Every year, I read the top 2-3 new business books that have been published. Beyond that, I still prefer reading obscure books, titles that fly under the radar. Accordingly, here are 20 obscure business titles ranging from management to marketing to small business.
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Connecting the Dots between Rowing and Business with Dan Boyne
I know nothing about rowing, yet I like reading books about this sport because the necessary ingredients for success are similar in business and for the leaders who steer them to never-ending finish lines. Accordingly, CFO Bookshelf was thrilled to interview author and rowing coach, Dan Boyne.
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Your CEO Wants You to Know These Fundamentals
Once upon a time, every business manager and leader in a mid-sized to large company read Charan’s and Bossidy’s classic, Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done. However, you may have missed a gem that Charan published about a decade later.
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Porter’s Five Forces on the Political Stage
When I saw the book, The Politics Industry, pop up in my LinkedIn feed authored by Katherine Gehl along with Michael Porter, I skimmed the viewable pages on Amazon. Brilliant content and creative – using Porter’s Five Forces on the political stage. More than brilliant – genius thinking. Within minutes, I was reaching out to Katherine Gehl on LinkedIn for an interview request.
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2 CFOs Break Down the Kolbe A™ Index
Bruce and I enjoyed our recent conversation with Amy Bruske, the president of Kolbe Corporation who educated us about our conative strengths. This week, Bruce and I wanted to dive deeper into this topic because it’s practical, actionable, and predictable. We also explored why many teams are stuck and can’t get projects moving along.
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Amy Bruske Discusses Conative Instincts and Family Business
A year before I started the CFO Bookshelf Podcast, I wanted Amy Bruske to be one of the first 10 people that I interviewed, and I’m very thankful that she accepted the invitation. Amy is the President of Kolbe Corp. and the co-author of Business is Business.
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Dryrun’s Blaine Bertsch Talks Cash Flow
One of the early presidents of Sun Microsystems nearly 30 years ago said enterprise servers were like teenage sex – everybody talks about it, but no one does it right. I could say the same thing for short-term cash flow forecasting. Cash flow forecasting doesn’t need to be hard, especially when using the right tool.
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Liz Wiseman and Rookie Smarts
You may know her as the best-selling author of Multipliers. She’s also written a book that’s become one of CFO Bookshelf’s favorites on the mindset of an A-player. The title is Rookie Smarts, a book I believe is underrated. Liz joined our show to discuss the difference between rookies and veterans in the workplace.
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2 CFOs Talk About OKRs
I enjoyed listening to last week’s podcast episode with OKR expert Ben Lamorte, the president of OKRs.com. I didn’t want the conversation to end, so I peppered my co-host with about a dozen OKR questions on this week’s show. We also hit on topics that we didn’t have time to cover last week.
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Remembering the Best Books of 2010
Can you remember the books you’ve read a decade ago? If so, can you remember some of the key points from those books? I recently revisited my top 5 books that I read 10 years ago. You might recognize some of the titles, and four of the authors are household names. Let’s dive in.
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