Based in the United States, The Deloitte Center for Collective Leadership (DCCL) is an organisation dedicated to supporting leaders and studying leadership issues around the world. In recent years they have been instrumental in setting up the As One project, which has essentially studied all forms of human collaborative endeavours and especially the leader and [...]
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READ IT: Our Iceberg Is Melting
At first glance between the covers, this book, with its cartoony drawings of penguins on the cover and large type, written in simplistic language, is out of place in the serious business book section of Virgin Megastore.But as Spencer Johnson, author of Who Moved My Cheese? writes in his foreword, that is just the tip [...]
read moreREAD IT: Crisis Economics
Coined in reference to economics by Lebanese American pundit Nassim Taleb, a Black Swan is an unpredictable event, such as it has been said the most recent global financial crisis, that has a devastating impact. However, American economist and author Nouriel Roubini disagrees, and in this fascinating book puts forward his case along [...]
read moreRead It: The 3rd Alternative
Subtitled Solving Lifes Little Problems, this best-selling book by United States author Dr. Stephen Covey is all about finding solutions to conundrums and conflicts outside of the conventional two methods of confrontation and/or compromise. Covey feels that neither produces the ideal outcome, which is the clichéd win-win finale. In this easy-to-read and enlightening offering, Covey [...]
read moreRead It: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
This authorised biography covers Apple founder Steve Jobs family and personal life, Jobs the creative genius, businessman and CEO, and the history of Apple, the brand he created, was ousted from and returned to much success. What TheEDGE did not anticipate was what a prickly character he was. Jobs outbursts and paranoia were legendary, but [...]
read moreRead It: Great By Choice by Collins and Hansen
In Great By Choice: Uncertainty Chaos and LuckWhy some thrive despite them all, we ask: why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research, buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins and coauthor Morten Hansen enumerate the principles for building a truly [...]
read moreRead it: Think Big by Donald Trump
This is a collaborative work between billionaire Donald Trump and Bill Zanker, founder of The Learning Annex. Bill Zanker was already successful, having grown The Learning Annex into a US$5 million (QR18 million) a year company from an initial US$5,000 (QR18,200) investment. However, after meeting Donald Trump and learning to Think Big, his business grew [...]
read moreRead it: Net Profit by David Soskin
The types of people who work well in the internet are those who share a passion for the product and delighting the user, who have a spirit of creativity accompanied by a strong commercial drive as well, of course, as possessing a will to win and the self confidence not to be cowed by sometimes [...]
read moreRead It: Creative Strategies by Mario Pricken
This is one of those books that you see so rarely in Doha, its almost immediately sold out. Indeed, when we popped by Virgin Megastore, we were given the last copy but assured that a new shipment is on its way. It is easy to see why Creative Strategies is so popular. Showcasing 230 amazing [...]
read moreRead It: Enchantment by Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki, keynote speaker at Dohas QITCOM and author of The Art of the Start, releases Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions. Considered the entrepreneurs entrepreneur, Kawasaki turns his attention to the mystery of influence, offering a compelling take on how it drives any successful interaction. The message of Enchantment is that [...]
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