January 28th, 2010
“I believe that corporate responsibility, along with being just good business, can also help to provide and repair something that’s desperately lacking in our world today: hope”, writes Faculty Director of the Center for Responsible Business at the University of California, Berkeley, Kellie McElhaney, in her highly practical and visionary book Just Good Business: The Strategic Guide to Aligning Corporate Responsibility and Brand. The author builds a powerful case for creating and implementing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, and for communicating that plan to all of the company’s stakeholders. Continue Reading »
January 14th, 2010
“Seven is a natural brain filter, managing information and visual stimuli in order to let the brain and memory function properly”, writes media guru, editor, and director of visual operations for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation Jacqueline Leo, in her entertaining and lighthearted look at the very special number Seven: The Number for Happiness, Love, and Success. The author presents the many ways that the number seven has held a special role in history, and its impact on our daily lives today. Continue Reading »
October 27th, 2009
Anjali Kapadia is an independent businesswoman in Edison, New Jersey’s “Little India” district, and her family clothing boutique is in serious financial trouble. Desperate for financial assistance and advice, Angeli’s father turns to his wealthy, but often tyrannical brother Jeveen. Anjali fears the worst, and expects disaster to befall the family business, engulfing her life savings in the process. Since she was widowed, a decade earlier, she has poured her life and effort into the boutique, and her efforts might have only been in vain. In the insightful East-West cultural novel The Sari Shop Widow by Shobhan Bantwal, the arrival of her terrifying uncle and his mysterious friend Rishi Shah, marked only the beginning of Anjali’s journey. Continue Reading »
October 13th, 2009
“At first, you have to realize that you have enough time for all your important matters – if you want”, writes CEO and time management expert Nicolas Soergel, in his practical and easy to apply book Happy About an Extra Hour Every Day. The author describes hundreds of easy to use time saving ideas that add up to extra time, that can be put to very good use at home or work, each and every day. Continue Reading »