Book Reviews
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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Grow: Take Your Business from Chaos to Calm Michael J. McFall An Inc. Original (June 2023) How well leaders grow their people will determine how well they will grow their company Why did Michael McFall write this book? It is…
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The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative, Revised and Updated Steven Denning Jossey-Bass (2011) How and Why Storytelling Skills Give So Many Leaders a Decisive Competitive Advantage Those who have read Denning’s The Springboard and/or…
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Own Your Work Journey!: The Path to Meaningful Work and Happiness in the Age of Smart Technology and Radical Change Edward D. Hess Self-Published (March 2023) A well-written primer on business basics FYI: My For Star rating for Amazon is…
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HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2019) “We did what all wise men do. We began at the end.” Menachem Begin Prime Minister Begin’s comment was his response when asked how he and President…
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The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay & Meaning to Everyone’s Work Zeynep Ton Harvard Business Review Press (June 2023) “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” Mark Twain It is no coincidence that companies…
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The Experience Mindset: Changing the Way You Think About Growth Tiffani Bova Portfolio/Penguin (June 2023) “In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s there are few.” Shunryū Suzuki Years ago when Southwest Airlines was more profitable and…
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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…
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Bright 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…
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Designing 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…
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