Business

Jason Jennings
In this book, the author selected several highly productive businesses and then studied them to look for similiarities. The result are a very interesting discussion about what makes companies productive. The book concludes that the following 12 steps occur at all companies reviewed: Begin with a simple proposit ... more

Jeffrey J. Fox
This book contains many short chapters with advice for starting a business. While you may not agree with everything, it has many thought provoking ideas. The format of the book makes it easy to read when you don't have a large block of time. Here are some of the chapters that I found interesting: I ... more

Michael E. Gerber
e-myth stands for entrepreneur Myth. The author says that it is a myth that small businesses are started by entrepreneurs. Instead he says they are started by technicians who are bitten by the "entrepreneur bug" for a moment. They start businesses and then work in the business instead of on the business. As a result the ... more

Jeffrey J. Fox
This is a short book with many small chapters on how to get noticed and promoted in business. Most of the book focuses on how to produce results and get noticed. The book does a good job of making you think about the things you do and whether or not they contribute to moving you forward. Here are a few of the chapter ti ... more

Peter F. Drucker
I was reading this book on a plane flying into Durango Mexico. A mexican on the plane saw what I was reading and commented that I was reading the "Bible for non-profits". I got to talking to him and it turned out he was a former senator from Mexico who is now in charge of a large non-profit corporation in Chicago. ... more