Book Reviews
Workforce Ecosystems: Reaching Strategic Goals, with People, Partners, and Technologies Elizabeth J. Altman, David Kiron, Jeff Schwartz and Robin Jones MIT Press (April 2023) The power and value of integrating shareholder contributions throughout the given enterprise Years ago, one of…
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Automate Your Busy Work: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff Aytekin Tank Wiley (May 2023) How specifically you can maximize your potential — and stay sane while doing it Henry Ford’s assembly lines demonstrated…
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Madison Avenue Makeover: The Transformation of HUGE and Redefinition of the Ad Agency Business Michael Farmer LID Publishing (July 2023) “If it doesn’t sell, it isn’t creative.” David Ogilvy The title of one of Marshall Goldsmith’s most recent books suggests…
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Leading Lightly: Lower Your Stress, Think with Clarity, and Lead with Ease Jody Michael Greenleaf Book Group Press (June 2022) “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” Helen Keller One of my favorite statements…
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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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