Tag: business books

You might be forgiven for thinking this is a very slim volume for the price. And, at just 96 pages, it certainly is slim. But with this kind of book you are paying for the content - 228 tips for improving your profitability is a lot of content.Newbury-based author Steve Mills is a 22-year veteran of the marketing game. A self-confessed seminar junkie, compulsive reader and audio-programme fan, he believes research, plus his many years helping clients, has enabled him to distil the essence of good business practice into this small book. Read more »

Stephen Covey presents a principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems focusing on character. Habits 1,2 and 3 deals with self-mastery - moving you from dependence to independence. Covey refers to these habits as "private" victories. Read more »

Starting from the assumption that people are every company's most important resource, this book sets out three simple steps to getting the best from them and making every company run more efficiently. Read more »

Change can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your perspective. The message of this book is that all can come to see it as a blessing, if they understand the nature of cheese and the role it plays in their lives.This is a short (30 minute read) story that takes place in a maze. Four beings live in that maze: Sniff and Scurry are mice, non-analytical and non-judgmental; they just want cheese and are willing to do whatever it takes to get it. Hem and Haw are "little people", mouse-size humans who have an entirely different relationship with cheese. Read more »

I just counted the unread and part-read books on my bookshelf at home and was amazed to find that there are 20 of them. Many of these were books I started reading literally years ago. On the other hand, I read a book that my client Julian Sharples recently bought me a (The Inside Advantage) within [...] Read more »