Book Reviews
How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching Susan Ambrose, Michael Bridges, Michelle DiPietro, Marsha Lovell, and Marie Norman Jozsey-Bass/A Wiley Im print (2014) At least in higher education in the United States, how learning can work…and why, sometimes,…
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How the World Sees You: Discover Your Highest Value Through the Science of Fascination Sally Hogshead HarperBusiness (2014) How and why this volume can serve both as a mirror and as a window to one’s humanity, for better or worse…
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The Intel Trinity: How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built the World’s Most Important Company Michael S. Malone HarperBusiness/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2014) How a crucible of leadership created Intel, “the world’s most important company” What we…
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The Consummate Leader: A Holistic Guide to Inspiring Growth in Others . . . and in Yourself Patricia Thompson Silver Lining Psychology (2014) A brilliant explanation of how to accelerate your personal growth and professional development, then help others to…
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Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products Nir Eyal with Ryan Hoover CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2013) How to manage consumers’ habits to your advantage Since the bazaars in antiquity, marketing’s objective has remained the same: create or increase demand for…
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Still Surprised: A Memoir of a Life in Leadership Warren Bennis Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2010) Four score and counting, while his insatiable curiosity explores and his sense of wonder delights I have read and reviewed most (if not all) of…
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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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