Book Reviews
According to Amy S. Greenberg, David S. Brown new biography of Henry Adams “reveals how dynastic burden shaped the personality and career of the brilliant, bitter and thoroughly unlikable man who brought the prominence of the Adams family, and expectations…
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Management 2.0: Discovery of Integrated Enterprise Excellence Forrest W. Breyfogle III Citius Publishing, Inc. (August 2020) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker’s observation offers a…
Read MoreLeadership System: Implementing Integrated Enterprise Excellence Forrest W. Breyfogle III Citius Publishing, Inc. (August 2020) Vision without execution is hallucination.” Thomas Edison Thomas Edison’s observation offers a valuable reminder to executives who become wholly preoccupied with WHERE, while neglecting HOW.…
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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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