Book Reviews
The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee W.W. Norton & Company (2014) “Technology is not destiny. We shape our destiny.” Opinions vary as to the timeframe of the…
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Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers Geoffrey A. Moore HarperBusiness/HarperCollins Imprint (2014) How and why each stakeholder in the given enterprise “must come to a common accord if the chasm can be safely…
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The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld The Penguin Press (2014) Three motivations that can help make the American Dream a reality in one’s personal…
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The Truth About Trust: How It Determines Success in Life, Love, Learning, and More David DeSteno Hudson Street Press/The Penguin Group (2014) A rigorous and extensive exploration of what we do and don’t know about the role of trust in…
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The Case of the Missing Cutlery: A Leadership Course for the Rising Star Kevin Allen Bibliomotion (2014) “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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The Doodle Revolution: Unlock the Power to Think Differently Sunni Brown Portfolio/Penguin Group (2014) How to make spontaneous marks (with your mind and body) to help yourself think with greater precision and clarity In this entertaining as well as informative…
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!nnovation: How Innovators Think, Act and Change Our World Kim Chandler McDonald KoganPage (2013) Valuable perspectives on and from within the emerging and evolving Global Digital Economy (GDE) This is the latest of several dozen books on innovation that I…
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Denial: Why Business Leaders Fail to Look Facts in the Face—and What to Do About It Richard S. Tedlow Portfolio/Penguin Group (2010) Note: I reviewed this book when it was first published and recently re-read it, curious to see how…
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Hacking Leadership: The 11 Gaps Every Business Needs to Close and the Secrets to Closing Them Quickly Mike Myatt John Wiley & Sons (2014) “Put simply, the greatest testimony to the power of real leadership is what happens in its…
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