Book Reviews
The Power of Professionalism: The Seven Mind-Sets That Drive Performance and Build Trust Bill Wiersma Ravel Media (2011) An exceptional resource for anyone who openly declares and then fulfills a total commitment to excellence (however defined) I selected the title…
Read MoreThe Story Factor (2nd Revised Edition) Annette Simmons Basic Books (2006) As Simmons explains in her Introduction, “This book [shares] what I have learned over the last eight years about story and about the power of story to persuade and influence.…
Read MoreReturn on Learning: Training for High Performance at Accenture Donald Vanthournout, Tad Waddington, and other members of Accenture’s Capability Development Team Agate B2 (2006) How Accenture achieved an ROI of 353% on its commitment to enterprise learning To the best…
Read MoreThe Essential Advantage: How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi Harvard Business Review Press (2011) The strategic power of coherence According to Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi in the first chapter, in order to achieve…
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