Book Reviews
Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation Linda Hill, Greg Brandeau, Emily Truelove, and Kent Lineback Harvard Business Review Press (2014) Valuable perspectives on the role of the leader in creating and then sustaining a culture within which…
Read MoreAbove Quota Performance: Tips and Techniques to Becoming a Master Sales Pro Steve Weinberg Armin Lear Press (October 2022) “People don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole!” Theodore Levitt Long ago in Chicago, I sold…
Read MoreShow the Value of What You Do: Measuring and Achieving Success in Any Endeavor Patricia Pulliam Phillips and Jack J. Phillips Berrett-Koehler Pubishers (September 2022) When you or your team have achieved something of significant value, let others know about…
Read MoreWhy It Matters: Reflections on Practical Leadership John A. White Greenleaf Book Group Press (October 2022) How and why great leaders achieve “admirable results, with exemplary character” Christopher Lofgren cites Ahmed Yehia’s comment on great leadership in the Foreword to…
Read MoreThe Unicorn Within: How Companies Can Create Game-Changing Ventures at Startup Speed Linda K. Yates Harvard Business Review Press (October 2022) Here’s a “learnable, repeatable, scalable process for disrupting from the inside out” To what does the title of this…
Read MoreThe Titanium Economy: How Industrial Technology Can Create a Better, Faster, Stronger America Asutosh Padhi, Gaurav Batra, and Nick Santhanam Public Affairs (October 2022) How do the top-performing companies in the Titanium Economy improve their performance? According to Asutosh…
Read MoreContacts: [email protected] [email protected] Power of Capital: An Adventure Capitalist’s Journey to a Sustainable Future Asha Mehta Wiley (October 2022) How to thrive in “the fastest-growing, most dynamic markets across the globe” An emerging market economy is one that’s transitioning into…
Read MoreThe Six Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations, and Your Team Patrick Lencioni Matt Holt Books/An Imprint of BenBella Books (August 2022) How to get what you do best and enjoy most in…
Read MorePermanent Distortion: How the Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever Nomi Prins Public Affairs (October 2022) Who are the “winners” and “losers” within today’s financial and monetary system? Nomi Prins is convinced that today’s financial system “is as unhinged…
Read MoreAugmented Lean: A Human-Centric Framework for Managing Frontline Operations Natan Linder and Trond Arne Undheim Wiley (October 2022) “If what you do is what you’ve always done, it’s probably wrong.” Charles Kettering Years ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. observed, “I…
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