February 23, 2009
John Baldoni, MA'99
Lead by Example: 50 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Results, American Management Association, 2008.
The book: Taking over the top job, whether it's the CEO of a company or the manager of a department, is never easy. When done the right way, it results in inspired leadership; when done the wrong way, it can lead to disaster. This book reveals the traits and abilities leaders need to know to inspire others to follow them. Filled with examples of visionary leaders who have overcome their shortcomings and achieved greatness, it shows readers how to build trust, drive results and win the respect of the people they lead.
The author: John Baldoni is a leadership consultant, speaker and author of seven books, including "Great Communication Secrets of Great Leaders." In 2007, he was named one of the 30 Most Influential Leadership Gurus by Leadership Gurus International. His leadership writings have appeared on BusinessWeek.com and FastCompany.com, and he has been featured or quoted in many publications.
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Brian Reich, attended '97-'99, and Dan Solomon
Media Rules!: Mastering Today's Technology to Connect With and Keep Your Audience, Wiley, 2007.
The book: The authors have seen how changes in both technology and society can affect the communications and operations of an organization. Now, they provide you with a framework for understanding this dynamic world. It doesn't matter whether you're in the business of disseminating information or producing products, this book will prepare you to distinguish yourself from the competition by creating new models to better serve your audience and harnessing the full potential that technology provides.
The author: Brian Reich is director of New Media for Cone, Inc., a brand strategy and communications agency that creates stakeholder loyalty and long-term relationships through cause branding and corporate responsibility, marketing, public relations, and issues and crisis management initiatives. He has spent much of his life working with political organizations, helping to direct dozens of campaigns across the country.
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Sam Wyly, MBA'57
1,000 Dollars and an Idea: Entrepreneur to Billionaire, New Market Press, 2008.
The book: This memoir reveals the creative process, relationships, struggles and financial strategies that allowed the author to become one of Forbes magazine's 1,000 wealthiest people in the world. From the hardships his parents faced trying to hold onto the family cotton farm during the Depression to the coaching he received on the high school football field, this self-made billionaire describes how his early days in Louisiana prepared him for what lay ahead. He recounts how he risked $1,000 of his savings to found University Computing and then took it public in 1965, making him a millionaire at age 30.
The author: Sam Wyly founded and grew companies on the leading edge of advancements in technology, energy, retail and investments over a career spanning 45 years. He is an active proponent of clean air through clean energy.
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December 22, 2008
John Baldoni, MA'99
Lead by Example: 50 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Results, AMACOM, 2008.
The book: Taking over the top job, whether it’s the CEO of a company or the manager of a department, is never easy. When done the right way, it results in inspired leadership; when done the wrong way, it can lead to disaster. To be effective, the people in charge must give their team a reason to believe in their talents and their ability to get people to work together. Filled with examples of visionary leaders who have overcome their shortcomings and achieved greatness, this book will show readers how to build trust, drive results and win the respect of the people they lead.
The author: John Baldoni is a leadership consultant, speaker and author of seven books. His writing has appeared in BusinessWeek.com, FastCompany.com and Harvard Business Publishing. He has been featured or quoted in publications including the New York Times, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune and Investor’s Business Daily. In 2007, Baldoni was named one of the 30 Most Influential Leadership Gurus.
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Eric Flamholtz, PhD'69, and Yvonne Randle
Leading Strategic Change: Bridging Theory and Practice, Cambridge University Press, 2008.
The book: Why are some companies successful while others experience difficulties and even failure? This book demonstrates that the key to long-term organizational success is the ability to adapt to and manage change. The authors combine theoretical and practical models of organizational change, together with a new theory of leadership, to build a framework for understanding, planning and leading change. The scope and value of this framework is then shown in relation to nine real-world case studies, ranging from relatively small companies to large multinationals. The focus throughout is to provide practical guidance to those concerned with managing and leading organizational change.
The author: Eric Flamholtz is professor emeritus at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and president of Management Systems Consulting Corporation, which he cofounded in 1978.
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Andrew B. King, '83, MS'84
Website Optimization: Speed, Search Engine & Conversion Rate Secrets, O'Reilly, 2008.
The book: Is your site easy to find, simple to navigate and enticing enough to convert prospects into buyers? If not, this book shows you how to make it that way. It reveals a comprehensive set of techniques to improve your site's performance by boosting search engine visibility for more traffic, increasing conversion rates to maximize leads and profits, revving up site speed to retain users, and measuring your site's effectiveness (before and after these changes) with best practice metrics and tools.
The author: Andrew B. King is the president of Website Optimization, LLC, a Web performance and search engine marketing firm based in Ann Arbor. He is the author of "Speed Up Your Site: Web Site Optimization." He is also the founder and former managing editor of WebReference.com and JavaScript.com, two award-winning developer sites acquired by Mecklermedia in 1997.
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August 21, 2008
Raymond Pettit, '72
Learning From Winners: How the ARF Ogilvy Award Winners Use Market Research to Create Advertising Success, Taylor & Francis, 2007.
The book: The best companies use the creative application of research to produce big ideas with significant impact on the market and on the people, employees, partners, retailers and customers. Readers will learn how brand managers and their agencies use research to drive new brand insights, redefine problems or markets, support risk-taking ideas, and illuminate diverse audiences. This book will be an invaluable resource for business executives looking for market strategy, consumer psychologists, teachers, students, and practitioners looking for a trusted guide for study in advertising, marketing and promotion.
The author: Raymond Pettit is senior vice president of MarketShare Partners, based in Los Angeles, California. He also is an at-large member of the Alumni Leadership Council and continues to marry business and musical pursuits with his wife, Beth Hall, a professional trumpet player in the New York City metro area.
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Michael Dulworth, '83
The Connect Effect: Building Strong Personal, Professional, and Virtual Networks, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2008.
The book: This book shows how to take a conscious, systematic approach to networking. After a short quiz to measure your "networking quotient," it identifies three distinct kinds of networks: personal, professional, and virtual. The book examines their specific characteristics and offers strategies, tools and resources for building up and making the best use of each one. Stories from the author’s 20 years of experience running networks as well as interviews with executives, researchers and thought leaders, provide insights and advice about how networks function in the real world.
The author: Before acquiring Executive Networks, Mike Dulworth was vice president of learning services at The Concours Group. Before that, he was a founder and CEO of Learning Technologies Group, Inc. He is the author, co-author or a contributor to seven books and lives in San Francisco, California, with his wife, Teresa Goodwin, and son, Theo.
Web site: www.theconnecteffect.com/
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March 17, 2008
David Andrew Singer, '94
Regulating Capital: Setting Standards for the International Financial System, Cornell University Press, 2007.
The book: Financial instability threatens the global economy. The volatility of capital movements across national borders has led many observers to argue for a reformed "global financial architecture," a body of consistent rules and institutions to prevent financial crises. Yet regulators have a decidedly mixed record in their attempts to create global standards for the financial system. David Andrew Singer seeks to explain the varying pressures on regulatory agencies to negotiate internationally acceptable rules and suggests that the variation is largely traceable to the different domestic political pressures faced by regulators.
The author: David Andrew Singer is assistant professor of political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Ellen Ernst Kossek, MBA'81, and Brenda A. Lautsch
CEO of Me: Creating a Life That Works in the Flexible Job Age, Wharton School Publishing, 2007.
The book: This book helps you identify which of six work-life "patterns" you fit into and how to move toward a pattern that's more productive and comfortable. Drawing on their research insights, the authors show how to identify the personal triggers that cause you the greatest stress; make the small changes that make the biggest difference; make technology work for you; redraw the lines between work and family as your life changes; master strategies for managing yourself, your colleagues and your supervisors; and leverage emerging work options that are now available for the first time.
The author: Ellen Ernst Kossek, a professor at Michigan State University’s School of Labor & Industrial Relations, is an expert on improving relationships between work, family and personal life in organizations; new flexible ways of working; management of talent and diversity in the global multicultural firm; and workplace innovation and change. She is married with four children.
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January 02, 2008
Scott Fox, '88
Internet Riches: The Simple Money-Making Secrets of Online Millionaires, AMACOM, 2006.
The book: These days it's easier, cheaper and safer than ever to start an Internet business using readily available technology and turnkey opportunities. This strategy-packed guide reveals the powerful but simple methods thousands have used to strike it rich on the Internet. Exclusive interviews with "mom and pop" entrepreneurs prove how easy it is to get started and build a million-dollar enterprise. This book also features an action plan for brainstorming new business ideas and exercises to help readers determine the best moves for their particular situations.
The author: Scott Fox is an e-business consultant in Hollywood, California. He is a frequent speaker on e-business and technology at universities, including the University of Southern California and UCLA, and at conferences such as Digital Hollywood and Internet World.
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Barnett C. Helzberg, '56
What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Developing a Highly Successful Company, Wiley Publishing, 2003
The book: Through hard work and determination, Barnett Helzberg built his family-owned business into a successful company that caught the attention of Warren Buffett, who purchased Helzberg Diamonds through his holding company. Helzberg shares his 30 years of experience in running a successful business and outlines the steps needed to prosper within a challenging business environment. The book is a road map for entrepreneurs and business owners looking to build a solid company that will stand the test of time.
The author: Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr. was president of Helzberg Diamonds, Inc., from 1962 to 1995, a period during which he expanded his family-owned business to 143 stores in 23 states.
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Bradford Stone '51, JD'54
Uniform Commercial Code in a Nutshell, 6th Edition, Thomson/West, 2005
The book: This volume contains an overview of the Uniform Commercial Code of the United States. The code purports to deal with all the phases that may ordinarily arise in the handling of a commercial transaction, from start to finish.
The author: Bradford Stone is also the author and editor of West's Legal Forms from 1971-2001. He resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Eddie Erlandson, '67, MD'72, MDRES'76, and Kate Ludeman
The Alpha Male Syndrome, Harvard Business School Press, 2006
The book: Alphas - who are predominantly male - may be aggressive achievers who get things done, but, these authors say, their potential for explosive anger and ruthless competitiveness can be bad for business. Husband-and-wife consulting team Ludeman and Erlandson steer Alphas and those who work with them away from dysfunction and towards productivity.
The author: Eddie Erlandson has a background as a vascular surgeon for 25 years and is a former hospital chief of staff. He is also a founder of a respected wellness program. He resides in Austin, Texas.
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Alan Bernstein, '62, and John Trauth
Your Retirement, Your Way, McGraw-Hill, 2007
The book: After years of focusing on career and family, most of us embark on the next phase of life with only a vague idea of what will make us happy. But you can guarantee yourself a long and successful retirement with "Your Retirement, Your Way!" Its revolutionary retirement planning approach combines a powerful self-assessment system based on the Birkman Method--a personality assessment system used by companies and government agencies worldwide--with sophisticated financial planning tools and step-by-step guidelines that allow you to define your ideal retirement environment, determine where you are now financially and where you want to be, and map out a solid plan for realizing your dreams in the shortest time possible.
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November 07, 2007
J. Robert Beyster, '45, MS'47, PhD'50
The SAIC Solution: How We Built an $8 Billion Employee-Owned Technology Company, Wiley, 2007.
The book: In 1969, J. Robert Beyster founded Science Applications International Corporation with a vision of creating an employee-owned organization run according to 12 principles of success that encourage entrepreneurship and accountability. Today, SAIC has grown from a handful of scientists to more than 43,000 employees and has more than $8 billion in annual revenue, a steadily rising stock price and top rankings as a contractor to government and business organizations. Beyster tells the story of SAIC and offers lessons to entrepreneurs and managers on how to build a company in which loyalty to values goes hand in hand with success.
The author: J. Robert Beyster is the founder of Science Applications International Corp., where he served as CEO and chair for 35 years. He continues to promote innovation and employee ownership through his Foundation for Enterprise Development and the Beyster Institute at the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego. He lives in La Jolla, California.
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James Dale, '70
The Obvious: All You Need to Know in Business. Period., Hyperion, 2007.
The book: The secret to succeeding in business is that there are no secrets. In this book, business consultant James Dale writes that the principles of success are all familiar. Instead of gimmicks and shortcuts, businesspeople should think in fundamental terms: Show up. Don't be a jerk. Simple is better than complicated. Tell the truth. Bosses are not all idiots. Don't look backward. Forgive and forget (or at least one out of two). Dale explains how any businessperson—from sales rep to CEO—can carry out these lessons and achieve success.
The author: James Dale is the former president and CEO of advertising agency WB Doner & Company, whose clients included British Petroleum and Chiquita. The coauthor of "Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People," among other books, Dale is the co-founder of the business consulting firm Richlin/Dale LLC. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Alan S. Gregerman, MA'77, PhD'82
Surrounded by Geniuses: Unlocking the Brilliance in Yourself, Your Colleagues and Your Organization, Sourcebooks, 2007.
The book: This book presents a revolutionary guide to personal, professional and organizational success based on two powerfully simple ideas. First, there is genius hidden in all of us. And second, we are surrounded by a world filled with genius that can be used to transform any company or organization to deliver compelling customer value. The book then shows in clear and practical ways how to unlock the genius in ourselves and our organizations by discovering and applying insight from the worlds of business, history, popular culture, nature, science and even science fiction.
The author: Alan S. Gregerman is the president and chief innovation officer of Venture Works Inc., a consulting firm that helps organizations develop strategies, create products and find new ways to do business. A teacher, author and public speaker, he is the author of "Lessons from the Sandbox" and lives in Washington, DC with his wife and three children.
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Deepak Malhotra, '96, and Max H. Bazerman
Negotiation Genius: How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Table and Beyond, Bantam Dell, 2007.
The book: Whether you’ve seen it all or are just starting out, this book will improve your negotiating skills and confidence. Drawing on decades of behavioral research plus the experience of thousands of business clients, the authors take the mystery out of preparing for and executing negotiations—whether they involve multimillion dollar deals or improving your next salary offer. Learn what sets negotiation geniuses apart.
The author: Deepak Malhotra is an associate professor at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches negotiation in the MBA program, the Advanced Management Program and the Owner/President Management Program, in addition to providing negotiation consulting and training for businesses worldwide.
Web site: www.DeepakMalhotra.com
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Evan Rosen, '83
The Culture of Collaboration: Maximizing Time, Talent and Tools to Create Value in the Global Economy, Red Ape Publishing, 2007.
The book: This book describes how collaborative culture is changing business models and the nature of work. The author goes inside the world's most collaborative organizations and shows how their methods can create value in almost every industry. The book explores the significance of organizational, team and regional culture in collaboration and demonstrates how companies can break down barriers and spark innovation. It also describes the trend toward real-time, spontaneous collaboration and the "deserialization" of interaction and work.
The author: Evan Rosen is chief strategist of Impact Video Communication, Inc., in San Francisco. A consultant to Fortune 500, mid-sized and start-up companies, he is also a speaker and seminar leader. He has written numerous articles for business and technology magazines and reported on Silicon Valley and the automobile industry. This is his second book.
Web site: http://www.thecultureofcollaboration.com/
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