Book Reviews
The Yale Book of Quotations Fred R. Shapiro, Editor Yale University Press (2006) A treasury of “highly quotatious” insights During the past 25-30 years, I have purchased and then made frequent use of dozens of anthologies of quotations (including revised…
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The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition Caroline Alexander Alfred A. Knopf (1999) Not Only to Endure But to Prevail I read this book when it was first published and then published a review about it in 2000 after I had…
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The Talent Wave: Why Succession Planning Fails and What to Do About It David Clutterbuck KoganPage (2012) How and why alternative approaches to succession planning and talent management may well be much more effective In a remarkably informative Introduction, David…
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Saving Capitalism From Short-Termism: How to Build Long-Term Value and Take Back Our Financial Future Alfred Rappaport McGraw-Hill (2011) Why and how to “embrace the longer-term time horizons needed for a healthier economy that benefits all” This is one of…
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Brilliance by Design: Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage Vicki Halsey Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2011) “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read; rather, they will be those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Mara Swan for Talent Management magazine. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please…
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How to Close a Deal Like Warren Buffett: Lessons from the World’s Greatest Dealmaker Tom Searcy and Henry DeVries McGraw-Hill (2013) Anyone can try but only Warren Buffett can close a deal like Warren Buffett As the title of this…
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The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field Mike Michalowicz Portfolio/Penguin Group (2012) How to “build a business that blows the competition away…and finally gives you the life of your dreams” Mike Michalowicz makes…
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HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations Nancy Duarte Harvard Business Review Press (2012) “Golden Rule: Never deliver a presentation you wouldn’t want to sit through.” Motto at Duarte, Inc. This is one of the first volumes in a new series of…
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Freedom, Inc.: Free Your Employees and Let Them Lead Your Business to Higher Productivity, Profits, and Growth Brian Carney and Isaac Getz Crown Business (2009) Note: I read this book when it was first published several years ago and recently…
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