Book Reviews
Collision Course: Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire Hans Greimel and William Sposato Harvard Business Review Press (June 2021) Here is what many view as “a tale of two Ghosns, both found in one man”…
Read MoreTen Steps Ahead: What Separates Successful Business Visionaries from the Rest of Us Erik Calonius Portfolio/Penguin Group (2011) Dreamers think about it…visionaries see it and then make it happen, at whatever cost Note: I recently re-read this book and think…
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The Power of Trust: How Companies Build It, Lose It, Regain It Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta PublicAffairs (July 2021) A major challenge for all organizations: Build and then retain the trust of stakeholders Note: Although Sandra J.…
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Next Job, Best Job: A Headhunter’s 11 Strategies to Get Hired Now Rob Barnett Citadel Press/Kensington Publishing Corp (June 2021) How to learn what you need to know to get the best job for you According to Rob Barnett, “If…
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AN UGLY TRUTH: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang Harper (July 2021) A brilliant analysis of efforts to grow Facebook’s size and profitability, no matter what Here is a brief excerpt from Sarah Frier‘s review of…
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The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right Gorick Ng Harvard Business Review Press (2021) Here is invaluable career advice that would otherwise take years to obtain from your own experience I prefer “unofficial” to “unspoken” and view…
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Useful Delusions: The Power & Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain Shankar Vedantam & Bill Mesler W.W. Norton & Company (March 2021) When context determines appropriateness As I began to read the first three chapters of this book, I was again…
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Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire Brad Stone Simon & Schuster (May 2021) What would Aeschylus think? If Amazon and its founder were viewed as bound volumes, Brad Stone would probably be the best person…
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On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines Jeff Hawkins with Sandra Blakeslee An Owl Book/Henry Holt and Company (2004) How and why the brain works the ways it does…
Read MoreThe Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth Amy C Edmondson John Wiley & Sons (November 2018) In which workplace cultures are personal growth and professional development most likely to thrive? Note: Just re-read…
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