Comments on: What’s the best business book you’ve read?

By: Virginie

Virginie — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:49:37 +0000

The Market for Virtue by David Vogel (sustainability & CSR).
About the complex challenges faced by different business sectors on the long path to responsibility & respect.
Because only with better understanding can we start seeing through the blinding consumption world we live in.

By: Beth C.

Beth C. — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:21:00 +0000

I read a little about the hedgehog principle on the Good to Great web site and I’m really afraid that I’m a fox. Is that a bad thing?

By: Beth C.

Beth C. — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:19:22 +0000

The Rules of Work by Templar. I read it at a time when I was taking everything in the office way too seriously and I needed something to help remind me that I had a life outside of the office. It helped to remind me at that point in time that I needed to continue to do my best at work, but that I also needed to refocus on my life outside of the office too because I felt like I was surrounded by people who were arbitrarily getting ahead as a result of doing little to nothing.

By: Lee-Anne

Lee-Anne — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:14:22 +0000

Raising your business: a Canadian woman’s guide to entrepreneurship – it’s Canadian, written by two women, funny and parallels creating a business to raising a child – what could be better?

I completely agree with Good to Great, Tipping Point, Blink & Made to Stick- they’re all terrific.

By: Lee-Anne

Lee-Anne — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:11:41 +0000

Thanks Kristin; I’m looking forward to reading it.

By: Danielle LaPorte

Danielle LaPorte — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:55:21 +0000

And what’s also brilliant about this approach is the “build on your strengths” premise. Yes! Carrie and I talk about this all the time. The pursuit of being well rounded is so overrated.

By: Danielle LaPorte

Danielle LaPorte — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:53:54 +0000

Moi: Achievor. Furturist. Relator. Strategy. Intellection.

Relator was a big surprise, but deeply true (when I’m interested, I’m REALLY interested, otherwise…I just keep walking.)

By: Danielle LaPorte

Danielle LaPorte — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:50:36 +0000

ahh…David. He’s a force. You’d also love John O’Donahue and his book, Beauty: The Invisible Embrace (John was a mentor to David Whyte.)

By: karen

karen — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:33:46 +0000

One I come back to again and again is The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women by Gail McMeekin. Time to read it again as I feel an infusion.

By: Alanna

Alanna — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:23:04 +0000

I agree with Danielle’s answer of “Good to Great”. I read it almost 5 years ago for a senior seminar class in college and still think about if I am a hedgehog or a fox.