Book Reviews
The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business Erin Meyer PublicAffairs/Perseus Book Group (2014) How and why “a dialogue of sharing, learning, and ultimately understanding” can break through barriers to global enterprise As I began to read…
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Communicate to Inspire: A Guide for Leaders Kevin Murray KoganPage (2014) How and why those with talent and character who aspire to become leaders must also be effective communicators Long ago, after making several mistakes with the best of intentions,…
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Story-Based Selling: Create, Connect, and Close Jeff Bloomfielcd SelectBooks (2014) How to tell stories that influence others, “not for control or manipulation but for mutual benefit” I agree with my dear friend, Dan Pink: “We are our stories. We compress…
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The Risk-Driven Business Model: Four Questions That Will Define Your Company Karan Girotra and Serguei Netessine Harvard Business Review Press (2014) “Yesterday’s dangerous idea is today’s orthodoxy and tomorrow’s cliché.” Richard Dawkins According to Karan Girotra and Serguei Netessine, “By…
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The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-Based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education Karl M. Kapp Co-Published by Pfeiffer/A Wiley Imprint and ASTD (2012) How and why the real value of the game-based mechanics “is to create meaningful learning…
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Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better Clive Thompson The Penguin Press (2014) How and why humans and technology can achieve much more when their respective strengths are in creative collaboration Clive Thompson poses…
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Fascinate: Your 7 Triggers to Persuasion and Captivation Sally Hogshead HarperBusiness/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2010) A brilliant explanation of the power of fascination based on sound judgment and impeccable character According to Sally Hogshead, “the ability to fascinate isn’t…
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Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible Daniel Burrus with John David Mann HarperBusiness (2011) Note: I recently re-read this book and am even more impressed now by the quality of its insights than I was…
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The Roadside MBA: Real-world Lessons for Entrepreneurs, Start-ups and Small Businesses Michael Mazzeo, Paul Oyer, and Scott Schaefer BusinessPlus/Hatchette Book Group (2014) “When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then.” William Least Heat-Moon, Blue Highways Many…
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The Executive Checklist: A Guide for Setting Direction and Managing Change James M. Kerr Pagrave/Macmillan (2014) How to replace vague ideas about your career with strategies that will help you achieve your objectives at work and everywhere else Up front,…
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