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Unequal Protection Examines Corporate Personhood
If you're like most people you were shocked recently when the Supreme Count struck down limits on corporate campaign donations. The rationale of the five justice majority was that corporations are essentially people with the same free speech rights as you or me.
Do you feel like there's no real difference between you and a multi-billion dollar global entity? How did an idea that seems so obviously ridiculous and unjust on the face of it become the law of the land?
This is precisely the question Thom Hartmann addresses in his book Unequal Protection. Hartmann, America's most popular progressive radio host, goes deeply into the astonishing historical roots of corporate personhood. Among other things, he reveals that this doctrine originated not in a Supreme Court decision but in an offhand remark by a justice that became the basis for truly sweeping changes. And he tells us what we can do to end this travesty.
12/22/2009
BK Book The Four Conversations garners critical acclaim
Jeffrey and Laurie Ford's new BK Book, The Four Conversations: Daily Communication That Gets Results, is getting lots of attention during this award-heavy holiday season.
800-CEO-READ has named it as the best in the Management category of their Business Book Awards of 2009. Read their endorsement here.
This isn't just a U.S. favorite, either! Canada's The Globe and Mail Newspaper named The Four Conversations as their #5 pick for best business books of the year. They also showed some more BK love with their #2 pick, Henry Mintzberg's Managing.
Thanks and congratulations to everyone!
12/2/2009
Strategy+Business names two BK titles as year's best
Henry Mintzberg's Managing and Edgar Schein's Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help were honored as 'Best Business Books' for 2009 in the December issue of Strategy+Business magazine.
11/13/2009
What Do Killer Whales and Kids Have In Common?
Professional Killer Whale trainer and Whale Done Parenting coauthor Chuck Tompkins and his son Cody were special guests on Fox & Friends to talk about the book in front of a national televised audience. Whale Done, guys!
11/6/2009
BK Expands Whitepaper Series to Include Organizational Research and Evaluating Training Programs
Fast Fundamentals: The BK Whitepaper Series was created last year to provide Berrett-Koehler customers with the same content they'd come to trust, but in a shorter, more accessible, and cheaper format. With articles coming from The Change Handbook, The ASTD Handbook, Eat That Frog!, and Love 'Em or Lose 'Em, we were able to meet reader's needs in the areas of Organizational Change, Workplace Learning, Time Management, and Employee Retention. Now, we are pleased to announce the addition of Whitepaper content from two more bestselling BK titles: Research in Organizations and Evaluating Training Programs. Looking for answers to questions on Organizational Research and Training Programs? Well, look no further.
And, don't forget, Whitepaper content is now even more cost effective. With articles starting at just $1.95, you can't afford NOT to get what you want.
10/23/2009
Linda Tarr-Whelan identifies a scarcity of women in leadership positions
Women Lead the Way author Linda Tarr-Whelan is featured in a new Reuters article making the rounds about the dearth of women in leadership positions. In the article, and in her new book, Tarr-Whelan advocates for a "30 Percent Solution". Having 30% female representation in boardrooms, she argues, is the "catalyst for a wave of change." To read the full article, click here.
10/14/2009
BK Author Paul Polak Honored by The Atlantic as a "Brave Thinker"
Out of Poverty author Paul Polak is named as one of a very select group of "Brave Thinkers" in the November issue of The Atlantic for his trailblazing work in helping to eradicate poverty all over the world. Paul is mentioned among a small group that includes President Barack Obama, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke, and even the creators of South Park, amont others. Click here to read about Paul and his fellow "Brave Thinkers."
9/28/2009
David Korten, Riane Eisler, and Jacob Needleman at the Upcoming Economics of Peace Conference
BK Authors David Korten (Agenda for a New Economy, The Great Turning, When Corporations Rule the World, and The Post-Corporate World), Riane Eisler (The Real Wealth of Nations), and Jacob Needleman (Time and the Soul) will be featured presenters at the upcoming Economics of Pece Conference in Sonoma, CA, October 18-23. The Economics of Peace Conference is hosted jointly by the Praxis Peace Institute and RSF Social Finance, two organizations that share BK's mission to advance social and economic justice throughout the world.
To register and learn more about the Economics of Peace Conference, click here.
9/16/2009
The Managing author gets multiple mentions in the Canadian publication
The Canadian launch of McGill University professor and management guru Henry Mintzberg's much-anticipated new book Managing has been featured twice by The Globe and Mail this week.
First, Mintzberg is interviewed by McGill colleague Karl Moore about the book and Mintzberg's distinction between leadership and managing. Read that here.
And here is The Globe and Mail business books editor Harvey Schachter's laudatory review of Managing.
9/16/2009
Citizen Wealth author and ACORN founder Wade Rathke sits down with KQED's Michael Krasny
Wade Rathke discussed his new BK book, Citizen Wealth: Winning the Campaign to Save Working Families, and some of the controversies surrounding ACORN in this interview with Michael Krasny, host of KQED's "Forum."
