The Google Story: Inside the Hottest Business, Media, and Technology Success of Our Time95 reviews David Vise, Mark Malseed Delta, 2006 A company that provides a "Perk" for a good reason! + The history of the most popular search engine David Vise captures the true concepts and ideas of Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The reader can not lose their focus with the research, knowledge of the founders purpose within each paragraph or for that matter each chapter. I highly recommended this book to anyone who has the curiosity for ...             Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't705 reviews Jim Collins Collins Business, 2001 For hiring managers, and those looking for leaders + "Good to Great" an exceptional leadership reference + A good look at what companies can do to manage talent + Good to Great + Good to Great review             The McKinsey Mind: Understanding and Implementing the Problem-Solving Tools and Management Techniques of the ...48 reviews Ethan Rasiel, Ph.D.,Paul N. Friga McGraw-Hill, 2001 Loved Mckinsey way...not nearly as Impressed with this... After reading McKinsey way, I immediately went out and bought this book. Don't get me wrong, there is a lot of good stuff in here, but I was just not impressed. I think I will reread it, and see if I can draw more from it, but the chapters were not interesting in the first read through. No ...             The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More179 reviews Chris Anderson Hyperion, 2006 Scintilating, brilliant. The new age explained + The Long Tail - Economics of Abundance + The Long Tail by Chris Anderson + The Long Book from a Short Article             The Future of American Banking: Managing for Change David Rogers Mcgraw-Hill, 1992 A must-read book about the country's fast-changing banking industry. Based on hundreds of interviews with senior bank officials, bank consultants, Congressional committee staffs, and top financial journalists, the author analyzes what's gone right and what's gone wrong with America's banks.             Jack Welch and the GE Way: Management Insights and Leadership Secrets of the Legendary CEO2 reviews Robert Slater American Media International, 2004 FOCUS ON HELPING PEOPLE DECIDE WHAT TO DO FOR BETTER RESULTS + FOCUS ON HELPING PEOPLE DECIDE WHAT TO DO FOR BETTER RESULTS Jack Welch was a late adopter of almost every major management trend in the last 25 years, yet he got better results from using these ideas than most other companies did. His secret is revealed in this good overview of the Welch years: He spent 90% of his time communicating with people about what ...             Say It With Charts: The Executive's Guide to Visual Communication15 reviews Gene Zelazny McGraw-Hill, 2001 Getting the point across + This is a great foundation for anyone who uses numbers + Say It with charts + Consider it part of a broad business education + Say It With Charts: The Executive's Guide to Visual Communication             The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy: Classic Concepts and New Perspectives8 reviews Wiley, 2006 Outstanding Book + Dense read, but very entertaining and comprehensive + Very good essays. + Very informative, intriguing business analysis + Great insight             Confessions of an Advertising Man21 reviews David Ogilvy Southbank Publishing, 2004 Great book if you're into advertising... + A Must Read: A foundational cornerstone for your marketing efforts. + Classic, very interesting and informative + Review of Confessions of an Ad Man by David Ogilvy + Sales vs. entertainment value of an ad             The Wal-Mart Way: The Inside Story of the Success of the World's Largest Company11 reviews Don Soderquist Thomas Nelson, 2005 Principle Driven Business + Do you want to be like Wal-Mart? + Insider's account of how Wal-Mart does business + Don Soderquist is a great American             Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time133 reviews Howard Schultz, Dori Jones Yang Hyperion, 1999 Wake Up Call + Inside Story About The Rise Of The Starbucks Coffee Chain + Fascinating Story- Great Advice + the starbucks story + inspiring book             Big Shots, Business the Amazon.com Way: Secrets of the Worlds Most Astonishing Web Business (2nd Edition)28 reviews Rebecca Saunders Capstone, 2002 Simplistic, Outdated Guide to E-Commerce Success. "Business the Amazon.com Way" (first edition) was published in 1999, at the height of dot-com mania, when Amazon had 1,000 employees and was trading at $209 a share. So it's hopelessly dated. The book might still have merit if it included a good history of Amazon's early years, but the information ...             Sam Walton: Made In America86 reviews Sam Walton Bantam, 1993 Sam Walton my Hero! + Some self promotion by a unique American businessman. + Excellent memoirs from one of the century's greatest businessmen This book is an inspiring all-american success story of Sam Walton and his global Wal-mart empire. Sam chronicles his days as a small town merchant all the way to when the company did $45 billion dollars in the early 90's with testimnoials and insights by wal-mart associates, family and friends. ...             Amazon.com: Get Big Fast61 reviews Robert Spector Collins Business, 2002 A SHORT HISTORY OF AN E-COMMERCE GIANT + A Gripping and Informative Book + The Ultimate Online Experience + Fascinating Story             The GE Way Fieldbook: Jack Welch's Battle Plan for Corporate Revolution8 reviews Robert Slater McGraw-Hill, 1999 The Jack Welch Way is the Only Way I have read everything that has ever been written about the golden boy of corporate america - Jack Welch. He is a genious for our times and this book is just another example of his legendary managerial style. An easy read that is filled with key information to turn any company into an industry ...             Iacocca42 reviews Lee Iacocca, William Novak Bantam, 2007 Hard work at the top + Enlightening, Entertaining and Inspirational! + A detailed account that is both appealing and unrestrained + the negotiable golf swing             The Toyota Way Fieldbook27 reviews Jeffrey Liker, David Meier McGraw-Hill, 2005 The most important 'lean' book. + Great "How To" Book for introducing TPS in a company + Deeper understanding of Toyota Way + Spectacular + Excellent Training / Front-Line Leader Resource             McKinsey's Marvin Bower: Vision, Leadership, and the Creation of Management Consulting12 reviews Elizabeth Haas Edersheim Wiley, 2006 Highly Recommended ! + very entertaining + Solid business history Marvin Bower may be the most influential businessman you've never heard of. The firm he shaped into an international powerhouse, McKinsey & Company, doesn't bear his name, and he never made splashy public gifts. Yet the company that spawned the management consulting industry would not exist today ...             The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the ...103 reviews Charles Fishman Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Insightful, scary and impressive + Must read + Walmart shaping life everywhere. + The Walmart Effect + Very informative             The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary43 reviews Joseph Michelli McGraw-Hill, 2006 SAVOR A CUP OF THIS + Extraordinary Success Begets Extraordinary Lessons + Caution Hot + pleasantly surprised