Book Reviews
The Scorecard Solution: Measure What Matters and Drive Sustainable Growth Dan E. King AMACOM (2015) How and why the Organizational Prowess Scorecard produces data that will reveal what to act on and how to prioritize actions Just about everything I…
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Small Move, Big Change: Using Microresolutions to Transform Your Life Permanently Caroline L. Arnold Penguin Books (2014) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” Aristotle I selected the observation by Aristotle to…
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Strategic Connections: The New Face of Networking in a Collaborative World Anne Baber, Lynn Waymon, André Alphonso, and Jim Wylde AMACOM (2015) How to network with a new purpose, collaborate in ways you never have before, and have a significant…
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The Magic of Thinking Big: Set Your Goals High…and Then Exceed Them David J. Schwartz Fireside/Simon & Schuster (1959) Attitude is altitude: How high is your limit? I read this book when it was first published in 1959 and recently…
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Mindfulness at Work: How to Avoid Stress, Achieve More, and Enjoy Life! Stephen McKenzie Career Press (2014) How and why awareness and acceptance are essential to personal growth and professional development What is mindfulness? Opinions vary. Here is one that…
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The Little Book of Thinking Big: Aim Higher and Go Further Than You Ever Thought Possible Richard Newton Capstone/A Wiley Brand (December 2014) This book offers a mental journey with the energy, pace, and impact of a Cirque du Soleil…
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Targeted: How Technology Is Revolutionizing Advertising and the Way Companies Reach Consumers Mike Smith AMACOM (2015) A brilliant analysis of the breakthrough technologies that have helped drive advances in digital advertising Since the markets in ancient Athens and then Rome,…
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The Georgetown Set: Friends and Rivals in Cold War Washington Gregg Herken Alfred A. Knopf (2014) “The hand that mixes the Georgetown martini is time and again the hand that guides the destiny of the Western world.” Henry Kissinger. As…
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Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America’s Independence Jack Kelly Palgrave Macmillan (2014) A brilliant analysis of the “founding amateur warriors” who contributed so much to winning America’s independence Whenever appropriate, I read two or three books in…
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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick Portfolio/Penguin Group (2014) How and why mastery of the art and science of social media can rock the world Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick have…
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