Book Reviews
The Intelligent Conversationalist: 31 Cheat Sheets That Will Show You How to Talk to Anyone About Anything, Anytime Imogen Lloyd Webber St. Martin’s Press Griffin (June 2016) Need advice on how to strengthen your conversation skills and social presence? This…
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PeopleShock: The Path to Profits When Customers Rule Tema Frank Essential Views Publishing (June 2016) The increasing value of the human element in a world that becomes more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous each day In one of their books,…
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Building a Culture of Innovation: A Practical Framework for Placing Innovation at the Core of Your Business Cris Beswick, Derek Bishop, and Jo Geraghty KoganPage (2016) The Easy Part: Defining an Innovation Workplace Culture I just checked: Amazon US now…
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Million Dollar Maverick: Forge Your Own Path to Think Differently, Act Decisively, and Succeed Quickly Alan Weiss Bibliomotion (May 2016) How and why “simply taking a contrarian or one-off view” – and acting on it – can be the secret…
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Learning Leadership: The Five Fundamentals of Becoming an Exemplary Leader James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner John Wiley & Sons (May 2016) “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those…
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The Art of Strategic Leadership: How Leaders at All Levels Prepare Themselves, Their Teams, and Organizations for the Future Steven J. Stowell and Stephanie S. Mead John Wiley & Sons (2016) “The future is already here. – it’s just not…
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Put Your Intuition to Work: How to Supercharge Your Inner Wisdom to Think Fast and Make Great Decisions Lynn A. Robinson Career Press (July 2016) “Intuition is the key to everything, in painting, film making, and business – everything.” David…
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The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues Patrick Lencioni Jossey-Bass/An Imprint of John Wiley & Sons (June 1026) How and why teamwork remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and…
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5 Habits to Lead from Your Heart: Getting Out of Your Head to Express Your Heart Johnny Covey Made for Success Publishing (June 2016) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle…
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The Art of Startup Fundraising: Pitching Investors, Negotiating the Deal, and Everything Else Entrepreneurs Need to Know Alejandro Cremades John Wiley & Sons (2016) “You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as…
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