Business Book Reviews

The casual and informative business book review series that features entrepreneurs talk about books that changed the way they think about business

The Podcasts

What would Trump do if he was talking with you about a deal? Find out in this great interview with steve ???. We talk about some great negotiation techniques and learn some great tips on how to get and keep the upper hand in any deal situation.

Direct download: 028-Trump-Style_Negotiations.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:18 PM

Part 3 of 3 from the Shane Gibson mega interview which is short but still packed with great info. We chat about some of the tools that help you annualize results social information. What do companied need to do to get the most from social media. Some great info on some great other blogs and podcasts.

Direct download: 027-SociablePT3.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:05 PM

Here is the 2nd part of this 3 part podcast with Shane where we chat about social media and how it is changing the way organizations sell and communicate to the world.

Direct download: 027-SociablePT2.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:09 PM

Shane Gibson is one of the top social media specialists in North America and his new books is making helping companies come to grips with employing social marketing tools to grow. I usually can easily edit these interviews down but Shane has so many great points I have broken this review down into 3 short podcast. I think you will find the information in this short podcast series amazingly insightful and relevant to your business.

Direct download: 027-SociablePT1.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:39 PM

A very interesting chat about how the brain can function better with Buddhist training and the ramifications of how we do business and expect others to do business in environments and situations that do not help people make rational decisions.

Direct download: 026-Managment_Rewired.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:02 AM

Learn what type of a sales person you are or understand what drives the sales people in your team are critical for success. This book uses a great metaphor to illustrate the types of sales people who are out there. A fun chat with Claudine Lam on how she uses this sales proses and how the book works.

Direct download: 025-Sales_Dogs.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:07 PM

What do sermons have to do with running a business? Well for this multi-millionaire turned faith healer it's all about integrity. Check out this chat about a book full of fascinating stories wrapped around good old fashioned ethical thinking.  If you want to run an ethical business than you should take the time to read this book.

Direct download: 24-John_G_Lake_Sermans.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:02 AM

Is your business ready with a carbon plan? This book is the first to cover this topic with a more no nonsense approach that enables you to see the strategy behind greening your business. With federal laws coming down the pipes in the not so distant future this may be a book that saves you a lot of time any work or at least have you prepared for a lot of work.

Direct download: 023-Green_Your_Work.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:47 PM

A high energy chat with Jessica Whitby the owner of Just Communications in Toronto Canada. We chat about one of her favourite promotion books and learn more about how to "live" a promotion lifestyle.She brings up some great ideas to help you market your business and talks about customer satisfaction techniques.

Direct download: 022-Shameless_Promoter.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:56 PM

An interesting chat with Norm Friend regarding a book a philosophy of why vision is critical to the success of an entrapanier. Norm love s a good story and he doesn't disappoint with some great anecdotes for the book.

Direct download: 021-Be_Great.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:23 PM