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NY Times Business Hardcover Best Sellers - April 2009

New York Times – Hardcover Business Best Sellers – April 2009
 
It’s déjà vu all over again as the April 2009 New York Times Hardcover Business Best Sellers list looks a lot like what we saw in March and February. Just as those months revealed America’s concern over the economy through our reading choices, April continues [...]

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The Ten Best Decision Making Books of All Time

The Ten Best Business Decision Making Books Ever Written
Gaining insight into how the editors of AskTheManager.com chose the Ten Best Decision Making Books Ever can itself be a lesson in decision making. While the list of qualified books on this subject is quite long, we decided early on to exclude any and all that read [...]

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NY Times Business Hardcover Best Sellers - March 2009

New York Times – Hardcover Business Best Sellers – March 2009
 
The March 2009 New York Times Hardcover Business Best Sellers list looks a lot like what we saw in February. Just as last month began to (finally) reveal America’s concern over the economy, March continued this trend. While the March list contains no credible financial [...]

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NY Times Hardcover Business Best Sellers - February 2009

New York Times – Hardcover Business Best Sellers – February 2009
Unlike January’s NY Times list, the February 2009 New York Times Hardcover Business Best Sellers list begins to reveal America’s concern over the economy. While the February list is still void of credible financial survival guides, there are two “the end is near” tomes using [...]

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NY Times Hardcover Business Best Sellers - January 2009

 
New York Times – Hardcover Business Best Sellers – January 2009
 
A quick review of the January 2009 New York Times Hardcover Business Best Sellers list and you wouldn’t know we were in a recession. Where are all the financial survival guides? Where are all the “end is near” and Nostradamus tomes?
 
Instead of the expected [...]

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Most Popular Leadership (and Other) Posts of 2008

The Best of AskTheManager.com – 2008
One of our regular readers sent us a nice email last night wishing us, among other things, a Happy New Year. We know it wasn’t just a mass email sent to everyone in his address book because he requested we write this post today.
Specifically, he asked us to list [...]

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Bad Holiday Gifts - The Worst Gifts We Ever Received From Vendors

 
Vendors Give The Darnedest Things…
 
Loyal reader Tye Mills sent us a question in response to our Leader’s Gift-Giving Guide article.
 

What are the top 10 wacky gifts you have received from vendors? – Tye Mills

 
Great question, Tye…
 
Hmm, let’s see, the unfortunate result of most truly wacky or bad gifts from vendors is that they are [...]

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The Leader’s Gift-Giving Guide - Holiday Gifts Everyone Can Use

 
Holiday Gifts for the Office Crowd
‘tis the season to think about all the people who helped you get where you are today. Whether you are a senior leader or an up-and-coming manager, it’s important for you to thank those who make an impact in your work life. And by “thank,” I mean give them something [...]

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