Favorite Books

Managing a business requires a variety of skill sets, and it is highly unusual for any manager to possess all that is required for success. The CVC Success Journal is a collection of writings from subject matter experts in the full range of skills you will need to successfully lead your business to the next level and beyond. The goal of The CVC Success Journal is to provide you with the depth and breadth of knowledge required for business success. Let this journal be a road map for your success.

Imagine going to bed one night, then to awaken the next morning in a strange house with no idea of how you got there. Only this house doesn’t belong to just anyone – it belongs to you… a wildly successful future version of the person you might one day become, providing you are willing to start doing one simple thing.Before the weekend is over Eric will learn…

• What it takes to outperform 92% of the world’s salespeople.
• That failing and being a “failure” are two very different things.
• A whole new way to set goals that’s simple, fun, and gets results.
• Why it’s important to celebrate success and failure.
• The five failure levels and how to progress through them.
• How to get past failure and rejection quickly and then move on.
• And that the most empowering word in the world is not yes… it’s NO!

These lessons are destined to change the way he thinks, the way he sells, and the way he lives forever.

In The Ideal Team Player, Lencioni tells the story of Jeff Shanley, a leader desperate to save his uncle’s company by restoring its cultural commitment to teamwork. Jeff must crack the code on the virtues that real team players possess, and then build a culture of hiring and development around those virtues

How would you like to be able to read anyone instantly? Get people to trust you instinctively? Change minds easily? Convince anyone to give you almost anything? These “powers” are not unobtainable Jedi mind tricks but are actual skills that everyday people can discover and develop within themselves–today! The secret lies in the 12 Laws of Persuasion. Author and leading authority on persuasion, motivation, and influence Kurt Mortenson has studied the traits, habits, and mindsets of master influencers for over 20 years and has formed what the calls the 12 Laws of Persuasion, which anyone can master and put to work for themselves.

How to speed up business processes, improve quality, and cut costs in any industry In factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-quality cars with the fewest defects of any competing manufacturer, while using fewer man-hours, less on-hand inventory, and half the floor space of its competitors. The Toyota Way is the first book for a general audience that explains the management principles and business philosophy behind Toyota’s worldwide reputation for quality and reliability.

Why should I do business with you… and not your competitor? Whether you are a retailer, manufacturer, distributor, or service provider – if you cannot answer this question, you are surely losing customers, clients and market share. This eye-opening book reveals how identifying your competitive advantages (and trumpeting them to the marketplace) is the most surefire way to close deals, retain clients, and stay miles ahead of the competition.Why should I do business with you… and not your competitor? Whether you are a retailer, manufacturer, distributor, or service provider – if you cannot answer this question, you are surely losing customers, clients and market share. This eye-opening book reveals how identifying your competitive advantages (and trumpeting them to the marketplace) is the most surefire way to close deals, retain clients, and stay miles ahead of the competition.