Book Reviews
How Performance Management Is Killing Performance — and What to Do About It M. Tamra Chandler Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2016) “Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.” Peter Drucker Years…
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Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation Edward Humes Harper/An Imprint of HarperCollins (2016) Carmageddon or Carmaheaven? That determination could be made by “titanic enterprises” and/or “small choices” Frankly, I had no idea (or any interest in…
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Only Humans Need Apply: Winners and Losers in the Age of Smart Machines Thomas H. Davenport and Julia Kirby HarperBusiness/An Imprint of HarperCollins (May 2016) How the most productive workplaces combine talented people with sophisticated machines in high-impact augmentation There…
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Negotiating the Impossible: How to Break Deadlocks and Resolve Ugly Conflicts Deepak Malhorta Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2016) How to think of power in terms of persuasion and agreement rather than money and muscle I read this book after reading and then…
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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Across Cultures HBR Editors and various contributors Harvard Business Review Press (May 2016) How to end miscommunication and inefficiency throughout your enterprise by tapping into the strengths of your diverse workforce This is one…
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Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That’s Transforming Education Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica Viking (2015) Our educational system needs more gardens and fewer warehouses Note: Ken Robinson again collaborated with Lou Aronica on this book but the voice is his.…
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Breaking Through: Stories and Best Practices From Companies That Help Women Succeed Martine Liautaud John Wiley & Sons (April 2016) How and why mentoring and sponsorship programs can help to accelerate the professional development of high-potential women So, what needs…
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Experiential Marketing: Secrets, Strategies, and Success Stories from the World’s Greatest Brands Kerry Smith and Dan Hanover John Wiley & Sons (April 2016) The psychology of customer engagement in memorable purchase experiences Until I read Bernd Schmitt’s classic, Experiential Marketing:…
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Winning the Brain Game: Fixing the 7 Fatal Flaws of Thinking Matthew E. May McGraw-Hill Education (May 2016) How and why “seven flaws of thinking” prevent you from understanding yourself and the world in which you live and work I…
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Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions Scott C. Whitaker John Wiley & Sons (April 2016) “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” Peter Drucker I cannot recall a prior time when the global marketplace was more volatile, more…
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