Book Reviews
Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works A.G. Lafley and Roger Martin Harvard Business Review Press (2013) “The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” Michael Porter Note: I reviewed this book when it was first published and…
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Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age Ram Charan and Geri Willigan Currency (April 2021) “Insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results.” Albert Einstein With substantial assistance from Geri Willigan, Ram Charan…
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The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Business Relationships Susan McPherson with Jackie Ashton McGraw-Hill (March 2021) “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Henry Ford Having already read…
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ZAG: The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands Marty Neumeier New Riders (September 2006) Note: Although some books seem certain to become “business classics” when published, few earn that designation. All of Marty Neumeier’s works thus far have and, if…
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The Business of Belief: How the World’s Best Marketers, Designers, Salespeople, Coaches, Fundraisers, Educators, Entrepreneurs and Other Leaders Get Us to Believe Tom Asaker CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2013) “The reason birds can fly and we can’t is simply because…
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Burn: How Grit, Innovation, and a Dash of Luck Ignited a Multi-Million Dollar Success Story Mei Xu Wiley (March 2021) How and why grit, innovation, and a dash of luck can realize “the promise of America” Mei Xu (pronounced “may…
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METASKILLS: Five Talents for the Robotic Age Marty Neumeier New Riders (2012) Note: This is one of only a few books I re-read about this time every year since it was fist published. Yes, it really is that valuable. * …
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The Empathetic Workplace: 5 Steps to a Compassionate, Calm, and Confident Response to Trauma On the Job Katharine Manning HarperCollins Leadership (February 2021) “People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” Theodore Roosevelt Katharine…
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The Engine of Inequality: The Fed and the Future of Wealth in America Karen Petrou Wiley (March 2021) How to avoid “weak growth, high-risk finance, low wages, negative savings, and lost hope” I agree with Karen Petrou that “US income…
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The CEO Test: Master the Challenges That Make or Break All Leaders Adam Bryant and Kevin Sharer Harvard Business Review Press (March 2021) “Champions get up when they can’t.” Jack Dempsey With rare exception, crises do not develop character but…
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