Book Reviews
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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Questions That Sell: The Powerful Process for Discovering What Your Customer Really Wants Paul Cherry AMACOM (2017) “People don’t buy an 8th-of-an-inch drill bit. They buy an 8th-of-an-inch hole.” Theodore Levitt This the second edition of a book first published…
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Impromtu: Leading in the Moment Judith Humphrey John Wiley & Sons (2017) The power of “truth, well-told” According to Judith Humphrey, “Impromptu speaking is an art that few have mastered. Yet it’s a critical skill for leaders — not just…
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50 Business Classics: Your shortcut to the most important ideas on innovation, management and strategy Tom Butler-Bowdon Nicholas Brealey (April 2018) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Ann Landers (Eppie Lederer) This is the latest in a series…
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On Fire at Work: How Great Companies Ignite Passion in Their People Without Burning Them Out Eric Chester Sound Wisdom (2015) “Culture eats strategy for breakfast…lunch and dinner.” Peter Drucker Drucker’s statement acknowledges the power of a workplace culture in…
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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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