Business Books on My Desk

A few books that have made it to my desk and have lasted many rounds of cleansing

 

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High

by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, Stephen R. Covey

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World, Inc.

by Bruce Piasecki

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Wealth Management in the New Economy: Investor Strategies for Growing, Protecting and Transferring Wealth

by Norbert M. Mindel, Sarah E. Sleight

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Think Big, Act Small: How America's Best Performing Companies Keep the Start-up Spirit Alive

by Jason Jennings

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Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance

by Marcus Buckingham

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The Big Picture: Essential Business Lessons from the Movies

by Kevin Coupe, Michael Sansolo

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The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers

by Bill Conaty, Ram Charan

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The Squam Lake Report: Fixing the Financial System

by Kenneth R. French, Martin N. Baily, John Y. Campbell, John H. Cochrane, Douglas W. Diamond, Darrell Duffie, Anil K. Kashyap, Frederic S. Mishkin, Raghuram G. Rajan, David S. Scharfstein, Robert J. Shiller, Hyun Song Shin, Matthew J. Slaughter, Jeremy C. Stein, Rene M. Stulz

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Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion

by Gary Vaynerchuk

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The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management: Powerful Tools for Leveraging a Changing Workforce

by David DeLong, Steve Trautman

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Getting China and India Right: Strategies for Leveraging the World's Fastest Growing Economies for Global Advantage

by Anil K. Gupta, Haiyan Wang

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Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back if You Lose It

by Marshall Goldsmith

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I Live in the Future & Here's How It Works: Why Your World, Work, and Brain Are Being Creatively Disrupted

by Nick Bilton

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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

by Michael Lewis

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Saul has read this book

Predictable Success: Getting Your Organization On the Growth Track--and Keeping It There

by Les McKeown

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It's Not Just Who You Know: Transform Your Life (and Your Organization) by Turning Colleagues and Contacts into Lasting, Genuine Relationships

by Tommy Spaulding, Ken Blanchard

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Influencer: The Power to Change Anything

by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler

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Green Recovery: Get Lean, Get Smart, and Emerge from the Downturn on Top

by Andrew Winston

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Business Lessons from the Movies - Keynote Speaker Kevin Coupe

I just met Kevin Coupe, co-author of a hot new book called The Big Picture; Essential Business Lessons from the Movies.  Kevin has been very active on the speaking circuit already, delivering as many as 10 speeches in a month to various well known corporations.  I didn't have a chance to view the entire presentation but he did walk me through a short version which I found very interesting.

His book (and speech) covers business lessons showcased in a variety of hollywood movies.  Kevin and Michael have done a great job choosing choice scenes to explore further.  It must have been quite entertaining and enjoyable to put this together.  So here is the short list of movies covered (among others), can you guess what the lessons are? 

1. Local Hero
2. Bridge on the River Kwai
3. Hoosiers
4. Tin Cup
5. Tucker
6. American Gangster
7. Big Night
8. The Hunt for Red October (not listed in the book)
9. Jaws
10. The Godfather

 You can find our more about Kevin Coupe and his co-author Michael Sansolo at their blog The Morning News Beat and if you're interested in having Kevin speak to your organization about these lessons and their practical business application please drop me a note.