Book Reviews
What Is Your Dangerous Idea? Edited by John Brockman Harper Perennial (2007) “Yesterday’s dangerous idea is today’s orthodoxy and tomorrow’s cliché.” — Richard Dawkins According to founder and editor, John Brockman, the Edge Question was first posed in 1998: “What…
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The Sources of Innovation Eric von Hippel Oxford University Press (1988) In the “cave” of innovation shadows, here is a primary source of light To those of you who are unfamiliar with Eric von Hippel, here is an introduction: “I…
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The Tools: Transform Your Problems into Courage, Confidence, and Creativity Phil Stutz and Barry Michels Spiegel & Grau/Random House (2012) How a transformation of negatives into positives can help people to achieve personal growth and professional development This book has…
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Squirrels, Boats and Thoroughbreds: Lessons for Leading Change, in Traditional Businesses Jamie Gerdsen River Grove Books (2013) Unconventional perspectives on convention and on how to control change by embracing it Whatever their size and nature may be, most organizations seem…
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The Solution Revolution: How Business, Government, and Social Enterprises Are Teaming Up to Solve Society’s Toughest Problems William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan Harvard Business Review Press (2013) Here’s how to tap “trillions of dollars in potential value at the…
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Seeing What Others Don’t: The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights Gary A. Klein PublicAffairs (2013) A brilliant explanation of what triggers insights, what interferes with recognizing them, and how to nourish them Long ago, I realized that the true value…
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The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ David Shenk Anchor Books/Random House (2011) How and why “genetic influence itself is not predetermined, but [rather] an ongoing process” Whereas in Denise Shekerjian’s book, Uncommon Genius,…
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(Forget a Mentor) Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career Sylvia Ann Hewlett Harvard Business Review Press (2013) How and why mentors help prepare for opportunities but sponsors create privileged access to them; both are invaluable. The…
Read MoreHere is another valuable Management Tip of the Day from Harvard Business Review. To sign up for a free subscription to any/all HBR newsletters, please click here. * * * Every business wants to know what influences their customers. So,…
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Leading the Starbucks Way: 5 Principles for Connecting with Your Customers, Your Products and Your People Joseph A. Michelli McGraw-Hill (2013) How one coffee shop in Seattle became 20,891 in 62 countries This is the second book in which Joseph…
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