Book Reviews
Abstract Expressionism (Basic Art Series 2.0) Barbara Hess; Edited by Uta Grosenick Taschen (March 2016) Here ia “a fast-food, high-energy fix on the topic at hand.” The New York Times This is one of several dozen volumes in the Basic…
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HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2014) In fact, this material can help almost anyone manage stress almost anywhere This is one of my most popular reviews, perhaps because of pressures and stresses…
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Read MoreMeditations: The Philosophy Classic Marcus Aurelius Introduction by Donald Robertson; Edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon Capstone/A Wiley Brand (February 2020) “The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.” The statement by Marcus Aurelius (121-180…
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Unfiltered Marketing: 5 Rules to Win Back Trust, Credibility, and Customers in a Digitally Distracted World Stephen Denny and Paul Leinberger Career Press (November 2020) First time you betray my trust, shame on you. The next time, shame on me….…
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In the latest of his several brilliant books, Recommendation Engines, Michael Schrage examines what is perhaps the single most influential form of mass communication. “The right recommendation at the right time is exactly what an Amazon, a Netflix, a Facebook,…
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Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity Scott Galloway Portfolio/Penguin (November 2020) The future isn’t whatever happens; rather, what we make of it…for better or worse. The character for the Chinese word for “crisis” (危机) has two meanings: “peril” and “critical…
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Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos Harvard Business Review Press (November 2020) For this CEO, it will always be “Day 1” What we have in this volume is a collection of Jeff Bezos’ writings: shareholder…
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The Four Fields of Leadership: How People and Organizations Can Thrive in a Hyperconnected World Tom Goodell Rowman & Littlefield (September 2020) The power of intentional leadership and how it nourishes emergent leadership In the healthiest organizations, there is effective…
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The Leader’s Guide to Unconscious Bias: How to Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection, and Create High-performance Teams Pamela Fuller, and Mark Murphy with Anne Chow Simon & Schuster (November 2020) Unconscious bias is perhaps the most important “unknown unknown” to reveal…
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