Book Reviews
Advancing the Common Good: Strategies for Businesses, Governments, and Nonprofits Philip Kotler Praeger (September 2019) Why and how all of us must nourish and strengthen “the welfare of humanity and civilization” For several decades, in the classroom as well as…
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Need a briefing on the basics of giving effective feedback? Look no further. Giving Effective Feedback is one of the volumes in the 20 Minute Manager series created by the editors at Harvard Business Review Press. About 90 pages in…
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The Real Business of Blockchain: How Leaders Can Create Value in a New Digital Age David Furlonger and Christophe Uzureau Harvard Business Review Press (October 2019) Here’s a reliable roadmap for tracking profitable use of a world-changing technology David Furlonger…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott D. Anthony and Evan I. Schwartz for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, obtain subscription…
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Here is a brief excerpt from Bethanne Patrick’s review of John le Carré’s latest, Agent Running in the Field, for NPR. To read the complete review, check out other resources, and learn more about NPR, please click here. NPR deserves…
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More from Less: The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources―and What Happens Next Andrew McAfee Scribner (October 2008) How and why human prosperity and planetary health are NOT mutually-exclusive According to Andrew McAfee, “This book…
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Need a briefing on the basics of getting the right work done effectively? Look no further. Getting Work Done is one of the volumes in the 20 Minute Manager series created by the editors at Harvard Business Review Press. About…
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The Infinite Game Simon Sinek Portfolio/Penguin (October 2019) “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African proverb I have read all of Simon Sinek’s previous books and reviewed most of them.…
Read MoreThomas Edison, sometime between 1870 and 1880.CreditBrady-Handy Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Here is a brief excerpt from David Oshinsky‘s review of Desmond Morris‘ recently published biography of Thomas Edison, featured in The New York Times. * * * Edmund…
Read MoreThe Intelligent Leader: Unlocking the 7 Secrets to Leading Others and Leaving Your Legacy John Mattone Wiley (October 2015) How to embrace and then complete the inner work that high-impact leadership requires This is my favorite passage in Lao-tse’s Tao…
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