Book Reviews
Strategy in the Digital Age: Mastering Digital Transformation Michael Lenox Stanford Business Books/Stanford University Press (June 2023) How to respond effectively to “The Strategist’s Challenge” I agree with Michael Lenox: “digital technology is changing the underlying basis of competition for…
Read MoreBright Moves: How U.S. Utility Innovation Is Driving the Cleantech Transition Thomas J. Flaherty Greenleaf Book Group Press (April 2023) Lessons to Be Learned from the Past, Present, and Future of the U.S. Utilities Industry Why did Thomas Flaherty write…
Read MoreDesigning Transformative Experiences: The New View of Leadership Using the ELVIS Methodology Brad McLain Berrett-Koehler Publishers (May 2023) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford In this volume, Brad McLain offers what is…
Read MoreThe Old Editor Says: Maxims for Writing and Editing John E. McIntyre Apprentice House Press () Rock-solid, practical advice for readers as well as writers Those who read this booklet are advised, “Many beginning writers and editors benefitted from a…
Read MoreCulture Shock: An unstoppable force has changed how we work and live. Gallup’s solution to the biggest leadership issue of our time. Jim Clifton and Jim Harter Gallup Press (May 2023) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing…
Read MoreEnvironmentally Sustainable Growth: A Pragmatic Approach Steven Cohen Columbia University Press (May 2023) How and why a healthy global economy requires healthy ecosystems…and vice versa What must be done to achieve the complete transition to environmental sustainability? According to Steven…
Read MoreBridgebuilders: How Government Can Transcend Boundaries to Solve Big Problems William D. Eggers and Donald F. Kettl Harvard Business Review Press (May 2023) A holistic approach to addressing the challenges of modern governance According to William Eggers and Donald Kett,…
Read MoreHere is an excerpt from an article by Amit Joshi, Ivy Buche, and Miguel Paredes Sadler for the MIT Sloan Management Review. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustratbion Credit: Leo…
Read MoreHow to create employees and customers who are what Jackie Huba and Ben McConnell characterize as “evangelists”? In The Experience Mindset, Tiffani Bova provides a thorough explanation. She prepares leaders in almost any organization — whatever its size and nature…
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