In the preface of his book, retired CFO and professor Henry Riggs points out that the American educational system fails to teach “financial literacy.” None of the courses offered in high school, college, or even graduate school,... Read More

Readers who might expect a doctor’s writing to be dry and stodgy will be pleasantly surprised by Ashraf A. Hilmy’s impassioned and brutally honest personal assessment of America’s health-care challenge. Most of what is written for... Read More

Orville H. Casto’s "Mastering the Basics of Selling" treads ground that has been covered by countless books about how to be an effective salesperson. Nonetheless, his book may be a good place to start, as it is clearly intended for the... Read More

Some of the most useful counsel a would-be business owner can get is from a person who started a small business and failed. It is this individual’s unique perspective on what can go wrong that creates a valuable learning experience.... Read More

A board of directors that governs a nonprofit organization makes decisions that can affect whether or not that organization is successful in carrying out its mission. In fact, as Lisa Dahmus writes, “Poor decision making can cripple or... Read More

It is not uncommon for authors of leadership books to rely on metaphors in an attempt to set their works apart in a crowded category. Hubert Glover and coauthor John Curry manage to employ a unique metaphor here that is meaningful,... Read More

John Kildahl, author of The Psychology of Speaking in Tongues (1972) and coauthor of two other books, writes that he intended "The Healthy Personality" to be “a handbook, a reference book, a textbook, something readable in a hammock,... Read More

Charlie Sheppard’s "Save Your Drama for Your Mama" is based on a simple premise—that leadership is a choice, and that “the behaviors we learned as children don’t provide us with the best leadership competencies as adults.” As a... Read More