Book Reviews
Friend of a Friend: Understanding the Hidden Networks That Can Transform Your Life and Your Career David Burkus Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (May 2018) How and why “your friend of a friend is your future,” for better or worse According to…
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Unsafe Thinking: How to be Nimble and Bold When You Need It Most Jonah Sachs De Capo Lifelong Books/Hachette Book Group (April 2014) How and why “if you’re nervous, that’s a good spot to be in.” Jason Klein Long ago,…
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a href=”https://bobmorris.biz/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/When-the-Wolves.jpg”>When the Wolves Bite (4/24): Two Billionaires, One Company, and an Epic Wall Street Battle Scott Wapner Public Affairs (April 2018) A brilliant analysis of “the fights, the factions, the money, and the mayhem of an epic Wall Street…
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The High Potential’s Advantage (US only 4/17): Get Noticed, Impress Your Bosses, and Become a Top Leader Jay A. Conger and Allan H. Church Harvard Business Review Press (2018) “Potential” means “you ain’t done it yet.” Darrell Royal I agree…
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The Leader Habit (4/19/18): Master the Skills You Need to Lead–in Just Minutes a Day Martin Lanik AMACOM (April 2018) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle I am among those who…
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HBR Guide to Data Analytics Basics for Managers Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (April 2018) How non-technicians can master the basics of data analytics to make better decisions Most of the volumes in the “HBR Guide to” series are…
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The New Science of Radical Innovation: The Six Competencies Leaders Need to Win in a Complex World Sunnie Giles Benbella Books (April 2018) Why and how self-organizing agency can create and sustain a decisive competitive advantage I wholly agree with…
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The Outlier Approach: How to Triumph in Your Career as a Nonconformist Kevin Hong KB Media (March 2018) “Sacred cows make the best hamburgers.” Robert Kriegel I was again reminded of the Kriegel comment as I began to work my…
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See What Can Be Done: A book review by Bob Morris
See What Can Be Done: Essays, Criticism, and Commentary Lorrie Smith Alfred A. Knopf (2018) Brilliant essays from someone who saw what could be done with “cultural responses to cultural responses” The title refers to a request by Robert Silvers,…
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