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Book Recommendations from Enterprising women and men that are helpful in building and growing a successful business.
 
Victorious Living for Women... by Cherri Walston

Victorious Living for Women is an anthology filled with the inspiration, wisdom and pathways to victory of 40 incredible women who share stories of their life experiences.  As they take you on their personal journeys you will find inspiration, encouragement, blueprints for victory and principles for transforming your life embedded in each chapter. http://coachcherri.com/webstore

 

Life Happens When... by Laura Henderson

Life Happens When, leads the reader on a journey of self discovery which allows them to release the story they hold within. For some its a bestseller and for all a reminder of how good life is.  View Book

 

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to create uncontested market space  by W. Chan Kim & Renee Mauborgne

  This book doesn't just inspire you to think outside the box, but gives you jumping off points. It's the best marketing book I have read. Leah Oviedo

 

Why Johnny Can't Brand, by Bill Schley & Carl Nichols Jr.

  This book is great for the process of creating a brand identity. It offers helpful exercises and example to create a successful brand message.

Anonymous

 

Strategies of the Serengeti.... by Stephen Berry

"I would recommend this book to any business student or business manager for its range of strategic options"
Dr Peter Cooley Aston University UK
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The Chic Entrepreneur... by Elizabeth Gordon with Leanna Adams.

It is a fun read packed with great advice (and I would say that even if I hadn't had the pleasure of editing it). Every (aspiring) female entrepreneur should get this book and refer to it often (and no, I don't get any residuals).

 

 

Swim With the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive... by Harvey Mackey.

 It's a great book about sales and business in general.

 

 

A Guide Book To Planning - A Common Sense Approach... by Robert Donnelly

a common sense easy read for any woman who is in business and struggling to make a success out of it. It's a mini MBA for those who need to know more about the value of having a business plan. And, lastly it contains good fundamental advice on management and tools that can be used in any business. It's practical sensible advice and well worth the investment in terms of ROI for your business.   View Book

 

The Big Girls Club: Little Girl Rules for the Big Girl Workplace by Judi Adams and Gael Strack

 A great little book that looks at women's relationships at work (good and bad) and offers 10 rules and 10 stories about creating successful relationships (friendships) at work.  It's a self help book that women everywhere are enjoying and sharing with workmates, daughters and their employees. Men like it, too!  View Book

 

Get Your Career on the Fast Track ....by Michelle Casto, Ph.D.

This is a must read navigational guide to make smarter decisions about your career or changing careers. This book will help you do some intense soul searching to prepare for a meaningful career. This book is about how to create a lifetime of fulfillment & personal guide to uncover your gifts and deciding where & how to use them. Excellent book - lots of resources in back. - Darlene

 

 

Sex in the Boardroom ... by Merydith Willoughby

The book has a systems approach to leadership development and it can be used as a tool to review what you are doing, to make minor changes or to make radical changes in the way you lead. Find out for yourself how you can be a leader who is powerful beyond belief and respected for what you do and not scared to do what you need to do to maintain your power. See how you can take your people and organization to dizzy heights!  View Book

 

 

Growing Great Ideas: Unleashing Creativity at Work ... by Karen S. Sieczka

What would you think of a machine that only worked at 5-10% efficiency? Wouldn't you want to make improvements? Now think about the human mind. It is estimated we only use 5-10% of our brain's amazing capacity! In today's rush for success, we tend to forget the vast wealth within the human mind, especially the untapped idea potential we have in our employees. The book trains managers and staff how to explore creativity and unleash problem-solving skills and creative potential, remove barriers, build teamwork, and to turn business challenges into business opportunities. View book

Rich Dad Poor Dad  and Cash Flow Quadrant
Both are by Robert Kiyosaki

Gives you a totally different outlook on money.
Great books!
Jan

 

 

What if Apples Tasted Like Oranges by Laura Henderson 

A new way to staff your organization, OPPORTUNITY and not jobs. View Book

 

 

 

Cold Calling for Women... by Wendy Weiss

This is the book you need to open doors and close more sales. "Cold Calling for Women" creates a map for readers to use when prospecting. There is no way to get lost or take a wrong turn. It's a simple, effective system to turn phone calls into meetings into sales. View Book 

 

Finding Your Perfect Work: The New Career Guide to Making a Living, Creating a Life... by Paul and Sarah Edwards

Backcover Blurb: ...expert advice...This step-by-step book offers dozens of worksheets, questionnaires, and resources, and a unique suitability survey...as well as inspiring stories to help you define what you really want from life.

 

Escape from Cubicle Nation.. by Pamela Slim  

Even if you've already escaped the cubicle, it covers all the basics for starting a business. Lots of good little tips, links, and examples.  View Book

 

 

Maverick!... By Ricardo Semler  and

The Age of Unreason... By Charles Handy

Both Semler and Handy epitomise "upside down thinking". Furthermore they demonstrate it in practice. Indeed Semler, radically changed the working practices in the company he runs in Brasil. Both men espouse and encourage the intelligence of humanity and how work life balance can be achieved.

McCall Smith writes "like a woman"- his insights shown by the female protagonist in his books show how female wisdom and business can work together successfully.

 

 

The Blood of Soldiers makes the General Great! .....by Douglas T. Story

A book of how employees will be Knowledge Assets for companies and customer service is going to be the next great driver of business success. Many companies play with customer service and say that "our people are our greatest asset" but the markets of the future will drive companies to actually treat their employees like the important Knowledge assets they are and provide real customer service. This book is the first step in preparing yourself and your company for this new reality of business.   View Book

 

Made to Stick... by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

a great book on the best way to present your ideas to anyone- customers, a boss or a teacher/mentor. I'm reading it for the second time now to help me look at ways to present my idea for a thesis. A friend who runs a service industry business recently borrowed my copy & now is going to buy her own.

Made to Stick is a must read for anyone interested in what makes an idea 'stick.' 
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101 Things You Didn't Learn in Harvard Business School.. by Laura Bell

"101 Things" will change the way you make life's decisions dealing with:  your personal finance, your investing in the market as well as real property, your decisions on being an entrepreneur in other words everything. It explains how what you do today will effect your life tomorrow.  View Book

 

Vision Driven:  Lessons Learned from the Small Business C-Suite ... by Dr. Mallary Tytel

How do you motivate employees and encourage productivity, while navigating the often-treacherous organizational waters?  How do you surpass lofty expectations and deliver impressive results with pitfalls lurking around every corner?  Read about the secrets behind winning executives’ strategies for taking charge effectively of small organizations, both for-profit and nonprofit businesses.  Written implicitly for women, but explicitly for all experienced and newly minted managers alike, this incisive collection of vignettes offers the do’s, don’ts and don’t even think about it’s to help you take your organization to the next level.  View book

 

 

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