Book Reviews
Reinvent: Navigating Business Transformation in a Hyperdigital Era Faisal Hoque Fast Company Press (July 2023) “What got you here won’t get you there.” Marshall Goldsmith I agree with Marshall Goldsmith. In fact, I take his insight a step further: What…
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Rewired: The McKinsey Guide to Outcompeting in the Age of Digital and AI Eric Lamarre, Kate Smaje, and Rodney Zemmel Wiley (June 2023) Here’s a detailed perspective on how to build enterprise capabilities to scale What do Eric…
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Thrive with a Hybrid Workplace: Step-by-Step Guidance From the Experts Felice B. Ekelman and Julie B.Kantor Rowman & Littlefield (March 2023) How and why workers with multiple talents are most likely to thrive in a hybrid workplace culture In 1970,…
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Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries Safi Bahcall St. Martin’s Press (March 2019) If an idea doesn’t sound loony, it probably needs much more development…and protection. In this compellingly entertaining as…
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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (April 2020) “Where you innovate, how you innovate, and what you innovate are design problems.” Tim Brown This book is one of the most valuable volumes in…
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Brook Park (Images of America Series): A Book Review by Bob Morris James Van Keuren Arcadia Publishing (June 2023) An informative microcosm of life in the U.S. during the last 100 years For over 20 years Arcadia Publishing has reconnected…
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Leading with Significance: How to Create a Magnetic, People-First Culture Joey Havens Greenleaf Book Group Press (June 2023) An organization’s culture can determine its fate, for better or worse. Years ago, then chairman and CEO of Southwest Airlines — Herb…
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Hidden Genius: The Secret Ways of Thinking That Power the World’s Most Successful People Polina Marinova Pompliano Harriman House (June 2023) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford Why did Polina Marinova Pompliano…
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The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 Jonathan Healey Knopf (April 2023) A lively examination of “grubby politics” in the 17th century In Chapter 5, Jonathan Healey quotes a ceremonialist’s observation, “Where DISORDER is, there’s confusion, where…
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The Culture Climb: How to Build a Work Culture That Maximizes Your Impact Jaime Taets with Chelsey Paulson Fast Company Press (June 2023) “Where everyone knows your name…” and cares It is no coincidence that companies annually ranked the most…
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