Book Reviews
The Thoughtful Leader: A Model of Integrative Leadership Jim Fisher Rotman/University of Toronto Press (July 2016) How and why integrative thinking is the foundation of great leadership Obviously, leaders have a great deal to think about before making decisions with…
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Simply Brilliant: How Great Organizations Do Ordinary Things in Extraordinary Ways Bill Taylor Portfolio/The Penguin Group (September 2016) How and why “the thrill of breakthrough creativity and breakaway performance” belongs to all who can reimagine what they do and how…
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Together is Better: A Little Book of Inspiration Simon Sinek Portfolio/Penguin Group (September 2016) How those who live their lives by accident – if and when it happens – can be fulfilled by a life of serving a worthy purpose…
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Body Language Secrets to Win More Negotiations: How to Read Any Opponent and Get What You Want Greg Williams with Pat Iyer Career Press (September 2016) How and why body language will influence the outcome of every negotiation, for better…
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Elite Minds: How Winners Think Differently to Create a Competitive Edge and Maximize Success Stan Beecham McGraw-Hill (September 2016) If the mind is what the brain does, this is how and why it controls the body In the title of…
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Streaming, Sharing, Stealing: Big Data and the Future of Entertainment Michael D. Smith and Rahul Telang The MIT Press (August 2016) An insightful discussion of the evolving nature and probable impact of Big Data Decisions that concern Big Data do…
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Draw to Win: A Crash Course on How to Lead, Sell, and Innovate With Your Visual Mind Dan Roam Portfolio/Penguin (September 2016) “Let whoever may have attained to so much as to have the power of drawing know that he…
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The Etiquette Edge: Modern Manners for Business Success Beverly Langford AMACOM (August 2016) Why we must “treat everyone in a manner that values everyone and denigrates no one” Incivility in the workplace and elsewhere in our society (notably in schools)…
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7 Secrets of Persuasion: Leading-Edge Neuromarketing Techniques to Influence Anyone James C. Crimmins Career Press (September 2016) “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, and they will forget what you do, but they will never forget how you…
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Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life Susan David Avery Publishing (September 2016) How to loosen up, calm, down and live with more intention amidst all the distractions Long ago I realized that I could…
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