Author Fox is the founder and president of a marketing consulting company. Here, he examines the counterintuitive nature of competition when people are more concerned with staying afloat than getting ahead, and when economic times don’t necessarily foster good business strategies.
In 160 brief pages, Fox provides 60 concise chapters that outline a plan for competition. Some of them are fairly basic (but many people would feel they need to be reiterated regardless), such as “Always Answer the Phone” and “Get Rid of Executive Parking Spaces” (this latter is likely to provoke lively debate).
Much of Fox’s advice is based in this type of common sense. One chapter examines the difference between leaders and managers. Everyone in business can relate to this. The main difference between the two types, Fox writes, is “the tolerance for ambiguity.” Leaders can deal with ambiguity. Managers, who are there to ensure the status quo, cannot.
“How to Be a Fierce Competitor” is a reminder of why people are in business in the first place – to sell, to succeed, to serve. It’s a worthy addition to a business library, or even a gift to a new MBA.
For the second year in a row, Jeffrey Fox has been nominated for an AUDIE. His reading of "Rain: What a Paperboy Learned About Business" has been announced as a 2010 finalist in the Business/ Educational category. In 2009, Jeffrey was a finalist for his reading of "How to Get to the Top."
Winners to be Announced May 25 at The Museum of the City of New York The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced nominations for its 2010 Audies competition, the only awards program in the United States devoted entirely to honoring spoken word entertainment. Winners will be announced at the Audies Gala on May 25, 2010, at The Museum of the City of New York in New York City. Another record-breaking year with 1,056 titles entered, 2010 was a year of innovation for the competition. APA took the Audies into the 21st century and partnered with APA member, Audible, to distribute almost all titles for consideration digitally to judges. In years past, judges primarily received shipments of audiobooks on CDs and cassettes. Finalists for the most prestigious awards, Distinguished Achievement in Production and Audiobook of the Year, will be announced in the spring. The Distinguished Achievement in Production award honors an audiobook that demonstrates excellence in all areas of production. The Audiobook of the Year award recognizes an audiobook that, through quality, innovation, marketing and sales, has had a significant impact on the industry. Other categories for the judges’ consideration included Audio Drama, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Humor, Multi-Voiced Performance, Mystery, Romance, Spanish Language, Thriller/Suspense and many more. “Each year the entries continue to grow in number and improve in quality and production,” said Janet Benson, APA President. “This is an encouraging indicator of the health of the audiobook industry. Also, such strong participation in the competition has allowed the association to plan for more widespread initiatives to ultimately help our member companies increase sales despite the challenging economic climate.” Winners in all 30 categories including Distinguished Achievement in Production and Audiobook of the Year will be announced at The Museum of the City of New York. Click here to see the full press release, listing all finalists in this year’s competition: http://www.audiopub.org/2010%20finalists.pdf
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"How to Become a Rainmaker" podcast
Savvy Selling Interview from Businessweek.com:
http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/qt/podcasts/savvy_selling/savvy_selling_06_08_07.mp3
"How to Become A Rainmaker" (one of 100 best business books of all time)
"How to Land Your Dream Job"
http://www.theresumebay.com/audio/FOXJEFFREYFINAL.mp3
"How to Get To The Top"
http://www.smallbizamerica.com/factor/detail/the-smallbiz-brain-jeffrey-j-fox
"Rain"
Jeffrey Fox's Interview with Scott Moldenhauer from www.howtoconvincedocs.com, April 12, 2010. Click here to listen.
http://www.managementconsultingnews.com/interviews/fox_interview.php
