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My Top Ten Books of 2017
- February 2, 2018
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Blog, Book Reviews
No CommentsAnyone who knows me knows that I’m a goal oriented person. I always have a million things on my bucket list, and if there’s something I hadn’t ever thought about but the opportunity presents itself, I’ll do that too. For 2017, I decided that one of those goals would be to read 40 books. I
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Book Review – Profit First
- October 14, 2017
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Book Reviews
Author: Mike Michaelwiczs Rating: 5 out of 5 Head Tilts This is the 40th book I’ve read this year, and frankly, it will be hard for me to find a book I’ve enjoyed more than this one in 2017. This book has fundamentally changed the way I run my business, and I’ve already
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Book Review – The Ultimate Question 2.0
- October 2, 2017
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Book Reviews
Author: Fred Reichheld Rating: 2 out of 5 Head Tilts I was recommended this book by someone in the Tampa area that I respect immensely. And I’m glad I read it – up to a point. I was already familiar with the question in the book, but reading this gave me a better
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Book Review – Sell With a Story by Paul Smith
- June 7, 2017
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Book Reviews
Author: Paul Smith Book Rating: 4 out of 5 head tilts About 2 years ago I took a sales aptitude test by Sandler Sales Institute. If it’s possible to fail an aptitude test, I did. While they never came right out and said I failed, I saw them scratching their heads several times during the
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Book Review – Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
- May 31, 2017
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Book Reviews
Author: Chris Voss Book Rating: 5 out of 5 head tilts This isn’t just a good sales book. It is, in my opinion, the best damn sales book ever written! It was, after all, written by a former FBI hostage negotiator. Think he might have a few good tips for your negotiating skills?
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Book Review – Leading Change by John P. Kotter
- May 23, 2017
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Book Reviews
Author: John P. Kotter Book Rating: 2 out of 5 head tilts Even though the book is over 20 years old, I wanted to read it anyway. John Kotter is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on change management. The book was also revised in 2012, so I was anticipating some ideas on
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Book Review – Two Paths: American Divided or United by John Kasich
- May 11, 2017
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Book Reviews
Author: John Kasich Book Rating: 3.5 out of 5 head tilts I’m not a fan of biographies; I prefer books that teach me things. But I watched an interview with John Kasich on The Daily Show with Trever Noah, and I was so impressed by John’s comments that I felt compelled to explore things further.
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Book Review – Unoffendable by Brant Hansen
- April 29, 2017
- Posted by: Topher Morrison
- Category: Book Reviews
Author: Brant Hansen Book Rating: 4 out of 5 head tilts I’m probably one of the most unoffendable people I know. I like jokes of all kind, the more inappropriate the better. I feel our society has become so hypersensitive to social issues that if we don’t lighten up a bit we won’t be able to