Book Reviews
Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation Linda Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Valuable perspectives on the role of the leader in creating and then sustaining a culture within which…
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SHIFT: Indigenous Principles for Corporate Change Glenn Geffcken Open Book Editions/A Berrett-Koehler Partner (2014) How and why “now is the time for being, feeling, and living with meaning and purpose” As Glenn Geffcken carefully explains in this volume, there are…
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Brian Tracy on Marketing Brian Tracy AMACOM (2014) The essentials of how to create or increase demand for what you offer This is one of the volumes in the The Brian Tracy Success Library, all published by AMACOM. Tracy has…
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John Wayne: The Life and Legend Scott Eyman Simon & Schuster (2014) The amazing transformation of Marion Mitchell Morrison who became John Wayne If there is a more comprehensive and more reliable biography of the man who became John Wayne…
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Business Strategy: Plan, Execute, Win Patrick J. Stroh John Wiley & Sons (2014) How to formulate and then execute strategies that will help you achieve your objectives at work and everywhere else Just as in residential real estate, for every…
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Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success Sylvia Ann Hewlett HarperBusiness/HarperCollins (2014) “Let your light so shine before men….” Those who have read one or more of Sylvia Ann Hewlett’s previously published books (notably When the Bough Breaks,…
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Own Your Future: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur and Thrive in an Unpredictable Economy Paul B. Brown with Charles F. Kiefer and Leonard A. Schlesinger AMACOM (2012) Here’s an “owner’s manual for having a more successful life” on the…
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The 46 Rules of Genius: An Innovator’s Guide to Creativity Marty Neumeier New Riders/Peachpit/Pearson (2014) How to become – if not a genius – at least someone who thinks more creatively and enjoys life more, indeed much more I have…
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Think Bigger: Developing a Successful Big Data Strategy for Your Business Mark van Rijmenam AMACOM (2014) Here’s a multi-dimensional paradigm shift that will become a tsunami Where to begin? This book covers so much and covers it so well that…
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How I Did It: Lessons from the Front Lines of Business Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Cutting-edge perspectives on the unique leadership challenges at the CEO-level There were 14 editors involved with these essays, written by 34 CEOs,…
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