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The Cranky Middle Manager Show #170 Best Books of 2008 The 800 CEO Read Guys
Posted on 06. Dec, 2008 by Wayne in Podcast
Wayne Turmel talks management and business books with Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten of 800 CEO Read. What were the best books of 2008? Even 125 Quotes for Whacking Weasels gets a mention…..
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Show Notes
0:00 Welcome Jack and Todd from 800 Ceo Read I love this show, we’ve done it 3 times now and I get to geek out on books. Today’s “death is not an option” question: Which is worse, not having a share of the company you work for or having stock in it?
2:22 The quote of the week is from Maxim Gorky. Books are just books….. but they’re kinda cool, right?
3:24 Todd and Jack tell us their faves. Todd goes first cause he’s the newbie.
Tribes by Seth Godin Yes, I know I kid Seth but i’m actually going to try and get him on the show this year, if only to kick his ass for Purple Cow and longtime listeners know why.
The Breakthrough Imperative It ain’t an airplane read
7:13 Their blog has the books of the year, and Jack’s specialty is Biography.
The Orange Code- How ING Direct Succeeded in Being a Rebel With a Cause.
The “Inside ____ Brain” series from Portfolio
9:13 It keeps coming back, but Purpose from Nikos Mourkogiannis may be the best book I’ve read since I started the show. It’s also one of the best interviews and it changed my life and career. Listen to the interview here. Hard to believe it’s almost 100 shows ago!
And of course Made to Stick by the Heath Brothers over The Tipping Point
12:03 Was it a great year for books? Not really…. Strengths Finder 2.0 continues to sell as well as Now Discover Your Strengths still sells insane numbers of books.
The 4 Hour Workweek was a monster too. We learn a bit about how publishers work.
17:19 Lesser known books are shining a bit, like High Altitude Leadership. We spoke to Don (not Dan, sorry) Schmincke. You can hear that interview here. Another little book was The Adventures of Johnny Bunko by Dan Pink.
22:20 We go into a big discussion on Inside Drucker’s Brain… by Jeffrey Krames. This is the one I’m ordering soon as I’m done here. Todd really digs the “Memo to the CEO Series”. PREVIEW: Steve Kerr’s Reward Systems is coming up in about 2-3 shows.
25:20 Jack put his credibility on the line to say something nice about 125 Quotes for Whacking Weasels- Centuries of Wisdom, Motivation and Snappy Comebacks From the Cranky Middle Manager Show. (the link goes to my website….. i’m allowed). But I can bet it won’t be in their list of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time, coming out February 4th.
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