Comments on: The Thomas Nelson Way

By: Laura Budke

Laura Budke — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:56:16 +0000

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By: Pat A

Pat A — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:26:56 +0000

Michael,

I work with insurance organizations in defining their standards and procedures for their daily work. However, before we can start this process we must sometimes do team building and work on value, vision and mission statements. Sometimes they have a mission statement but it usually does not reflect their true mission.

These clients are usually challenged to find an effective way to share this type of information with their staff. Many of these firms have grown from their entrepreneural beginnings to a larger organization. When someone new joins their firm usually that individual learns what I call “The Folklore of the Firm” from various individuals. Often this information comes from the least effective, most negative staff members.

I have not yet had a chance to read the 1st chapter but the chapters and their descriptions tell me most of my clients need to be reading this blog. I will be directing them in this direction.

Thanks for sharing with those of us outside your organization.

Pat A

By: Brij

Brij — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:42:35 +0000

Mr. Hyatt,
I work in Nashville since about 18 months. I knew about your organization, but I did not know that you are in Nashville, TN.
I loved the contents.
It is hard to comment on your content. I have read so many books- The HP Way, The Toyota Way, Johnson and Johnson company;s Vision, etc.
Each author writes from his or her own heart.
Congratulations on writing in this format. I got opportunity to read.
Regards,
Brij

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:14:16 +0000

Philp,

Thanks for your input. Excellent! Yes, I will try to include illustrations to make things more concrete.

Blessings to you and Jennifer!

Mike

By: Michael Hyatt

Michael Hyatt — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:13:09 +0000

Heather, I’m not sure that the book is the best venue for delivering the organizational structure. This will eventually be a full-blown, bound book. I don’t want it to get out of date quickly. However, I do think I can talk about some of the organization in the “Our Business” section.

Of course, another option would be to maintain an online version of the book, so that information could be updated as it changes. I’ll have to think about that.

Thanks for your feedback and encouragement!

Mike

By: Philip Rothschild

Philip Rothschild — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:44:38 +0000

Jennifer and I have enormous respect for your leadership Mike.

I look forward to using your Blue Book as a resource for my own professional development. However, I will also have my Entertainment Management students at Missouri State read it to give them a behind the scenes look into the publishing industry.

When possible, I would like to see you include “examples” that illustrate some of your strategies (both successful strategies and otherwise) and perhaps the “why” behind your strategy – not the “why do we exist”, but “why we chose this strategy among other strategies.”

Finally, I would echo the sentiment of another who asked for content related to your predictions about the future – electronic books, consolidation, etc.

All our best,
Philip and Jennifer Rothschild

By: Heather Adams

Heather Adams — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:12:14 +0000

Mike,
This is an exceptional idea and I look forward to reviewing each portion of The Little Blue Book. One recommendation: since you and the Executive Leadership Team have recently put so much time, effort and research into the One Company Initiative, I believe that a chapter on Our Structure would be instrumental in a new employee’s understanding of our corporate organization, as well as providing an opportunity for them to see how each department interacts with one another.

By: Naked Conversations

Naked Conversations — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:06:33 +0000

Michael Hyatt to post his publishing book in a blog

By: Connie

Connie — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:49:22 +0000

Michael, I look forward to reading the blue book as it develops and will endeavor to provide some constructive comments. I freelanced for Thomas Nelson for about 10 years as a ghostwriter, coauthor and copy editor – in fact, one of my last assignments was reviewing the Nelson house style guide.

I appreciate my long association with Thomas Nelson – my best to all the fine folks there.

By: Lucas Murtinho

Lucas Murtinho — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:32:56 +0000

Amazing initiative, congratulations. I don’t know if you would address this on the “business” chapter, but I think it would be interesting to write about the religious book market, both its current characteristics and your ideas about the future.