Geoffrey James (journalist)
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Geoffrey James is an American author, journalist, and contributing editor on Inc.com. His blog/column,[1] Sales Source, was ranked on Business.com's list of the "Top 10 Blogs on Sales Management for 2016."[2]
Writing
James is the author of nine books on computer programming and business. His most recent book, Business Without the Bullsh*t: 49 Secrets and Shortcuts You Need to Know (Hachette, 2014) received a good review on from Publishers Weekly,[3] which also lauded his 1996 book, Business Wisdom of the Electronic Elite: 34 Winning Management Strategies from CEOs at Microsoft, COMPAQ, Sun, Hewlett-Packard, and Other Top Companies, noting that James "mounts a persuasive case that the elite companies' greatest legacy may be their new business culture."[4] James's writing has appeared in CNN.com,[5] Computerworld,[6] Wired,[7] and other notable print and online magazines. His column Sales Source on Inc.com, was formerly published on CBSNews.com's BNET as Sales Machine, where it won a silver Digital Azbee award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors in 2009[8] and a Best in Business award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) in 2006.[9]
Works
Books
- Business Without the Bullsh*t: 49 Secrets and Shortcuts You Need to Know, Hachette, 2014, ISBN 978-1455574582
- How to Say It: Business to Business Selling: Power Words and Strategies from the World's Top Sales Experts, Penguin, 2013, ISBN 978-0735204584
- Success Secrets from Silicon Valley, 1998, Random House, ISBN 978-0812929768
- Giant Killers: 34 Cutting Edge Management Strategies from the World's Leading High-Tech Companies, 1997, Random House, ISBN 9780752810300
- Business Wisdom of the Electronic Elite: 34 Winning Management Strategies from CEOs at Microsoft, COMPAQ, Sun, Hewlett-Packard, and Other Top Companies, 1996, Random House, ISBN 978-0812963793
- Computer Parables: Enlightenment in the Information Age, 1989, InfoBooks, ISBN 978-0931137136
- The Zen of Programming, 1988, InfoBooks, ISBN 978-0931137099
- The Tao of Programming, InfoBooks, 1987, ISBN 978-0931137075
- Document Databases, 1984, Van Nostrand Reinhold, ISBN 9780442281854
Columns
- Sales Source, Inc.com
References
- ^ "Geoffrey James Sales Source". CNN.
- ^ "Get Inspired: The Top 10 Blogs on Sales Management for 2016". Business.com. 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Business Without the Bullsh*t: 49 Secrets and Shortcuts You Need to Know". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "Business Wisdom of the Electronic Elite: 34 Winning Management Strategies from C EOS at Microsoft,: Compaq, Sun, Hewlett-Packard, and Other Top Compan". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ "The rules have changed". CNN. 8 October 1998.
- ^ "Beware of consultants peddling snake oil". Computerworld. 25 September 2000.
- ^ "Road Test: The Scooter Showdown". 1 February 2002.
- ^ "BNET Wins Digital Azbee Awards!". CBS News. November 10, 2009.
- ^ "BNET Wins Business Journalism Awards from SABEW". CBS News. 17 March 2009.