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Opening up New Space with BK Community
From the very beginning of our company we've taken the notion that Berrett-Koehler is a community seriously. We've always looked for ways to build that community, to connect with those who feel a connection to us, and to connect members of our community with each other. It turns out this Internet thing is just the ticket!
Over the years we've gradually added features to our main website to make it more interactive, but it just wasn't enough. We didn't want community-building to be an add-on, we wanted it front and center. But there wasn't enough room on one web site, so we created a new one: BK Community.
Officially launching TODAY (June 10th), BK Community is a virtual meeting place, our own social networking site. There are all kinds of ways to interact with your fellow BKers. You can join ongoing conversations or start one of your own. You can join or form topical groups. Members can share photos and videos, blog, announce and register for upcoming events. There are polls and surveys you can participate in, a place you can add links to your favorite apps, and even a map showing where the members of the BK Global community live and read books!
It's all happening at BK Community. We encourage you to get in there and get networking! The site represents an unprecedented opportunity for you to converse with your favorite authors, ask questions of BK staff, find out what other people think of the BK books you like so much. It's a way to break down the old barriers between readers, writers, and publishing company staff.
Enjoy!
5/26/2010
Deanna Zandt Shares Her Views on Facebook Security
Media technologist and BK Author Deanna Zandt appeared on CNN International to discuss security controls and privacy issues with Facebook and other social networking sites.
Zandt, author of Share This!: How You Will Change the World with Social Networking, is a consultant to key progressive media organizations including AlterNet and Hightower Lowdown. You can learn more about Deanna and her work here.
Click here to watch Deanna on CNN International.
4/7/2010
Creative Community Organizing author Si Kahn cannot be stopped
Although Si Kahn announced last year that he'd be stepping down as executive director of Grassroots Leadership, the author of new BK Currents title Creative Community Organizing is doing anything but slowing down. Creative Loafing has a great profile of the author, activist, and singer/songwriter, which tracks where he's been and what will come next.
Read the full article here.
3/25/2010
Two BK Titles Receive Best Business Book Awards
Library Journal, the oldest and most respected publication covering the library field, just released their list of 2009's Best Business Books, and we are pleased to report that two Berrett-Koehler titles made the cut!
Henry Mintzberg's Managing received an award in the Organizational Dynamics category, while Linda Tarr-Whelan's Women Lead the Way stood out in Success/Personal Performance. Of the latter title, Library Journal says, "Of the many books by and about women in business published in 2009, Tarr-Whelan's offers the most concrete suggestions both for achieving success and working to change organizational and societal norms to aid other women."
To read more on these and other award winners, see the full list here.
3/14/2010
Creating a Website that Works for All
After nine months of hard work, we are happy to welcome you to our redesigned website. The new bkconnection.com accentuates our dedication to building community, and also provides some helpful features:
- The BK Community navigation bar allows you to check out News, Blogs, Videos, Groups, Resources, and provides direct links to BK activity on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
- Blogs: 36 Author Blogs are now up and running, with more to come soon
- Videos: 42 BK Author Videos, plus 8 Flash movies
- Groups: 40 Discussion Groups, the BK Affiliate Network Program, BK Authors Only, and BK Shareholders Only
- Resources: Publishing Documents, Apps, and Partners
- About BK: A work in progress, this section will eventually include Staff Profiles
- Our Books: Now includes BK Audio Books
- Free Offers: We offer free shipping, free exam copies, free book excerpts, and free discussion guides
Special thanks to all BK Community members who helped out with the changes to the site.
Enjoy!
1/28/2010
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.
