Book Reviews
The Genius Machine: The Eleven Steps That Turn Raw Ideas into Brilliance Gerald Sindell New World Library (2009) Sindell observes, “The terrible gap that lies between existing knowledge and the persistence of ignorance – and its concomitant poverty, illness, and…
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This Explains Everything: Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works John Brockman, Editor Harper Perennial (2013) How and why “deep, beautiful, and elegant theories of how the world works” can nourish and enlighten our lives Many of those who purchase and then begin…
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Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works A.G. Lafley and Roger Martin Harvard Business Review Press (2013) “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” Michael Porter I am pleased that A.G. Lafley has co-authored another book, with…
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Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration Warren Bennis and Patricia Ward Biederman Basic Books (1998) Note: I re-read this book recently before completing an extensive revision of the material I will use for a workshop on high-impact teamwork for…
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Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business John Mackey and Raj Sisodia Harvard Business Review Press (2013) Why John Mackey and Raj Sisodia are convinced that “Conscious Capitalism will become a dominant paradigm for how to do business” In this book, John Mackey and Raj…
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Decide & Deliver: Five Steps to Breakthrough Performance in Your Organization Marcia W. Blenko, Michael C. Mankins, and Paul Rogers Harvard Business Review Press (2010) How and why making the right decisions will sustain superior performance This book’s co-authors, Marcia…
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The Art of Explanation: Making Your Ideas, Products, and Services Easier to Understand Lee LeFever John Wiley & Sons (2013) A brilliant explanation of how to explain more successfully so that you as well as others really “get it” Exposition…
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Hostage at the Table: How Leaders Can Overcome Conflict, Influence Others, and Raise Performance George Kohlrieser Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2006) How to avoid becoming or remaining a “hostage” to self-defeating expectations of you (including your own) The title of this review was suggested by Ernest…
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The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning: How to Turn Training and Development into Business Results Calhoun W. Wick, Roy V. H. Pollock, Andy Jefferson, and Richard Flanagan Pfeiffer/A Wiley Imprint (2003) Note: This is an excellent example of a book…
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Creative Conspiracy: The New Rules of Breakthrough Collaboration Leigh Thompson Harvard Business Review Press (2013) How and why focused, individual work can achieve innovation breakthroughs when combined with structured team interaction However different they may be in many respects, all…
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