By Carol Roth Reviewed by Chris Wendel Any experienced entrepreneur would agree that running a business is one of the most challenging endeavors a person can take on. The time, risk, and effort needed to sustain is difficult enough. Add in the recent pandemic and mandated measures...
Digital Body Language How to Build Trust & Connection, No Matter the Distance By Erica Dhawan Reviewed by Chris Wendel As the effects of the COVID pandemic continue to reshape the way we work, the means for communicating with co-workers and customers have been altered. Communicating is challenging without...
by John U. Bacon Reviewed by Chris Wendel A specific genre of books has developed over the years that blends the coaching experiences of a prominent sports figure with life lessons learned on the field, court, or rink. This type of book tries to offer relevant advice...
By Alan Payne Reviewed by Chris Wendel Alan Payne has an axe to grind. During the heyday of the video rental era, Payne operated perhaps the most successful Blockbuster Video franchise chain in the U.S. Unlike Blockbuster’s corporate owned stores, Payne had the autonomy to make many...
Reviewed by Chris Wendel In a world where self-improvement messages come at us constantly, a book labeled “How to Change” might need more than a simple title to stand out. Fortunately, behavioral economist Katy Milkman uses motivating, well-researched approaches for working through the challenges that can...
Reviewed by Chris Wendel Those old enough to remember the early days of email may recall when the work days didn’t revolve around reacting to a back and forth volley of online messages. The original intention of email was to send written memos that expedited communication....
By Adam Grant/Reviewed by Chris Wendel Knowing where to look for the book “Think Again” by Adam Grant in my local bookstore presented me with a challenge: Which section of the store would I find it? Part business, part self-help, part science; this nebulous category likes...
By Alec MacGillis/Reviewed by Chris Wendel Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux; March 2021; 402 pages In a nutshell: A scathing throwdown of the behemoth company Amazon, including profiles of the people and communities the company impacts. Who’s it for? General audiences and readers. It was announced recently that...
Reviewed by Chris Wendel By Dan Price, published by Gravity Payments, Inc., April 2020 In a Nutshell: As the book’s subtitle states, an upstart entrepreneur takes the bold step to cut his salary in order to pay all of his employees $70,000 in annual pay. Who’s it for?...
By Scott Galloway; reviewed by Chris Wendel Published by Portfolio/Penguin Books, 255 pages, Nov. 2020 In a Nutshell: “Post Corona” takes stock of the flaws in our economic system while charting the course recent upheaval will take us next. Author’s Quote: “There are decades where nothing happens, and...
