Book Reviews
Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business Danny Meyer HarperCollins (2006) Note: Perhaps 30-35 years ago, probably in an article for Harvard Business Review, Peter Drucker said something to the effect, “If you don’t think you’re in…
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The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers Bill Conaty and Ram Charan Crown Business (2010) I agree with Conaty and Charan that Steve Jobs is the archetypical “talent master.” Few others possess his combination of intelligence, temperament,…
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The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton Harvard Business Review Press (1996) How do you know of your organization is improving, deteriorating, or stagnant? Note: Do not be deterred by the publication date…
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A Technique for Producing Ideas: The Simple, Five-Step Formula Anyone Can Use to Be More Creative in Business and in Life! James Webb Young Waking Lion Press (2009) More, much more than a technique This booklet (28 pages) was originally…
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HBR Guide to Better Business Writing Bryan A. Garner Harvard Business Review Pfress (2012) “I’m writing a book. I’ve got the page numbers done.” Steven Wright This is one of the first volumes in a new series of anthologies of…
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Know What You Don’t Know: How Great Leaders Prevent Problems Before They Happen Michael Roberto Pearson Prentice Hall (2009) “It isn’t that they can’t see the solution. It’s that they can’t see the problem.” Michael Roberto cites this especially relevant…
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Winning with Transglobal Leadership: How to Find and Develop Top Global Talent to Build World-Class Organizations Linda Sharkey, Nazneen Razi, Robert Cooke, and Peter Barge McGraw-Hill (2012) A brilliant examination of the critical leadership dimensions for business success in an…
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101 Design Methods: A Structured Approach for Driving Innovation in Your Organization Vijay Kumar John Wiley & Sons (2013) “If innovation is so important, why aren’t more organizations better at it? Why are innovation failure rates so high?” Vijay Kumar…
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Train Your Brain For Success: Read Smarter, Remember More, and Break Your Own Records Roger Seip John Wiley & Sons (2012) How to increase personal growth and professional development with accelerated learning to achieve “record-breaking” results” Roger Seip is not…
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The Catalyst: How You Can Become an Extraordinary Growth Leader Jeanne Liedtka, Robert Rosen, and Robert Wiltback Crown Business (2009) Note: I read this book when it was first published and recently re-read it. If anything, what it offers is even more…
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