Book Reviews
Superforecasting:The Art and Science of Prediction Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner Broadway Books (September 2016) How and why the best decisions are based on the best information The best decisions really are based on the best information. That is, information…
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World David Epstein Riverhead Books (May 2019) “Obsolescence never meant the end of anything, it’s just the beginning.” Marshall McLuhan All of the best works of non-fiction are evidence-driven in one or more…
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“People won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” Theodore Roosevelt HBR Press offers a series of anthologies (thirteen volumes thus far) of articles in which contributors share proven research that explains how our emotions…
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HBR’s 10 Must Reads for CEOs Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2017) Cutting-edge insights for those who are a CEO or aspire to become one This is one in a series of volumes that anthologizes what the editors of…
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“You don’t get results by focusing on results. Focus on doing what produces results.” Mike Hawkins HBR Press offers a series of anthologies (thirteen volumes thus far) of articles in which contributors share proven research that explains how our emotions…
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“There is a huge difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak.” Simon Sinek HBR Press offers a series of anthologies (thirteen volumes thus far) of articles in which contributors share proven research that explains how our emotions…
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It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson HarperBusiness (October 2018) How smarter choices can avoid or eliminate chaos in the workplace This is Jason Fried and David Heinemeier’s fourth collaboration on a book…
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The Sponsor Effect: How to Be a Better Leader by Investing in Others Sylvia Ann Hewlett Harvard Business Review Press (June 2019) HOW to fulfill your leadership potential by helping others to fulfill theirs The title of one of Sylvia…
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Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up Jerry Colonna HarperBusiness (June 2019) If you don’t care abut knowing who you really are, why should anyone else? In his classic work, Denial of Death, Ernest Becker acknowledges that everyone dies…
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You’re It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most Leonard J. Marcus, Eric J. McNulty, Joseph M. Henderson, and Barry C. Dorn PublicAffairs (June 2019) How specific human complexities, relationships, and interdependencies determine success or failure To…
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