Book Reviews
Management Lessons from Taiichi Ohno: What Every Leader Can Learn from the Man who Invented the Toyota Production System Takehico Harada McGraw-Hill (2015) “It is a system that says there is no limit to people’s creativity. People don’t go to…
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Beyond Engagement: A Brain-Based Approach That Blends the Engagement Managers Want with the Energy Employees Need Brady G. Wilson BPS Books (2015) How and why executives should manage workforce energy rather than workforce engagement Obviously Brady Wilson agrees with these…
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Making Human Capital Analytics Work: Measuring the ROI of Human Capital Processes and Outcomes Patricia Pulliam Phillips and Jack J. Phillips McGraw-Hill (2015) How to connect HR to business, predict the value of HR initiatives, and optimize the value of…
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HBR 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2015) How and why the most effective leaders “have a high degree of what has come to be known as emotional intelligence” This is one in a…
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Great Motivation Secrets of Great Leaders John Baldoni McGraw-Hill (2005) “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams Long ago I concluded that one person cannot…
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MOXIE: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership John Baldoni Bibliomotion Books + Media (2015) How to develop leadership qualities of being exceptionally mindful, opportunistic, innovative, empathic, and engaged As I began to work my way through John Baldoni’s narrative,…
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The Mindful Marketer: How to Stay Present and Profitable in a Data-Driven World Lisa Nirell Palgrave Macmillan/A Division of St. Martin’s Press (2015) How to create or increase demand by being totally engaged in a data-driven process of mindful service…
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Great Communication Secrets of Great Leaders John Baldoni McGraw-Hill (2003) “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” George Bernard Shaw I read this book when it was first published (2003) and recently re-read…
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Business Strategy Brian Tracy AMACOM (2015) How and why the right business strategy can also drive personal growth and professional development This is one of the volumes in the Brian Tracy Success Library, all published by AMACOM. Tracy has already…
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Workplace Wellness that Works: 10 Steps to Infuse Well-Being & Vitality into Any Organization Laura Putnam John Wiley & Sons (2015) To accelerate personal growth and professional development, no other single source offers more and better guidance. I agree with…
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