Book Reviews
Management in 10 Words: Practical Advice from the Man Who Created One of the World’s Great Retailers Terry Leahy Crown Business (2012) Whatever the “talk,” it must be “walked” to have any credibility. The most substantial benefit from this book is…
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The Virtual Executive: How to Act Like a CEO Online and OffLineD.A. Benron McGraw-Hill (2012) In the “real” world, real people have real impact – or don’t – and the same is often true of those in the virtual world, also. Some of those…
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Selling Sunshine: 75 Tips, Tools, and Tactics for Becoming a Wildly Successful Entrepreneur Tony Hartl Greenleaf Book Group (2011) “Wildly successful”? Perhaps…. Whether or not reading this book will enable a significant number of aspiring entrepreneurs to become “wildly successful” is possible but, given the odds, highly unlikely. Tony…
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The Republic: The Influential Classic Plato, with an Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone Publishing Ltd (2012) A timely and timeless affirmation of what is real…and a rejection of what is not Those who have read one or more of the volumes…
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Tao Te Ching: The Ancient Classic Lao Tzu, with an Introduction by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone Publishing Ltd. (2012) The definitive examination of what is “the timeless, changeless spirit that runs through all life and matter” There is no shortage of…
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Cloud Surfing: A New Way to Think About Risk, Innovation, Scale, and Success Thomas M. Koulopoulos Bibliomotion (2012) Why and how hyperconnectivity technologies will help “builders of a brave new future” In the Introduction, Thomas Koulopoulos asks, what is the “single greatest phenomenon contributing to global growth, prosperity, and…
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Managing Right for the First Time: A Field Guide for Doing It Well David C. Baker RockBench Publisging Corporation (2010) All the management basics, well-presented There are no head-snapping revelations in this book, nor does David Baker make any such…
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CEO Tools: The Nuts-n-Bolts of Business for Every Manager’s Success Kraig Kramers Gandy Dancer Press Llc (2002) Welcome to the Kramers Hardware Store where results-driven executives find the tools they need to outperform their competition I first met Kraig Kramers…
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Triple Crown Leadership: Building Excellent, Ethical, and Enduring Organizations Bob Vanourek and Gregg Vanourek McGraw-Hill (2012) “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” Vince Lombardi The Lombardi remarks help to explain why Bob Vanourek…
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The Rise of the Creative Class, Revisited: 10th Anniversary Edition Richard Florida Basic Books (2012) Those who have read any of Richard Florida’s previously published books know what to expect in each new one: Rock-solid, research-driven content; brilliant analysis; and…
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