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The Art of Followership: How Great Followers Create Great Leaders and Organizations Ronald E. Riggio, Ira Chaleff, and Jean Lipman-Blumen, Co-Editors Jossey-Bass (2008) “Candles” and “mirrors” in the contemporary workplace This anthology brings together the essays of 31 contributors who…
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Here is an article written by Travis Bradberry for Talent Management magazine in which he recommends four steps to manage workplace arguments. To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and Chief…
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Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change William Bridges DeCapo Lifelong Books (2009) Durable Insights…Practical Suggestions I read this book when it was first published (1991) and recently re-read it, curious to see how well Bridges’ ideas have held up…
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Here is a sequence of brief excerpts from an interview of David McCullough by Brian Bolduc, featured in The Wall Street Journal (June 18, 2011). To read the complete interview, please click here. * * * The popular historian David…
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Chip Heath and Dan Heath Random House (2007) The art and science of devising ideas that have impact and endurance This is one of the most entertaining as well as…
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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard Chip Heath and Dan Heath Crown Business (2010) Several Sticky Insights Chip and Dan Heath have once again summoned a lively writing style to present a series of compelling insights that…
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Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Out-think Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change Erika Andersen St. Martins Press (2009) How to make decisions that drive success For organizations as well as for individuals, strategies resemble “hammers” and tactics resemble “nails” in…
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Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers Erika Andersen Portfolio/Penguin Group (2007) How green is your organization’s “thumb”? Note: The review that follows is of the paperback edition with a new preface. Erika Andersen makes brilliant use of…
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Here are two of Dan Roam’s core beliefs: “I believe that any problem can be solved with a picture. And that anybody can draw it.” That’s not a BS blurb from one of his books, articles, or speeches. He lives those…
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What Zipcar Can Teach the S&P 500
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Stephen Wunker for the Harvard Business Review blog’s “The Conversation” series. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR…
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