Book Reviews
HBR Guide to Office Politics Karen Dillon Harvard Business Review Press (2015) Rise above rivalry, avoid power games, and build better relationships to accelerate personal growth and professional development In HBR Guide to Office Politics, published by Harvard Business Review…
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Dissent: The History of an American Idea Ralph Young New York University Press (2015) “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” Edmund Burke On occasion, I read two or more books…
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In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art Sue Roe Penguin Press (2-15) A lively story of unknown artists with “closely overlapping lives” who have since become household names Many years ago, there was a CBS Radio series…
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Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins: How to Use Your Own Stories to Communicate with Power and Impact Annette Simmons AMACOM (May 2015) How to “lay the groundwork for using stories as credible tools” to “adjust the perceptions your stories…
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Are You Fully Charged? The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life Tom Rath Silicon Guild/An imprint of Missionday (2015) How and why being “fully charged” can help to eliminate all limits that are self-imposed Humans need to be…
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Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy, and Understanding at Work Michael Lee Stallard with Jason Pankau and Katharine Stallard Association for Talent Development (April 2015) Here are “the elements of workplace cultures that help people and organizations…
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Does It Work?: 10 Principles for Delivering True Business Value in Digital Marketing Shane Atchison and Jason Burby McGraw-Hill (2015) How and why brilliant ideas well-executed in “the conditions that allow magic to happen” can achieve business objectives Those who…
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Chess Not Checkers: Elevate Your Leadership Game Mark Miller Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. (2015) Beware of Whack-a-Mole leadership and management I have read and reviewed all of Mark Miller’s previous books, including Great Leaders Grow and The Secret (both in collaboration…
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Be Your Customer’s Hero: Real-World Tips & Techniques for the Service Front Lines Adam Toporek AMACOM (2015) How to Create the Ultimate Customer Relationship I am amazed, frankly, that customer service today is worse than at any prior time I…
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The Road to Character David Brooks Random House (2015) Here is a thoughtful and heartfelt affirmation of a “moral ecology” that can help all of us to cultivate stronger character I have read and then reviewed most of David Brooks’…
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