Book Reviews
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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The 10 Laws of Trust, Building the Bonds That Make a Business Great, Expanded Edition Joel Peterson with David A. Kaplan HarperCollins Leadership/HarperCollins (September 2019) “Your title makes you a manager. Your people will decide whether or not you’re a…
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Creative Conflict: A Practical Guide for Business Negotiators Bill Sanders and Frank Mobus Harvard Business Review Press (June 2021) A brilliant explanation of “how negotiating is driven by both competition and cooperation, often at the same time.” Years ago in…
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Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success Ron Friedman Simon & Schuster (June 2021) How to reverse engineer success, however you define it As I began to read this book, I was again reminded of how…
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The Imagination Machine: How to Spark New Ideas and Create Your Company’s Future Martin Reeves and Jack Fuller Harvard Business Review Press (June 2021) How to harness imagination systemically within the workplace to drive your company’s growth According to Martin…
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Choose Your Customer: How to Compete Against the Digital Giants and Thrive Jonathan L.S. Byrnes and John S. Wass McGraw Hill (May 2021) A brilliant explanation how to achieve success amidst a “tsunami” of disruption As I began to read…
Read MorePeter F. Drucker on Management Essentials, Peter F. Drucker, Harvard Business Review Press, “So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work”, Drucker’s widely quoted comment helps to explain why so many organizations…
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Choosing Courage: The Everyday Guide to Being Brave at Work Jim Detert Harvard Business Review Press (May 2021) A thorough analysis of “natural human tendencies in the face of common opportunities for courage” As Jim Detert explains in Chapter 1,…
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The New Builders: Face to Face with the True Future of Business Seth Levine and Elizabeth MacBride Wiley (May 2001) How and why the next generation of entrepreneurs will determine the future of business in the U.S. Each of what…
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