Book Reviews
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Daniel C. Dennett W.W. Norton & Company (2013) Here is a process of natural selection that could (perhaps) help to achieve metacognition With regard to the title, Daniel Dennett observes, “Intuition pumps have…
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The Crowdsourced Performance Review: How to Use the Power of Social Recognition to Transform Employee Performance Eric Mosley McGraw-Hill (2013) How and why all organizations need a better model for performance reviews Opinions are divided – sometimes sharply divided –…
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On Conan Doyle: Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling Michael Dirda Princeton University Press (2012) Welcome to “a romantic chamber of the heart, in a nostalgic country of the mind, where it is always 1895” Years ago while at work…
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Reading the Room: Group Dynamics for Coaches and Leaders David Kantor Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2013) Here’s a brilliant examination of one of the most important but seldom fully appreciated leadership skills An interview of David Kantor by Rutger von Postin…
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Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff Harvard Business School Press (2008) Note: I try to re-read at least two books a week that I first read years ago and am glad I…
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What’s the Future of Business? (WTF): Changing the Way Businesses Create Experiences Brian Solis John Wiley & Sons (2013) How to gain an understanding of the psychology of engagement between and among connected consumers First, an introduction to Brian Solis…
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True Story: How to Combine Story and Action to Transform Your Business Ty Montague Harvard Business Review Press (2013) How to avoid organizational metastasis, especially during the Age of Connected Consumers If you wish to create or increase demand for…
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Drucker on Leadership: New Lessons from the Father of Modern Management William A. Cohen Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2009) Invaluable reminiscences as well as revelations Those who have read William Cohen’s previously published memoir, A Class with Drucker, already know that…
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Marketing to Millennials: Reach the Largest and Most Influential Generation of Consumers Ever Jeff Fromm and Christie Garton AMACOM (2013) Why Millennials are probably the most powerful segment of buyers and influencers There are three ways to define the term…
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The Buoyant Leader: A Leadership Course for the Rising Star (Kindle Edition) Kevin Allen Bibliomotion, Inc. (2013) “Champions get up when they can’t.” Jack Dempsey As I began to read Kevin Allen’s latest book, I was reminded of the admonition,…
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