Book Reviews
Creativity Without Frontiers: How to Make the Invisible Visible by Lighting the Way Into the Future Roy Sharples Unknown Origins (April 2021) An essential aspect of creativity is having no fear of failure.” Edwin Land Most (not all) human…
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HBR 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2017) “Champions get up when they can’t.” Jack Dempsey This is one in a series of volumes that anthologizes what the editors of the Harvard Business Review…
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Outgrowing Capitalism: Rethinking Money to Reshape Society and Pursue Purpose Marco Dondi Fast Company Press (October 2021) How and why monetism is “a practical recipe for harvesting the moneytree” Marco Dondi poses two separate but related questions in the Introduction…
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The End of Bias: A Beginning, The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias Jessica Nordell Metropolitan Books/HenryHolt & Company (September 2021) Many of us have an invisible enemy that can do incalculable damage Long ago, Mark Twain observed, “It…
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The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World’s Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley Eric Weiner Simon & Schuster (2016) NOTE: I think this is the perfect holiday gift for those who have an insatiable curiosity…
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Monopolies & Tech Giants: Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (April 2020) How those threatened by tech “giants” can compete with them in a VUCA marketplace This is one of the first volumes…
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Lead with We: The Business Revolution That Will Save Our Future Simon Mainwaring Matt Holt (November 2021) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African proverb The global business world is…
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The Cactus and the Snowflake at Work: How the Logical and Sensitive Can Thrive Side by Side Devora Zack Berrett-Koehler Publishers (November 2021) How to balance contrasting predilections to increase positive impact To what does the title refer? Devora Zack…
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Elevating the Human Experience: Three Paths to Love and Worth at Work Amelia Dunlop Wiley (October 2021) “Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” Margaret Mead This book’s title correctly suggests that, in terms of of…
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