover how great content is intimately paired with your key words and your SEO strategy.

Content is Currency: Developing Powerful Content for Web and Mobile

Author: Jane Gunn

An interesting Chat with Jane about the insights of how an overly hectic office life can end up messing up your home life. One of the big teachings I got out of this interview is that we have to listen and then have the courage and conviction to really consider what someone has said and consider their point of view.

If we all intended more intently and had open minds, the world would be a much better place to live and do business. A great book for anyone in business who wants a balance between home life and office life.

How to Beat Bedlam in the Boardroom and Boredom in the Bedroom

Author: Neil Munz-Jones

We all know by now how much I like networking and this book sounds great. In my chat I talk with Neil and we cover the basics of networking and how important they are.

Building strong networking habits is important and this book is full of great practice advice from a person who wasn’t into networking until he tried it. This book is a testament to how powerful networking can be. Find out why in this great interview.

Reluctant Networker

Author: Whitney Johnson

In this book written for women (but also read by men) we look at how you can get more out of your life and learn to build a plan for success and fulfilment. What should you do to break out and grow in “your” direction? How can you track your dream and appreciate the little wins along the way? If this sounds like something for you then check out this wonderful chat about a book that will help you reach your dream goals.

Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream

How to Attack Market Leaders

By: Stefan Engeseth

I talk with Stefan about his new book Sharkonomics and how companies are being lazy regarding takeover strategy. We discuss how if you are a hunter, you need to organize and group like-minded companies to become powerful enough to attack and yet flexible enough to defend. Larger organizations are prime targets because they do not have a defensive plan for when (not if) they will be attacked.

Sharkonomics: How To Attack Market Leaders

Think Your Way to Success
How to Develop a Winning Mindset and Achieve Winning Results

Author: Mark Rhodes

We go geeky and chat about WordPress plugins to get warmed up. Mark has a vision and that vision is to make the world a better place by helping people reach their life and business goals. We talk about success, procrastination, fear and other roadblocks that we put in front of our road to the success. We cover some insightful ideas that will drive you and your life to the next level and we learn that it’s a balanced approach that uses research, inner focus and willpower to break through to the next level and ultimately all of the levels thereafter.

Think Your Way To Success: How to Develop a Winning Mindset and Achieve Amazing Results

Author: Jim Link

I have a great chat with an amazing idea guy. We get into what creativity is and what it is not. We cover the concept of training the mind to become more creative and to harness the power of creativity to transform your business. Being a creative type I know a lot of this material, but as we dig deeper I learn some amazing things about creativity, perception and how anyone can become more creative.

Idea-Links

How to create hit products and services that people will queue up to buy

By: James Gardner

I talk with James (just after he finished a presentation to Micosoft) regarding his new book. What is this “Sidestep and Twist” move that has large organizations requesting presentations and explanations? All is revealed in this short but focused interview. We discover that the old way of competing is dead and James has the solution to what you will need to do if you want to compete and dominate in your market.

Sidestep and Twist: How to create hit products and services that people will queue up to buy

A Proven Way to Win Business and Create a Following

By: Kevin Allen

Learn How to Pitch with Open Eyes

I chat with Kevin, a modern day Don Draper, about his book that tackles how to pitch and how to pitch well. The book covers a lot of material but is designed so you can skip around and grab the nuggets of knowledge interspersed with fascinating stories about his successes and failures. We talk about how failure is not a thing to worry about but rather a thing to work with and excel. He has some great insights, but one of the best is how he uses the metaphor of a litigator and how to present a sale and close a deal. For more on this book please check here.

The Hidden Agenda: A Proven Way to Win Business and Create a Following

The Little Details that will Make a BIG Difference to your Career

By: David Thompson

I chat with David about his 4th book and how he has departed from his “fable” style of book and developed a book that tackles issues people face every day: The”small print” of office life.

Working smart and not hard is a good strategy, but David actually explains what to do with your time and what to use it for. An amazing variety of tips and strategy to help you excel in your organization; not with big gigantic strategies, but rather small and subtle strategies that in the long run will help you get to where you need to go.

The Small Print of Success

Author: Lisa Bodell

I chat with Lisa Bodell regarding her first book that launched this week (May 15, 2012) and is already a must read for business people who want to help their company grow and prosper the right way.

Innovation isn’t allways doing “the next big thing”. Find out how making small but relevant changes within a company and tweaking the mindset of the employees can change the course of a floundering organization into a powerhouse to be reckoned with. Lisa’s passion for the subject makes for a great listen.

Check out more at her book’s website for more information and business building tools:

Kill the Company: End the Status Quo, Start an Innovation Revolution

Author: Dick Cross

We talk about how to build a business through a simple system that Dick has used to help many businesses excel. His clarity and understanding of the subject are inspiring and his background impeccable. A wonderful chat with a man who has a vision for better leadership skills and the zeal to pull it off.

Find out more on Dick Cross here.

Just Run It! Running an Exceptional Business Is Easier Than You Think

Author: Carole Spiers

I have great chat with Carole about how stress is controlling everyone’s life and how to cope with it. We talk about the difference between stress and motivation. How does multitasking heighten stress and how can you cope with stress in a world driven by outrageous requests from every angle?

Find out more on Carol Spiers here.

Show Stress Whos Boss

Author: Eric J. Romero, PhD

A great book for leaders who need to understand how to compete in a world where just having great staff doesn’t cut it anymore. How can you think and grow to become a creative leader and how do you break a lifetime’s worth of conditioning? We explore these questions and much more in this insightful interview with author Eric Romero, PhD.

Compete Outside the Box: The Unconventional Way to Beat the Competition

Author: Gloria Moss

I chat with Gloria about this fascinating subject and delve deeper into the root causes of the differences between men and women. We find out some amazing stuff, including the fact that men don’t see as many colours as women. The research in this book is top notch and I see this book becoming a standard for anyone who needs to understand the importance of designing for specific demographics. A must-read for marketers, advertisers, HR managers, and even game developers.

You can find more information and research papers here. http://www.gloriamoss.co.uk

Gender, Design and Marketing

Author: Lee J. Colan

This book reveals the secret to success for high achieving individuals and teams and can help you propel ahead of your competition. I chat with Lee about his most successful book and why so may people have been reading it. This is a high energy interview with a lot of information packed into a very short amount of time. Find out how you can use specific formulas to gain momentum in your business, overcome short-sighted goal setting and maximize the effect of the energy you put into your next project or business.

Sticking to It: The Art of Adherence

Author: Deltina Hay

Deltina and I hit it off and start off with tech talk relating to mobile devices. Her book, the first of 3 coming out, is an amazing resource for anyone who likes to roll up their sleeves and get down to work. If you’re looking for fun anecdotes and fluffy prose you have come to the wrong book. However, if you really need to know how mobile will affect your business and would like to have the tools to be one step ahead of our competition then you are going to love this book.

The Bootstrapper’s Guide to the Mobile Web: Practical Plans to Get Your Business Mobile in Just a Few Days for Just a Few Bucks

The Synergist: How to Lead Your Team to Predictable Success

Managing Conflict at Work: Understanding and Resolving Conflict for Productive Working Relationships

The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story

Connecting Forward – Advanced networking for executives changing jobs, company, industry or country

Give Me a Break: the art of making time work for you

The CEO’s Strategy Handbook: How to Create, Sustain and Accelerate Profit Growth

Managing Coaching at Work: Developing, Evaluating and Sustaining Coaching in Organizations

An informative chat that looks at how social marketing is more like networking then classic sales. Kevin talks about how “giving it forward” is a great way to get into social communication and the pitfalls of looking at social marketing as just another way to sell to people. Here is Kevin Knebl’s website/blog for more information and updates.

Buy the book on Amazon here.

The Social Media Sales Revolution: The New Rules for Finding Customers, Building Relationships, and Closing More Sales Through Online Networking

Monica has done what few of us have accomplished. She has taken control of her life and dug herself out of a negative lifestyle into a power lifestyle. She wrote this book to help people do what she has done. This is a remarkable lady and she walks me through the book, its teachings and some great stories. A great read if you plan to get those New Years resolutions to stick. If you would like some up-to-date info check out Monica Regan’s website/blog here.

The DREAM Power Goal System: Five Simple Steps to Achieve Any Goal, Guaranteed!

This is a great book for business owners that have an IT department (who doesn’t these days?) or the manager of an IT department.

Preventing Good People From Doing Bad Things: Implementing Least Privilege

I chat with Anita regarding her new book and discuss why this book is good for business owners who want to get more from their marketing budget. The book covers a lot of material relating to techniques for visual communication and is a great way to get a grip on what you should expect from a professional designer too.

Visual Marketing: 99 Proven Ways for Small Businesses to Market with Images and Design

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Who Owns the Ice House?: Eight Life-Lessons From an Unlikely Entrepreneur

Here is the website for “Ask The Experts“.

You can get a FREE pdf copy of the book here.

One Piece of Paper: The Simple Approach to Powerful, Personal Leadership

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

The Secret of Successful Failing

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creating a Social Network

Welcome to part 2 of a great chat with Josh Nekrep. The second half of this interview has a ton of great content and some great tips for people who want to make the change to the new way of marketing.

Here is a link to his Podcast

UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging.

I mention a tool website to help you find the best time to post. Here it is.

Also check out this link to see an analysis of the words you use on Twitter.

Here is a link to his Podcast

UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging.

SocializeWith.Me: Or Someone Else Will

SocializeWith.Me: Or Someone Else Will

From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership

Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition

Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition

Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life

The Four Steps to the Epiphany

Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Second Edition)

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

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

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

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

The Dan Kennedy and Bill Glazer blog

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

Get an e-book version for FREE here.

Think or Sink: The One Choice That Changes Everything

What Would Google Do?

What Would Google Do?

Michael Gerber is handing the organization and control of his business consultancy over the his hand-built team. If you have not read his seminal work “The E-Myth” you should check out this review to understand why, and more importantly how, he is able to do this. Then, after digesting this information, listen to the older book review with Doug Anderson as he talks about maximizing your life through “E-Myth Mastering.”

The launch of The Dream Room Vancouver is the next stage in the evolution of business systems and practices according to Mr. Gerber.

Amazon Link
E-Myth Mastery: The Seven Essential Disciplines for Building a World Class Company

Website Design and Development: 100 Questions to Ask Before Building a Website

Website Design and Development: 100 Questions to Ask Before Building a Website

UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging.

How you can keep people interested in what you are trying to get across and how you can make your ideas memorable are just 2 key learnings from this book.

Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery