Book Reviews
Oxymoronica: Paradoxical Wit & Wisdom From History’s Greatest Wordsmiths Mardy Grothe Collins/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2004) The Wit and Wisdom of Incongruity One of my best friends had an aunt — her name was Ginny — who, like Yogi…
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The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices Casper ter Kuile HarperOne (June 2020) How to increase and enrich a sense of meaning, reflection, sanctuary, and joy Long ago, I realized that rituals tend to be the habits…
Read MoreViva la Repartee: Clever Comebacks and Witty Retorts from History’s Great Wits and Wordsmiths Mardy Grothe Collins/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers (2005) Viva Grothe! Those who have already read Grothe’s Oxymoronica will thoroughly enjoy this volume in which he shifts…
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Inclusify: The Power of Uniqueness and Belonging to Build Innovative Teams Stefanie K. Johnson HarperBusiness (June 2020) Why the efforts of many (most? leaders fail despite good intentions Stefanie K. Johnson conducted wide and deep research that she correlated with…
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The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers Eric Weiner Avid Reader Press (August 2020) How to embrace wonder, face regrets, and sustain hope with an occasional smile Many of us have “ghosts” that accompany us throughout…
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Leading in the Digital World: How to Foster Creativity, Collaboration, and Inclusivity Amit S. Mukherjee The MIT Press (March 2020) How to become a leader in a workplace culture driven by digital technologies For centuries, human beings have tended to…
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Ten Years to Midnight: Four Urgent Global Crises and Their Strategic Solutions Blair H. Sheppard with Susannah Anfield, Ceri-Ann Droog, Alexis Jenkins, Thomas Minet, Jeffrey Rothfeder, and Daria Zarubina Berrett-Koehler Publishers (August 2020) What would William Butler Yeats make of…
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Humanocracy: Creatiing Organizatuions as Amazing as the People Inside Them Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini Harvard Business Review Press (August 2020) How to build an organization “that’s fit for human beings, and fit for the future” In recent years, several…
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Negotiating from the Inside Out: A Playbook for Business Success Clint Babcock Sandler Training (July 2020) How to win “the inner game of negotiation” After President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin met for several days with…
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The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss Kathy Caprino HarperCollins Leadership (July 2020) “Others cannot make you feel inferior without your permission.” Eleanor Roosevelt The Roosevelt observation is generally true although there are exceptions. Here’s a personal…
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