Book Reviews
Real Influence: Persuade Without Pushing and Gain Without Giving In Mark Goulston and John Ullman AMACOM (2013) “Letting the other chap have it your way.” One evening long ago while I was in Washington, a friend there invited me to…
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The Story of Purpose: The Path to Creating a Brighter Brand, a Greater Company, and a Lasting Legacy Joey Reiman John S. Wiley & Sons (2013) The importance of caring for a living In a previously published book, Thinking for…
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Managing Knowledge: Apply the Discoveries of Neuroscience & Understand the Human Factor Barry Evans Code Green Publishing (2011) How and why each of us “should fill each mercurial moment with conscious living, awareness, and experience.” Disclaimer: I have not as…
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The Age of Wonder: The Romantic Generation and the Discovery of the Beauty and Terror of Science Richard Holmes Pantheon Books (2009) A brilliant examination of the Romantic spirit and its “great journey” during the evolution of science While explaining…
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Business Basics: Prepare Yourself, Add Customers, Cut Costs, and Eliminate Investments for You and Your Stakeholders Donald Mitchell 400 Year Project Press (2012) A cohesive, comprehensive, and cost-effective “game plan” for achieving and then sustaining peak performance Note: I read…
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HBR Guide to Finance Basics for Managers Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2012) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Derrek Bok This is one of the first volumes in a new series of anthologies of articles previously published in Harvard Business Review, in…
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The Tao of Twitter: Changing Your Life and Business 140 Characters at a Time Mark W. Schaefer McGraw-Hill(2012) Achieving atonement 140 characters at a time More than 100 other reviewers have already covered most of the key points I would…
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The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative (Second Edition) Stephen Denning Jossey-Bass (2011) Certain to Become a “Business Classic” Those who have read Denning’s The Springboard and/or Squirrel Inc. already know that he specializes…
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Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2012: A Fortune Magazine Book Carol J. Loomis Portfolio/Penguin Group (2012) “When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever.” Warren Buffett At last…
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Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey Harvard Business School Press (2009) An adaptive approach to sustainable improvement of personal and organizational performance There are…
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