Book Reviews
Your Exit Map: Navigating the Boomer Bust John Dini Gardendale Press (May 2017) More than a map, actually; also a compass, travel guide, manual, medical kit, and GPS Over the years, I have worked closely with the owner/CEOs of hundreds…
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The Inspiration Code: How the Best Leaders Energize People Every Day Kristi Hedges AMACOM (June 2017) Great leaders help others to become the best they can become so they can then help still others In a previously published book, The…
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Let the Story Do the Work: The Art of Storytelling for Business Success Esther K. Choy AMACOM (July 2017) How and why “Once upon a time” has almost unlimited applications and can have compelling impact As Esther K. Choy realizes…
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Ernest Hemingway: A Biography Mary V. Dearborn A Borzoi Book Published by Alfred A. Knopf (May 2017) A brilliant, probably definitive examination of “what formed this remarkably complex and brilliant writer” I have read several dozen previously published books about…
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Business Models for Teams: See How Your Organization Really Works and How Each Person Fits In Tim Clark and Bruce Hazen Portfolio/PenguinRandom House (June 2017) Working together, we can usually do more — and do it better was well as…
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The Innovation Revolution: Discover the Genius Hiding in Plain Sight K. Melissa Kennedy 48 Innovate (February 2017) Individuals as well as organizations must either change in order to thrive or remain the same and deteriorate Major research studies by reputable…
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Warner Bros: The Making of an American Movie Studio David Thomson Yale University Press (2017) A major film studio that had such a “unique impact on our cultural dreams, on us, that is alarming because it is enormous” Briefly, Warner…
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Co-Create: How Your Business Will Profit from Innovative and Strategic Collaboration David Nour St,. Martin’s Press (May 2017) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” African proverb I agree with David…
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The Four Lenses of Innovation: A Power Tool for Creative Thinking Rowan Gibson John Wiley & Sons (2o15) How to establish a culture within which everyone’s abilities are free to enrich high-impact innovation throughout the enterprise First of all, I…
Read MoreBeyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small Changes Margaret Heffernan TED Books/Simon & Schuster (2015) The “paradox of organizational culture”: it makes a big difference although comprised of small actions, habits, and choices. I have read and reviewed all of…
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