Book Reviews
On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines Jeff Hawkins with Sandra Blakeslee An Owl Book/Henry Holt and Company(2004) How and why the brain works I read this book when…
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everybody to Take Action Simon Sinek Portfolio/Penguin Group (2009) If You don’t know WHY, WHAT and HOW really do not matter. I agree with Simon Sinek that individuals as well as organizations must…
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The Communicators: Leadership in an Age if Crisis Richard S. Levick with Charles Slack Watershed Press (2010) Effective leadership as demonstrated by mindset-guided and values-driven behavior Written by Richard Levick with Charles Slack, this is definitely not an “easy read”…
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Hacking Work: Breaking Stupid Rules for Smart Results Bill Jensen and Josh Klein Portfolio/Penguin Group (2010) To what does the title of this book refer? According to the co-authors, Bill Jensen and Josh Klein, “Today’s top performers are taking matters…
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Expect the Unexpected (or You Won’t Find It): A Creativity Tool Based on the Ancient Wisdom of Heraclitus Roger von Oech Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2002) The fact that von Oech draws heavily upon the “ancient wisdom of Heraclitus” in this book…
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Harvard Business Review on Making Smart Decisions Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How best practices and expert advice can help you and your associates make smarter decisions In their classic book, Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls,…
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Overload! How Too Much Information Is Hazardous to Your Organization Jonathan B. Spira John Wiley & Sons (2011) How and why more information usually means less information has impact Chip and Dan Heath are the co-authors of two brilliant books,…
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The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement: Linking Strategy and Operational Excellence to Achieve Superior Performance Jeffrey K. Liker and James K. Franz McGraw-Hill (2011) How and why the Toyota Way principles can achieve excellence in every part of almost any…
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A Kick in the Seat of the Pants: Using Your Explorer, Artist, Judge & Warrior to Be More Creative Roger von Oech Harper Paperbacks (1988) This book should be read in combination with A Whack on the Side of the Head…preferably…
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The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How to “unravel the mystery of what really affects workplace creativity” The information, insights, and recommendations…
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