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Absolutely -- more fuel efficient is always a good thing = I think very few consumers would argue that -- and the truck is still plenty strong, heavy and powerful for almost any need. They took a good thing and made it even better -- well-played!Thoughtful business risk-taking - a key skill of great leaders!
Aluminum, Steel, Trucks and Innovation
Written by Anthony Demangone I read an article about Ford recently that caught my eye. Ford is tweaking the design of its F-150 truck. That's a big deal. The F-series pick-up truck is the best selling vehicle in America. And Ford has re-invented it, moving to a design that uses 97% aluminum i...
Bob -- I love your blog and I have read all of the books on your list - all superb. I read about 100 to 120 business books a year, and have every year since 1989 - recently I was asked for a list of business books that are the most useful for running a business well. Not theoretical or philosophical -- but more on the practical side -- here is that list:
** In no particular order**
1. In Search of Excellence -- Tom Peters
2. The Little BIG Things – Tom Peters
3. Good to Great -- Jim Collins
4. Built to Last -- Jim Collins
5. What Really Works -- Joyce, Nohria, Roberson
6. The Leadership Challenge -- Kouzes and Posner
7. Authentic Leadership -- Bill George
8. Indispensable – Joe Callaway
9. Becoming a Category of One – Joe Calloway
10. The Discipline of Teams -- Katzenbach and Smith
11. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team -- Patrick Lencioni
12. Team Building (fourth edition) -- Dyer, Dyer and Dyer
13. Lessons in Excellence from Charlie Trotter -- Paul Clarke
14. Kiss Theory Goodbye -- Bob Prosen
15. Mavericks at Work -- Taylor and LaBarre
16. On Becoming a Leader -- Warren Bennis
17. The Great Game of Business -- Jack stack
18. The Starbucks Experience -- Joseph Michelli
19. The New Gold Standard -- Joseph Michelli
20. Customers for Life – Carl Sewell
21. At America's Service -- Karl Albrecht
22. The Northbound Train -- Karl Albrecht
23. Leading People -- Robert Rosen
24. The Definitive Drucker -- Elizabeth Edersheim
25. What the Best CEOs know – Krames
26.Teaching the Elephant to Dan ce -- James Belasco
27. If Aristotle ran General Motors -- Tom Morris
28. The Rockefeller Habits – Vern Harnish
29. The Orange Revolution – Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton
30. All In – Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton
31. Nobel Enterprise – Darwin Gillette
32. Blue Ocean Strategy – W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne
33. Primal Leadership – Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee
34. The Leader of the Future – Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith and Richard Beckhard
35. Execution – Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan
36. Love is the Killer App -- Tim Sanders
37. Start with Why – Simon Sinek
38. Up Your Business -- Dave Anderson
39. The 100 Best Business Books of All Time – Jack Covert and Todd Stattersten
40. Simply Better – Patrick Barwise and Sean Meehan
41. Referral Engine – John Jantsch
42. Duct Tape Marketing – John Jantsch
43. Managing with a Conscience – Frank Sonnenberg
44. Six Disciplines Execution Revolution – Gary Harpst
45. Repeatability – James Allen and Chris Zook
46. The Lean Startup – Eric Ries
47. The Thank You Economy – Gary Vaynerchuck
48. Crush It – Gary Vaynerchuk
49. Firms of Endearment - Rajendra S. Sisodia, David B. Wolfe, Jagdish N. Sheth
50. Leading in a Culture of Change- Michael Fullan
I could easily recommend 75 or 80 more, but I think that if you were to read these books they would give you the best overall view on how to build, lead and grow a highly successful organization. If you do not see one of your VERY favorites, please send me a note in case I have not read it yet.
12 Books Every Leader Should Read:Updated
I first posted this in 2011, but I update it now and then. Note I have removed two from the list: Men and Women of the Corporation and Who Says that Elephants Can't Dance? They are both great books, but I am trying to stick to 12 books and the two new ones below edge them out. Here goes: I wa...
Robert, you have touched on here, what I believe is one of the core fundamental truths of creating a successful life: "You become what you focus on and similar to the people you surround yourself with." Whatever you fill your mind with and whoever you spend your time with - will directly determine what your life will look like a decade from now... period! I make this a part of my life by hosting a MasterMind Group at my home once a month. 16 or so of the most successful, kind, honest and generous CEOs in the city where I live -- we get together -- withy out wives -- and spend several hours discussing important topics and helping each other - it is truly wonderful and life-changing. I also surround myself with the smartest people in the world through books and on-line courses/videos (like TED Talks) - so I am constantly surrounded by great information and amazing people - and it has made ALL the difference in my life!
The Power of the People Around You
I spent the morning trying to organize and make sense of various materials that Huggy Rao and I have been gathering about scaling. I came across a most interesting post on "Learnings from 2011" that was apparently written by Xenios Thrasyvoulou, CEO of European-based start-up called Peopleperho...
Thanks for letting your followers know about READITFOR.ME and my book -- I also have a really robust (and free) companion website to the book that has a ton of great info and links -- here it is: www.awesomelysimple.com
Too busy to read the latest business books?
While you and I are sleeping Steve Cunningham is reading all the latest business books and condensing the good bits down into 10-minute videos. The series is appropriately called "Read it for me" and features a new book every week. Here's a sample: "Awesomely Simple" written by John Spence. ...
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