Ibis Associates
NEWSLETTER
December 1999
Volume 1 No. 7
As 1999 comes to an end, everyone is contemplating the best books of the year. Knowledge is power. Thus, the last issue of the year is a list of recommended readings.For your convenience a hyperlink directly to Amazon.com is included. Remember that fifteen percent of the price of the book is donated directly to El Nido Family Centers.<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
STRATEGY
Competitive Strategy, Michael Porter
Originally published in 1980 this book is the definitive book about strategy and how to analyze industries. A great reference book.
The new strategy:Get to the future first! Unlearn your past before you create your future. Learn how to stretch your goals.
The new theory in this hyper competitive environment is to create, destroy and then re-create.
Influencing with Integrity, Genie Laborde
An easy read about how to best use and learn communication skills both verbal and non-verbal.
The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge
Another classic. Learning organizations and systems thinking.
Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson
An entertaining book written as a fable. Deal with the issue of change. Keep looking for new cheese
EVA – Economic Value Added, Al Ehrbar
The Stern Stewart view that each measurement of profit is charged with the cost of capital. A more realistic view of net profits
Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond
Why did successful human civilizations suffer decline and extinction? A Pulitzer Prize winner about the historical reason for the inequality of human society through time.
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virtual services – Virtual CFO, CEO, COO.Ibis can improve your financial
performance and assist you in determining the strategy that is best for you.
Ibis can also provide assistance in assisting your organization with change and
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Smile of the day
People who love sausage and respect the law
should never watch either of them being made.
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