Book Reviews
Psychological Safety (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) Multiple Contributors in collaboration with HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (September 2024) “It is difficult to free fools from the chains they cherish.” Voltaire This is one of the volumes in the HBR…
Read MoreLeading Through: Activating the Soul, Heart, and Mind of Leadership Kim B. Clark, Jonathan R. Clark, and Erin E. Clark Harvard Business Review Press (September 2024) “If you’ve always done it that way, it’s probably wrong.” Charles Kettering I was…
Read MoreEssays in Biography Joseph Epstein Axios Press (2012) The more we learn about others, it seems, the better we understand ourselves…at least sometimes I have read most of Joseph Epstein’s 13 collections of essays dating back to Divorced in America:…
Read MoreHuman + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI Paul R. Daugherty and H. James Wilson Harvard Business Review Press (September 2024) Welcome to the era of generative AI, powered by foundation models This is an updated and expanded…
Read MoreLead with We: The Business Revolution That Will Save Our Future Simon Mainwaring Matt Holt (November 2021) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African proverb The global business world is…
Read MoreFrom Intention to Impact: A Practical Guide to Diversity (comma) Equity (comma) and Inclusion, Malia C. Lazu MIT Press (February 2024) Good intentions with0ut high-impact engagement is essentially worthless. Opinions are divided — sometimes sharply divided — about the value…
Read MoreThe AI Playbook: Mastering the Rare Art of Machine Learning Development Eric Siegel MIT Press (February 2024) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison Here in a single volume is probably what leaders of most organizations need to know about…
Read MoreThe Value of Values: How Leaders Can Grow Their Businesses and Enhance Their Careers by Doing the Right Thing Daniel Aronson MIT Press (November 2024) Values are our compass. They determine what we do and where we go during our…
Read MoreThe Alchemy of Talent: Leading Teams to Peak Performance Vijay Pendakur Amplify Publishing Group (December 2024) How to achieve “Threefold Wins” for individuals, teams, and 0rganizations This book is best viewed as a “roadmap” for senior-level…
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