Book Buzz

Your business operates in a hyper competitive world. What you should concern yourself with is the speed of change in business and technology, your future business model, getting the best out of your people and ultimately business survival.

25% of all companies currently in the Fortune 100 will be a future Kodak. Being unaware is being unprepared. 

You should be concerned about what the latest business thinking is, what the trends are, what competitor is going to blindside you in the future. And not only should you be worrying and thinking about it, EVERYBODY in your business should.

Bookbuzz is a conversation about a business book and using that as a platform to address the issues in your organisation. Engaging, up todate, sharp, quick, effective and enjoyable. Unapologetic part of the slow flow. Reflective and effective.

We pick the books that can help you solve your problems and ensure that your companies applies the latest thinking to the business

You don’t have to like books. You don’t  have to like reading. We do the loving and reading for you.

It is not about books, it is not about you liking to read or hating to read. It is to ensure that the latest business thinking becomes part of your companies DNA, collective wisdom or whatever other catch phrase you want to label it with (toolset, culture, soul, team, etc.) and as a result being better at coping with the inevitable change that is coming you way.

If you want APPLY the latest thinking in your business, want to engage your staff, save a lot of money and time on training and consultancy, become more aware, improve your team dynamics, make real cultural impact and improve your companies survival, Bookbuzz is for you.

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• More effective
• Quicker
• Low tech (dialogue and books)
• High engagement, non-threatening
• Significantly lowers resistance to change 
• Opens the mind
• Sharper (always based on latest thinking)
• Higher ROT (Return On Time)

• Fosters a common cultural framework
• Improves team dynamics
• Result- and action focused
• Cost saving on use of executive’s time
• Long, cascading impact
• Develops the collective wisdom of you business

You will have to do some reading and there is now way around that. It creates the platform for the discussion. Everybody reads the same pages.  We either use summaries or pick a number of selected pages from an inspiring, interesting, relevant and up to date business book. The books is always interesting and engaging. We set a context and we focus on an issue or question to ensure an outcomes of the session.

Bookbuzz then faciltiate a discussion session creating a neutral platform to inspire, provoke and develop your team’s thinking and address the business issues. Solutions and ideas come from within the organisation not from a consultant or indeed a book. It is quicker, more enjoyable, has higher acceptance levels, is always up to date and results in better execution.

The session take less than two hours. Anything with a screen is banned (no phones, laptops, tablets allowed). Only coffee, tea, cookies, finger food, the books, the people and the conversation. It won't feel like two hours and it will be time well spent.

Bookbuzz is engaged in a constant search for business books that will fire the imagination of programme attendees and will keep them up to date with the latest business thinking. The insights from the discussions become embedded in the organisation’s culture. The participants engage in a highly enjoyable, time-efficient peer-to-peer learning experience that empowers them to make better business decisions.

Bookbuzz reports back on the insights of the session and the take away for the organisation.