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President of the online independent business book store 800-CEO-READ and co-author of the must resad business graduate degree in a book The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You, Todd Sattersten discusses the 100 best business books of all time and what made them great and what keeps them relevant today. He describes why this book, and the 100 business books it recommends, are essential reading for business people everywhere. If knowledge is power, this show will show you how to find the necessary books to achieve that know how.

Todd Sattersten is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.

The show airs live on Thursday, June 4, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

President of the online independent business book store 800-CEO-READ and co-author of the must resad business graduate degree in a book The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You, Todd Sattersten discusses the 100 best business books of all time and what made them great and keeps them relevant today. You will learn:

* What makes a business book great and essential reading

* The criteria used for creating a 100 best of business books list

* The importance of business books for problem solving

* How to use this essential reference book to best advantage in business



Todd Sattersten (photo left by Kat Berger) s 800-CEO-READ’s President, joining the company in 2004. Previously, he spent six years at GE and three years working with his father in the family sheet metal fabrication business. Todd received his BS in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University and his MBA from Marquette University. But Todd also has a love of The Big Idea and he saw endless potential in the future of 800-CEO-READ. Since joining the company, Todd has initiated such changes as a daily weblog, a semi-weekly podcast, and the monthly publication of essays on ChangeThis. The latest additions are the 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards and the annual, In The Books, both of which highlight the best of the year in business books.

Todd continued writing even after the days of composing term papers and briefs were over. He started a weblog in 2003 called A Penny For…, one of the first business blogs on the internet. This led him to self-publish a compilation of essays from online writers called More Space. At 800-CEO-READ, he writes web content, blog posts and book reviews. Convinced that there are good business books if you know where to find them, he was inspired to team up with Jack Covert to direct interested and curious readers to the best of the best. He strives to become a better writer and has become enamored with the craft.

My book review of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You by Jack Covert and Todd Sattensten.

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Let's talk with President of the online independent business book store 800-CEO-READ and co-author of the must resad business graduate degree in a book The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You, Todd Sattersten as he discusses the 100 best business books of all time and what made them great and keeps them relevant today. He describes why this book, and the 100 business books it recommends, are essential reading for business people everywhere. If knowledge is power, this show will show you how to find the necessary books to achieve that know how on Blog Business Success Radio.

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The 100 Best Business Books of All Time

What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You

By: Jack Covert, Todd Sattersten

Published: February 2009
Format: Hardcover, 352 pp
ISBN-13: 9781591842408
Publisher: Portfolio - Penguin Group (USA)






"11,000. That was the number of business books published in the United States in 2007". write business book sellers and reviewers Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten in their must resad business graduate degree in a book The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You. The authors, best known for their management of the independent online business bookstore 800-CEO-READ, turn their business book expertise into a masterwork of book recommendations that cover every business problem that may arise.



Jack Covert (photo left by Kat Berger) and Todd Sattersten recognize that business books are read to solve business problems. That problem solving requirement created a new problem, however, all of its own. With the sheer preponderance of business books being published on an annual basis, most business people face a multitude of books of varying quality, from which to seek the desired solution. This is the point where the authors make their greatest impact with the book. Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten have read and recommended the best of the best business books for years as part of their book sales business. This book distills those years of experience into a single solution to the volume of book dilemma.



Todd Sattersten (photo left by Kat Berger) and Jack Covert understand that selecting any list of the best business books presents some difficult decisions. What is kept and what is left out of the final edition won't please everyone. As a result, the authors placed emphasis on three deciding factors in making their final judgments. They examined the overall quality of the writer's major idea and how it was presented in the book. They also looked at how applicable and useful the concepts are to modern business, thus removing many former but outdated standards from the list. A third consideration was accessibility and ease of understanding, eliminating many other iconic business classics as well. The end result is a list of great ideas, that are useful and readable, for a modern business audience.

For me, the power of the book is how the authors Todd Sattersten and Jack Covert stay true to their own guiding principles, when writing their own business book. The book's core idea is to uncover the best business books in the various sub-fields of business. They succeed extremely well in meeting their own criteria of presenting a great idea well. The purpose of the book is to solve the problem facing business people of deciding which business books are the essentials. Pointing to the very best of the best steers a business person to proven and powerful books that solve pressing business problems. The book succeeds well on this level too. The authors succeed very well on their third criteria of accessibility. The book's mini-reviews can be read in any order, and used as a reference to isolate specific problems, as well as guide the reader to even more valuable business book resources.

I highly recommend the indispensable business reference The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You by Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten, to any business person seeking to cut through the sheer volume of business books to the core elite of the very best. This book belongs in a prominent position on a business person's reference book shelf. Before tackling a business problem, it would be wise to consult this book for recommended authors and books first.

Read the essential guide The 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, and How They Can Help You by Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten, and never be left staring blankly at shelves of business books, uncertain which ones to purchase. This book takes the guesswork out of the buying problem. Indeed, that is the book's core purpose, to solve the problem of finding the best of the best business books. The authors succeed very well at guiding business people in the right direction.

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Founding partner of Proteus International, executive coach and author of the groundbreaking book Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Out-Think Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change, Erika Andersen , shares secrets for making choices that move you forward toward your goals, in both business and in life. She provides simple models, real world examples and self directed activities that boost your ability to think strategically. The ideas discussed are used successfully by leaders, executives and successful companies of all sizes and industries.

Erika Andersen is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.

The show airs live on Tuesday, June 2, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

Founding partner of Proteus International, executive coach and author of the groundbreaking book Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Out-Think Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change, Erika Andersen , shares secrets for making choices that move you forward toward your goals, in both business and in life. You will learn:

* What strategy really means for an organization and its goals

* How strategy differs from tactics and how to tell them apart

* How anyone can learn to think strategically at all times

* How strategic thinking can avoid problems and loss of company direction




Erika Andersen (photo left) has, since 1980, developed a reputation for creating learning and change processes and programs uniquely tailored to her clients’ challenges, goals, and culture. She and her colleagues at Proteus International offer practical methods and skills for individuals, teams, and companies to clarify and then achieve their hoped-for-future.

Much of her recent work has focused on organizational visioning and strategy, executive coaching, and management and leadership development. In these capacities she has served as consultant and advisor to the CEOs and top executives of a number of corporations, including MTV Networks, Regeneration Technologies, Inc., the French Culinary Institute, Rainbow Media Holdings, Union Square Hospitality Group, Lifetime Television, and Comcast Corporation.

She has been invited to share her insights about managing people and creating successful businesses by speaking before a number of organizations, including corporations, non-profit groups and national associations. Her models, ideas and learning guides have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, German and French, and she has been quoted in a variety of national publications, including Glamour, Fortune and Training magazines.

Erika Andersen blogs at The Simplest Thing That Works.

My book review of Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Out-Think Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change by Erika Andersen.

My book review of Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers by Erika Andersen.

Listen live on Tuesday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.



If you miss this very informative show, it will be available for free download as a podcast for iPod, iTunes, and MP3 players; or play it right on your computer. To download this, or any other of my guest interviews, go to the Blog Business Success host page and click on Archived Segments. Once there, click on the podcast icon at the end of the episode description, to download the show free of charge for your listening enjoyment. You can also subscribe to the show feed.



To call in questions for my guest, the number is: (347) 996-5832

Let's talk with Founding partner of Proteus International, executive coach and author of the groundbreaking book Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Out-Think Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change, Erika Andersen , as she shares secrets for making choices that move you forward toward your goals, in both business and in life. She provides simple models, real world examples and self directed activities that boost your ability to think strategically. The ideas discussed are used successfully by leaders, executives and successful companies of all sizes and industries on Blog Business Success Radio.

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Being Strategic

Plan for Success; Out-Think Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change

By: Erika Andersen


Published: May 2009
Format: Hardcover, 288pp
ISBN-13: 9780312553982
Publisher: St. Martin's Press






"Being strategic means consistently making those core directional choices that will best move you toward your hoped-for future", writes Founding partner of Proteus International and executive coach Erika Andersen, in her groundbreaking book Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Out-Think Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change. The author opens up the discussion of what strategy really means, and how to use strategic thinking and action, to achieve organizational and personal goals.

Erika Andersen takes both a theoretical and practical approach to strategy and strategic thinking. She takes the concept out of the realm of the esoteric and brings strategy into the area of organizational planning. Unlike some books in the field of strategic thinking, which often take a very narrow and specialized view of strategy, the author takes a more holistic approach. Erika Andersen removes the mystique and obscurity that often surrounds organizational strategy. She demonstrates that strategy is an inclusive process that can be learned like any other management concept.



Erika Andersen (photo left) recognizes the importance of strategic thinking, as crucial to an organization's competitiveness. By addressing the goals of the organization with clarity and vision, the needed resources can be put into place to achieve them. At the same time, the often unanswered questions of unknown impediments to the goal, can be properly addressed before they can derail the strategy. Erika Andersen considers strategic thinking to be a core part of the organization and part of the standard operating procedure. The ability to select the proper strategy, based on the overall goals and vision, will propel the organization closer to the target.

For me, the power of the book is its powerful combination of theory, real world examples, and practical hands on applications. The idea that strategy is not inborn into the few, but a learned skill for the many, is a powerful one. Erika Anderson places strategy at the heart of achieving the organization's goals. For too long, strategy has existed almost outside of the organizational mainstream and took on a purely esoteric mantle. As such, strategy moved away from being a force for reaching an over arching vision. Other discussions of strategy reduced the concept almost to the level of tactics. Erika Andersen opened the discussion far beyond either of those two false boundaries.

I highly recommend the indispensable book Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Out-Think Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change by Erika Andersen, to anyone seeking to develop strategic thinking as a way of life and of achieving business goals. The book teaches the theory of strategic thinking and provides the skills to put them into practice. While the prime metaphor in the book is castle building, the book will indeed lay the foundation, and add the bricks, walls, and towers to strengthen any organization.

Read the essential Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Out-Think Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change by Erika Andersen, and never be left floundering for ideas to reach your most important personal, business, or organizational goals again. Let strategy become a way of living and acting successfully.

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Vice-Chairman of Obsidian Enterprises, Principal of Value Added Institute and author of the brilliant and business saving book Collapse of Distinction: Stand out and move up while your competition fails, Scott McKain, describes how customer experience around the globe has taken on a sameness. He points out how this lack of distinction has resulted in lower customer satisfaction and loyalty. He offers ideas for creating distinctiveness that will create more loyal customers and to help your business stand out from the crowd.

Scott McKain is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.

The show airs live on Thursday, May 28, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.

Vice-Chairman of Obsidian Enterprises, Principal of Value Added Institute and author of the brilliant and business saving book Collapse of Distinction: Stand out and move up while your competition fails, Scott McKain, describes how customer experience around the globe has taken on a sameness. You will learn:

* Why companies tend over time to blend together without differentiation

* The key components to achieving true distinction in any industry

* Why customer experience is more important than watching the competition

* How to create distinction and stand out in the marketplace



Scott McKain (photo left) iss Vice Chairman of a public company, #1 bestselling business author and Hall of Fame professional speaker. He gives him a unique insight into today's business trends combined with the ability to communicate his wisdom in a compelling manner.

He is Vice Chairman of Obsidian Enterprises, a dynamic holding company with interests in widely varied businesses: from a finance company to butyl rubber reclamation, from manufacturing trailers to leasing celebrity coaches, from cosmetic surgery to publishing magazines. He is also the Co-founder and Principal of The Value Added Institute, a think-tank that explores the role of the customer experience in creating lifelong client loyalty. The work of the VAI has been featured in many national publications, particularly in the financial services industry.

Capturing the ideas that helped form one of America's "fastest growing companies" (according to a nationally respected business publication), Scott McKain has authored two bestselling business books. The first, ALL Business is Show Business reached the #1 spot on Amazon.coms list of business bestsellers and has been released in several languages worldwide.

Scott McKain's latest book is Collapse of Distinction: Stand out and move up while your competition fails

Scott’s book, the #1 bestseller What Customers REALLY Want, is a groundbreaking look at the Six Major Disconnections between Customers and Organizations” that has made a significant impact in the manner in which the companies that use Scott's strategies and insights approach their customer and prospect base.

Scott McKain blogs at Scott McKain Viewpoint.

My book review of Collapse of Distinction: Stand out and move up while your competition fails by Scott McKain.

Listen live on Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern, 5:00 pm Pacific time.



If you miss this very informative show, it will be available for free download as a podcast for iPod, iTunes, and MP3 players; or play it right on your computer. To download this, or any other of my guest interviews, go to the Blog Business Success host page and click on Archived Segments. Once there, click on the podcast icon at the end of the episode description, to download the show free of charge for your listening enjoyment. You can also subscribe to the show feed.



To call in questions for my guest, the number is: (347) 996-5832

Let's talk with Vice-Chairman of Obsidian Enterprises, Principal of Value Added Institute and author of the brilliant and business saving book Collapse of Distinction: Stand out and move up while your competition fails, Scott McKain, as he describes how customer experience around the globe has taken on a sameness. He points out how this lack of distinction has resulted in lower customer satisfaction and loyalty. He offers ideas for creating distinctiveness that will create more loyal customers and to help your business stand out from the crowd on Blog Business Success Radio.

Tags: Collapse of Distinction: Stand out and move up while your competition fails, Scott McKain, business strategy and management, Blog Business Success, Blog Talk Radio.

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