Book Reviews
A Life In Leadership: From D-Day to Ground Zero: An Autobiography John Whitehead Basic Books (2005) Note: I re-read this book before reading Steven Mandis’ recently published book, What Happened to Goldman Sachs: An Insider’s Story of Organization Drift, published…
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The Art of Business: In the Footsteps of Giants Raymond T. Yeh with Stephanie H. Yeh Zero Time Publishing (2014) Note: Occasionally I re-read a book published years ago simply for the pleasure of spending time again with a dear…
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Reply All…And Other Ways to Tank Your Career Richie Frieman St. Martin’s Griffin (2013) Here’s the bad news: Many people are rude. Now the good news: Some of them are people you compete with. Advice on what not to do…
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Follow the Leader: The One Thing Great Leaders Have that Great Followers Want Emmanuel Gobillot Kogan Page (2013) Charisma can attract but cannot alone sustain great followership. This book’s subtitle caught my eye: “The one thing great leaders have that…
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Promote Yourself: The new rules for building an outstanding career Dan Schawbel St. Martin’s Griffin (2013) Here’s a book for those who have no clear career roadmap and are willing to invest time and effort to advance their Why did…
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What the Plus! Guy Kawasaki McGraw-Hill (2013) If Google+ is right for you, here’s what you need to know to take full advantages of what it offers. The abundance of information, insights, and counsel that Kawasaki provides is well-worth knowing…
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Word of Mouse: 101+ Trends in How We Buy, Sell, Live, Learn, Work, and Play Marc Ostrofsky Simon & Schuster (2013) “The new rule in business: Money doesn’t grow on trees; it grows in databases!” The title of my review…
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The Necessity of Strangers: The Intriguing Truth About Insight, Innovation, and Success Alan S. Gregerman Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Brand (2013) How and why it is imperative to engage, learn from, and collaborate with strangers As I began to read this book,…
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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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