Recommended Reading

Hundreds if not thousands of business books are published every year.

Here is a list of our favorites.

Fred Reichheld, Harvard Business School Press, 2006

2020 Say..."We're constantly getting customer satisfaction surveys after hotel visits, conferences, meals, hire car experiences, but the expert on loyalty, Fred Reichheld, says we need only ask one question.  Another great book from Reichheld.  A must read if your business depends on loyal customers and their referrals."

David Maister, Spangle Press, 2008

2020 Say...'Another excellent book by Maister, for anyone involved in the management of professional service firms, this is must read!'

Dr J Anton, The Customer Service Group, 1997

The Professional’s Guide to Value Pricing

Ron Baker, Aspen Publishers, 2000

2020 Say...'The best and most innovative book on pricing we have ever read. Baker is brilliant, totally original and innovative. You must have this book, it will change your practice forever.'

The One Minute Manager

Kenneth Blanchard & Spencer Johnson, William Collins, 1990

2020 Say..."This is a must have for the office - buy a couple of copies and give them to your staff.  Try to adopt a few one-minute strategies in your business and you'll notice a big difference.  Re-read it if it's been a while."

Jim Collins, New York: Harper Collins, 2001

Steven Covey, Fireside (Simon & Schuster), 1990

2020 Say.."18 Years later this book still is a must have.  It can be tough reading, but very worthwhile at the end of it all.  Remeber to always sharpen the saw and re-read it often."

SME Consulting

Ian Fletcher & Gordon Gilchrist, Croner CCH Publishing, 2002

2020 Say ..’This book will show accountants how to acquire effective consultancy know-how for dealing with and expanding their SME client base. It offers an outstanding opportunity to develop the knowledge and sharpen the skills necessary to build and maintain a successful consulting practice.'

The E-Myth Revisited

Michael Gerber, Harper Collins, 1995

2020 Say...'Powerful, imaginative and totally absorbing. Gerber is a genius. This book is a must have."

Who Moved My Cheese?

Spencer Johnson, M.D., G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1998

2020 Say …'Change can be a blessing or a curse, depending on your perspective. Who Moved My Cheese? is a parable that takes place in amaze. The point of the story is that we have to be alert to changes in the cheese, and be prepared to go running off in search of new sources of cheese when the cheese we have runs out.’

The Financial Times Guide to Strategy

Koch,R., Pearson Education Ltd. 2nd Edition 2000

The Interactive Strategy Workout

Levicki, C., Pearson Education Ltd. 2nd Edition 1999.

Benchmarking Strategies

Rob Reider,  CPA, MBA, PhD, Reider Associates

Performing the Operational Review For Results

Rob Reider, CPA, MBA, PhD, Reider Associates

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