Book Reviews
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Cal Newport Grand Central Publishing (2016) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle Note: I recently re-read this book prior to…
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Scaling Leadership: Building Organizational Capability and Capacity to Create Outcomes that Matter Most Robert J. Anderson and William A. Adams John Wiley & Sons (January 2019) How to develop high-creative leadership at all levels and in all areas of the…
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Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times Michael Beschloss Crown (October 2018) How “the life or death of much of the human race” depends on the character of one person Today, opinions are divided with regard…
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Creative Construction: The DNA of Sustained Innovation Gary P. Pisano PublicAffairs (January 2015) How and why human beings can modify their DNA, for better or worse When Charles Darwin discussed his concept of natural selection in his classic work, On the…
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power Shoshana Zuboff PublicAffairs (January 2019) How to contest and interrupt, then contain and vanquish an unprecedented threat to the human race As Shoshana…
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Cyber Smart: Five Habits to Protect Your Family, Money, and Identity from Cyber Criminals Bart R. McDonough John Wiley & Sons (2019) “When it comes to our cyber lives, we all live in a bad neighborhood.” Bart R. McDonough’s comment…
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Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Companies Gary Shapiro William Morrow/An Imprint of HarperCollins (2013) To defeat an opponent, do something unexpected: “Innovate or die” Most opponents of samurai and ninja warriors die in combat.…
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Unlocking Creativity: How to Solve Any Problem and Make the Best Decisions by Shifting Creative Mindsets Michael A. Roberto John Wiley & Sons (January 2019) How all leaders can transform their mindset to stimulate creativity in themselves and others Michael…
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Valley Forge Bob Drury and Tom Clavin Simon & Schuster (October 2018) A crucible during which no battles were fought but winning a war for independence became possible According to my preliminary research among several complementary sources, no battle was…
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The Origin of (almost) Everything Graham Lawton and his colleagues at New Scientist Nicholas Brealey (October 2018) Once upon a time…give or take a few million years As I began to read this book, I asked myself “Why hasn’t someone…
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