Business

“Joy At Work” was one of those books that created a mini-epiphany for me. Here was such a simple concept, but one that makes so much sense and was presented by someone that really tried it. The concept was this in a nutshell: give people as much responsibility as possible and treat them with respect and you will create an environment that is fullfilling and joyful.

• Joy At Work
  by Dennis Bakke

Six Sigma

The Six Sigma books presents an interesting concept: by moving the quality emphasis into the process, rather than on inspection, business can save money and produce better products. Too bad he takes 5 hours to present this material, and says Six Sigma about a million irritating times:

• Six Sigma, The Breakthrough Management Strategy Revolutionizing The World’s Top Corporations
  by Mikel J. Harry, Richard Schroeder, Don R. Linsenmann, Richard Schroeder

Other

Here are some other business books I have read of varying quality

• Corporate Espionage
  by Ira Winkler
• Crossing the Chasm
  by Geoffrey A. Moore, Regis McKenna
• Inside the Tornado
  by Geoffrey A. Moore
• Living on the Fault Line
  by Geoffrey A. Moore
• Finding Money: The Small Business Guide to Financing
  by Kate Lister (Author), Tom Harnish (Author)
• Profit Patterns: 30 Ways to Anticipate and Profit from Strategic Forces Reshaping Your Business
  by Adrian J. Slywotzky, David J. Morrison, Ted Moser, Kevin A. Mundt, James A. Quella, Adrian J. Slywotsky
• Public Relations on the Net
  by Shel Holtz
• Rules For Revolutionaries
  by Guy Kawasaki, Michele Moreno
• The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to to Tomorrow’s Profits
  by Adrian J. Slywotzky, David J. Morrison, Bob Andelman
• Digital Darwinism: 7 Breakthrough Business Strategies for Surviving in the Cutthroat Web Economy
  by Evan I. Schwartz

Here are some other misc books relating to business processes:

• What is Sarbanes-Oxley?
  by Guy Lander