Book columnist shares top Biz reads

By Becky Brooks

Man­ag­ing Editor

BVUnews@civitasmedia.com

Cathy Allen, who writes a col­umn for the North Coast Busi­ness Jour­nal, spoke to the Belle­vue Area Cham­ber of Com­merce Thurs­day noon.

She shared her Top 10 list of busi­ness must-read books and how to find sources to find more books to aid buis­nesses in succeeding.

Allen’s busi­ness is Cre­ativeOp­tionC, which works with busi­nesses in facil­i­tat­ing, pro­vid­ing feed­back and build­ing capacity.

She told about a dozen peo­ple at the monthly cham­ber lun­cheon held at the Wil­lows Club House that one very good source is the book, “The 100 Best Busi­ness Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Mat­ter, and How They Can Help You”.

In the com­mu­nity, the busi­ness owner said that vis­it­ing the local library can help a reader find the book they are seeking.

She also rec­om­mended peo­ple who love to read visit should www.goodreads.com.

Her other favorite loca­tions to find good books to read relat­ing to top­ics of spe­cific inter­est are book­stores, espe­cially in air­ports. The lat­ter has lim­ited space so books arried are most impor­tant and are tar­geted at buis­ness travlers.

She also rec­om­mended www.Abebooks.com, which is a netowrk of inde­pen­dent book sell­ers where used books can be pur­chased at a lower price that new book sites.

Allen also told those present that www.Summary.com offers a sup­scrip­tion ser­vice and has com­plila­tions of books.

She added that at www.WhatisCathyReading.com, she offers two-page sum­maries of books in six categories.

Allen sug­gested that busi­ness peo­ple take advan­tage of Linked-In. and its resources.

Her Top-10 busi­ness book list included (first to tenth):

•“7 Habits of Highly Effec­tive Peo­ple”, by Stephen R. Covey;

•“Get­ting to Yes” by rogert Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton;

•“Drive” by Daniel Pink;

•“No Ass­hole Rule” by Robert I. Sutton;

•“Now, Dis­cover Your Strengths”, by Mar­cus Buck­ing­ham and Don­ald O. Clifton;

•“Lead­ing Change”, by John Kotter;

•“Secrets of Six-Figure Women, by Bar­bara Stanny;

•“E-Myth Revis­ited” by Michael E. Gerber;

•“What Got You Here Won’t Get You There,” by Mar­shall Goldsmith;

•“Good to Great” by Jim Collins.

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