Book Reviews
Rain: What a Paperboy Learned About Business Jeffrey J. Fox Jossey-Bass (2009) Note: I read and reviewed this book when it was published about four years ago and recently re-read it in combination with Secrets of Great Rainmakers as I now complete a revised marketing…
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Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins Harvard Business Review Press (2013) “Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.” Oscar Wilde In their Introduction, Any Jen Su and Muriel…
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The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win Steven Gary Blank Cafepress.com (2007) Here is “a radical reexamination of the entire new product introduction process”…and almost everything that precedes it Note: The review that follows is…
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Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You: Retrain Your Brain to Conquer Fear, Make Better Decisions, and Thrive in the 21st Century Marc Schoen with Kristin Loberg Hudson Street Press (2013) How and why to turn causes of discomfort into sources…
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Intelligent Leadership: What You Need to Know to Unlock Your Full Potential John Mattone AMACOM (2013) How “personal choice” can help an organization to achieve breakthrough, high-impact results John Mattone is convinced (as am I) that identifying and developing high-potential…
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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions Various Contributors and Editors of Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Press (2013 Learn why bad decisions happen to good managers — and how to make better ones This is one in a…
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It’s All About Who You Hire, How They Lead…and Other Essential Advice from a Self-Made Leader Morton L. Mandel with John A. Byrne Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2013) How and why almost any organization “can be a growth business if you…
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Win-Win Partnerships: Be on the Cutting Edge with Synergistic Coaching Steven J. Stowell and Matt M. Starcevich CMOE Press (1996) “Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison Do not be deterred by the fact that this book was first published…
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Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work Chip Heath and Dan Heath Crown Business (2013) How to make better decisions and help others to make better decisions in all domains of life Those who have read one…
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Ahead of the Curve: A Guide to Applied Strategic Thinking Steven J. Stowell and Stephanie S. Mead CMOE Press (2005) How applied strategic thinking will help you search for future solutions that are more productive and enjoyable” What we have…
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