Month: June 2023
The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 Jonathan Healey Knopf (April 2023) A lively examination of “grubby politics” in the 17th century In Chapter 5, Jonathan Healey quotes a ceremonialist’s observation, “Where DISORDER is, there’s confusion, where…
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A common theme running through Strategy in the Digital Age is that digital technology is changing — sometimes totally disrupting — the underlying basis of competition for a wide swath of businesses and industries…Most important, this book is about how to…
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The Culture Climb: How to Build a Work Culture That Maximizes Your Impact Jaime Taets with Chelsey Paulson Fast Company Press (June 2023) “Where everyone knows your name…” and cares It is no coincidence that companies annually ranked the most…
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Here is an excerpt from an article by Andy Binns and Christine Griffin for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration Credit: Dan Page/theispot.com * *…
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Grow: Take Your Business from Chaos to Calm Michael J. McFall An Inc. Original (June 2023) How well leaders grow their people will determine how well they will grow their company Why did Michael McFall write this book? It is…
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Here is an excerpt from an article by Francesco Bova, Avi Goldfarb, and Roger Melko for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Andy Potts *…
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Here is a brief excerpt from a “classic” article by John Lahr, for The New Yorker (November 8, 1998). To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Credit: Getty Images * * *…
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The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative, Revised and Updated Steven Denning Jossey-Bass (2011) How and Why Storytelling Skills Give So Many Leaders a Decisive Competitive Advantage Those who have read Denning’s The Springboard and/or…
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In one of his several “classic” blog posts, Tom Butler Bowdon says this: One of the books that had the biggest impact on me was Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search For Meaning – which I wrote about in 50 Self-Help Classics.…
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The Wit and Wisdom of Milton Glaser
The legendary designer Milton Glaser passed away on his 91st birthday on June 26, 2020. As the world mourns the loss of this visionary—who is best known for the “I ❤️ NY” logo—there is comfort in knowing that his influence…
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