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What’s a Business Book Club?

Roughly once a month, we discuss in the Bette’s Business Book Club Group on Facebook some options for a book to read. Then we get together on a Zoom Call to discuss the book. Pre-Caronavirus it was in person, but we found that the virtual format was better for all involved. So if you want to improve yourself in business by reading some great business books, join our Business Book Club!

Bette's Business Book Club!

June 2021

Barking Up The Wrong Tree – Video

By |2021-06-17T17:01:55-04:00June 17th, 2021|Categories: Business Book Club|Tags: , , , , , , |

"Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong" by Eric Barker was June's Business Book. Join me and my fellow book club members as we discuss our key takeaways from "Barking Up The Wrong Tree," and let us know what you think in the comments. We concluded that this is one of our favorite book club books and that if you were going to read only one of our business books, Barking Up The Wrong Tree is the one you should read.

May 2021

To Sell Is Human – Video

By |2021-05-27T20:00:03-04:00May 27th, 2021|Categories: Business Book Club|Tags: , , , |

To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others, by Daniel H. Pink, was May's Business Book.  Join me and my fellow book club members as we discuss our key takeaways from To Sell Is Human. We concluded that this is an excellent book for beginners because it summarizes many books we've read previously at Bette's Business Book Club. Watch our book club below and let us know what you think in the comment section. 

April 2021

The Go-Giver – Video

By |2021-05-27T18:10:57-04:00April 23rd, 2021|Categories: Business Book Club|Tags: , , , , , |

"The Go-Giver: A Little Story About A Powerful Business Idea" by Bob Burg and John David Mann. This month's book club was inspiring because we were unexpectedly blessed with the presence of one of The Go-Giver's authors, John David Mann, and his wife, Ana. John David Mann reached out to us on Twitter after seeing one of our posts about book club and offered to come on.

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April 2020

Getting to Yes

By |2020-12-01T03:28:49-05:00April 24th, 2020|Categories: Business Book Club|Tags: , |

Principled negotiation is defined by people, interests, options, and criteria. Negotiation interests include substance and relationships. Separate the people from the problem. Make sure everyone's interests are aligned. Invent multiple options agreeable to both sides. Measure results on objective criteria. Learn to use negotiation jugitsu.

March 2020

March 2019

Influence – Video

By |2021-03-02T14:05:49-05:00March 27th, 2019|Categories: Business Book Club|Tags: |

There are six weapons of influence: reciprocation, commitment and consistency, social proof, liking, authority, and scarcity. Reciprocity is when you receive something and feel you have to give something back. Commitment and consistency are associated with personal and intellectual strengths. Social proof is how we take behavior cues from others. People prefer to say yes to someone they know and like. Authority can trigger compliance is others. Scarcity can increase the perceived value of something.

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