Book Reviews
The AI Advantage: How to Put the Artificial Intelligence Revolution to Work Thomas H. Davenport MIT Press (October 2018) Charting “the path of artificial intelligence and cognitive technologies in mainstream businesses” [If anything, the insights in this book are even…
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Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory’s Power to Hold On to What Matters Charan Ranganath Doubleday (February 2024) Why do we remember? Charan Ranganath explains how and why “the story of why we remember is the story of humanity.” Various choices…
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Survive, Reset, Thrive: Leading Breakthrough Growth Strategy in Volatile Times Rebecca Homkes KoganPage (February 2024) “Culture isn’t just one aspect of the game. It is the game.” Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. To what does the title of this book refer?…
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Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us Ro Khanna Simon & Schuster (February 2022) How technology can advance democratic patriotism bv respecting the dignity of every American I agree with these observations by the late…
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Fire Up Innovation: Sparking and Sustaining Innovation Teams Helene Cahen Strategic Insights Press (2023) Channeling Henry Ford, “Whether you think you can or can’t be creative, you’re probably right.” Tom Kelley and David Kelley share these thoughts in Creative Confidence:…
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Making Waves: A Woman’s Rise to the Top Using Smarts, Heart, and Courage Lisa Lutoff-Perlo Matt Holt Books/An Imprint of BenBella Books (February 2024) “The past is written, but we are left to write the future.” Jean-Luc Picard Long ago,…
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The Steadfast Leader: Control Anxiety, Make Confident Decisions, and Focus Your Team Using the New Science of Leadership Randy Brazie and Geoffrey Vanderpal McGraw Hill (November 2023) How to become a high-impact instinctive leader The last time I checked, Amazon…
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Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World Alison Taylor Harvard Business Review Press (February 2024) How and why a total commitment to conducting ethical business is essential to sustaining profitable results The business world…
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The Character Compass: Transforming Leadership for the 21st Century Mary Crossan, Gerard Seijts, and Bill Furlong Routledge/An Imprint of Taylor & Ross Group (October 2023) “Those with character have a highly principled, perfectly disciplined and educated will.” Vince Lombardi According…
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The Includers:The 7 Traits of Culturally Savvy, Anti-Racist Leaders Colette A.M. Phillips BenBella Books (January 2024) How to create a workplace within which cultural intelligence is most likely to thrive Major surveys of customers and employees indicate that feeling appreciated…
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