New Business Book Summary Available for Concrete Economics

A nation’s economy does not become robust organically—it requires deliberate, thoughtful guidance. InHarvard Business Review Press's Concrete Economics, Stephen S. Cohen and J. Bradford DeLong argue that in order for a nation to intelligently redesign its economic future, it must first examine its past. To that end, the authors provide an in-depth history of the American economy from the Revolutionary War through the Great Recession of 2008. By examining and identifying the elements of the nation’s most successful economic systems, the authors conclude that effective economic policies are concrete and pragmatic—not ideological and abstract.

New Business Book Summary Available for Pivot Points

In Pivot Points, Julia Tang Peters explores the five pivotal decisions that nearly all professionals must make during their careers. These pivot points lead some to success and others to failure, and how people manage them will determine whether they continue to grow or stagnate. In this book, Peters examines five highly successful business leaders, analyzes their personal pivot points, and discusses the long-term effects of their decisions.

New Business Book Summary Available for Privacy on the Ground

Data breaches and debates regarding privacy, data collection, and security regularly make headlines. Even as people express concern over the government’s methods of data collection, they call on it to more forcefully regulate privacy protection and put new laws “on the books.” However, how privacy is defined and how it is protected varies greatly from country to country. In Privacy on the Ground, Kenneth A. Bamberger and Deirdre K. Mulligan examine both how privacy is legally defined on the books and to what degree it is actually protected “on the ground” in companies’ day-to-day operations. Their extensive research reveals some counterintuitive conclusions about what privacy regulation and practice should look like going forward.

New Business Book Summary Available for Serial Winner

In Serial Winner, Larry Weidel takes an in-depth look at the traits of winners, the cycle of winning, and the strategies serial winners use to succeed time after time. He presents five actions people can take to help achieve success: deciding, overdoing, adjusting, finishing, and improving. Winners who employ these strategies also dig deep to find the mental toughness they need to maintain forward progress and reach their final goals.

New Business Book Summary Available for The 10 Laws of Trust

In The 10 Laws of Trust, Joel Peterson examines the importance of trust in the corporate world and beyond. He presents 10 easily followed concepts to building, maintaining, and even repairing trust. Peterson differentiates between high- and low-trust organizations and, through case studies and examples, shows that it is the high-trust environment that is the most successful. He asserts that not only does trust work, but it makes for good business.

New Business Book Summary Available for DotCom Secrets

In today's online world, old-fashioned direct sales strategies have been modified to help people make millions of dollars online. In DotCom Secrets, Russell Brunson shows companies how to use this new media and structure their products and services in a way that will allow them to make two to three times as much money from the same traffic they are getting online now. All of the processes, funnels, and scripts that are necessary to scale companies online are included and can be used by any company.

New Business Book Summary Available for Workplace Poker

Workplace Poker by Dan Rust provides a toolkit for successfully playing the political game in the workplace. Rust demonstrates how to apply effective, proven strategies to accelerate one's career in a hypercompetitive environment. This is accomplished by acting more strategically, understanding complex human relationships and behavioral drivers, developing the skills needed for self-promotion, and accepting and learning from career mistakes.