Book Reviews
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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The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-Based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education Karl M. Kapp Co-Published by Pfeiffer/A Wiley Imprint and ASTD (2012) How and why the real value of the game-based mechanics “is to create meaningful learning…
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Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better Clive Thompson The Penguin Press (2014) How and why humans and technology can achieve much more when their respective strengths are in creative collaboration Clive Thompson poses…
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Fascinate: Your 7 Triggers to Persuasion and Captivation Sally Hogshead HarperBusiness/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2010) A brilliant explanation of the power of fascination based on sound judgment and impeccable character According to Sally Hogshead, “the ability to fascinate isn’t…
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