Most of the businesses I work with have business huddles. Some have daily stand-up huddles. Some have weekly huddles either at the beginning of the week or at the end. Some of these businesses have started conducting monthly financial huddles that I’ve taught them how to run. Perhaps you use a different term for these meetings. Personally, I prefer the terms debrief and financial impact circles. In this discussion, we’ll stick to the term business huddles.
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Lynette Pretorius shared a picture of the books she was reading on a LinkedIn post. She made the point that only two of ten books in her pile were by women. Then she stated, “I’m committing the reading at least three books by women every month for the rest of the year.” But she needed some recommendations. Surprise … I had a few.
[Read more…] about 30 of the Best Business Books by WomenDiscovery Versus Instruction
In no way do I believe reading is the best way to learn. But I love the process of discovery, especially when it happens unexpectedly, whether it’s in a book or elsewhere.
[Read more…] about Discovery Versus InstructionI Still Remember Reading Just a Couple Books a Year
I read between 80 and 120 books a year. Don’t worry if you read 1-2 books a month, that’s a lot of learning in just one year.
I didn’t use to read this much. During my first year at KPMG in the late 1980’s, I probably made it through 2-3 books a year. I guarantee that one or two of those titles was by Clive Cussler.
[Read more…] about I Still Remember Reading Just a Couple Books a YearShould Mike Piper Be On Our Radar?
The answer is yes. But you might be asking, “Who is Mike Piper?” Mike writes at a great blog called, Oblivious Investor. He’s written nearly a dozen books on accounting, taxes, and business entities that are generally less than 100 pages.
[Read more…] about Should Mike Piper Be On Our Radar?CFO Myths
One of the best personal finance books ever written is The Millionaire Next Door by Danko and Stanley. I’m not sure who the marketing or publishing genius behind the title The CEO Next Door is, but they certainly got my attention when the book was released.
[Read more…] about CFO MythsMy Three Favorite Management Accountant Books
Books on management accounting? Is it even possible to like such titles? For me, the answer is tricky because I’ve never been a cost accountant, and I’m more of an FP&A person than a managerial accountant. Yet there are three titles that are uniquely informative and impressionable on this complex discipline.
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I’m in the habit of relistening to books I really like. I’ve never done this before, but if I were able to count which books I listen to the most a second or third time, it would easily be investment books.
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Birthdays do funny things to our minds, especially as we get older. In my case, I started revisiting my past. What was I doing twenty years ago? Ten years earlier? And then five. Five years ago. That seemed like ages ago until I looked at the books I read in 2017. Seemed like yesterday.
[Read more…] about My Favorite Books in 2017It’s Okay to Reread Books
Charles Holland Duell never said that. Say what? “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” That would be a great quote had the former U.S. Commissioner of Patents uttered those words in 1902. While the line is apocryphal, the message reminds me of business and management books. That is, every great business book that can be published has already been written.
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