Book Reviews
Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution: A Handbook for Entrepreneurs Uri Levine Matt Holt Books/An Imprint of Ben Bella Books (January 2023) “Make everything as simple as possible but no simpler.” Albert Einstein Long ago, Thomas Edison…
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The Ecosystem Economy: How to Lead in the New Age of Sectors Without Borders Venkat Atluri and Miklós Dietz Wiley (October 2022) Why most businesses must reinvent themselves in order to compete in a different environment It will come as…
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Here is a brief excerpt from Margaret Atwood’s review of Bring Up the Bodies for The Guardian, the second volume in Hilary Mantel’s highly acclaimed trilogy. To read the complete review, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please…
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HBR Guide to AI Basics for Managers Various Contributors and HBR Editors Harvard Business Review Press (January 2023) “If robots take over the world, I’m going to work in the factory that makes them.” Ralph Kramden Most of the volumes…
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The Attacker’s Advantage: Turning Uncertainty into Breakthrough Opportunities Ram Charan PublicAffairs (2015) This is the most valuable contribution to business thought leadership that Ram Charan has made…thus far. I have read and reviewed all of the books that Ram Charan…
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The Executive Checklist: A Guide for Setting Direction and Managing Change James M. Kerr Pagrave/Macmillan (2014) How to replace vague ideas about your career with strategies that will help you achieve your objectives at work and everywhere else Up front,…
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Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times Michael Beschloss Crown (October 2018) How “the life or death of much of the human race” depends on the character of one person Today, opinions are divided with regard…
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Individual Influence: Find the “I” in Team Brian Smith and Mary Griffin Made for Success (July 2022) “I am large, I contain multitudes.” Walt Whitman Why did Brian Smith and his daughter Mary Griffin write this book? It will be…
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Here is a brief excerpt from the brilliant review of Wolf Hall by Christopher Benfey for The New York Times. To read the complete review, check out other resources, and obtain information about deep-discount subscription rates, please click here. Illuatration…
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The Tao of Alibaba: Inside the Chinese DIgital Giant That Is Changing the World Brian A. Wong Public Affairs (November 2022) Where and how to achieve and then sustain great success in “The New Digital Frontier” As you may already…
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