The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey with Rebecca R. Merrill
If someone were to ask me to recommend five books to read in order to either start a new company or turn one around, I would recommend that they read this one first. The post The Speed of Trust by...
View ArticleBe the Hero by Noah Blumenthal
Attitude is one of the few things we can control in life. This book provides a model of how to recognize that and, more importantly, how to do something about it. The post Be the Hero by Noah...
View ArticleTransforming Toxic Leaders by Alan Goldman
Toxicity often grows subtly and imperceptibly over time. The book underscores the necessity to closely examine what is actually going on in an organization. The post Transforming Toxic Leaders by Alan...
View ArticleThe Trouble with HR: An Insider’s Guide to Finding and Keeping the Best...
Taylor and Stern provide the reader with practical, viable tools that can serve to create and sustain a flexible, integrated, and creative business organization. The post The Trouble with HR: An...
View ArticleStrategy for Sustainability: A Business Manifesto by Adam Werbach
This is a useful primer for business leaders who want to plan for the future survival of the company and innovate differently so their enterprises can thrive. The post Strategy for Sustainability: A...
View ArticleLeading in Turbulent Times by Kevin Kelly and Gary E. Hayes
I found the book to be short on new insights and somewhat trite in some aspects of leadership that it explored. The post Leading in Turbulent Times by Kevin Kelly and Gary E. Hayes appeared first on...
View ArticleLeading Culture Change: What Every CEO Needs to Know by Christopher S. Dawson
Throughout the book Dawson provides a sophisticated set of frameworks to prepare senior managers for creating evocative change. The post Leading Culture Change: What Every CEO Needs to Know by...
View ArticleLiving in More than One World, How Peter Drucker’s Wisdom Can Inspire and...
Rosenstein unpacks the wisdom of Peter Drucker for the benefit of today's business professionals, and, a prodigious amount of wisdom it is. The post Living in More than One World, How Peter Drucker’s...
View ArticleAnalytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results by Thomas H. Davenport,...
Analytics at Work is about improving performance in key business domains using data and analysis. Five stars. The post Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results by Thomas H. Davenport,...
View ArticleWho’s Your Gladys? How to Turn even the Most Difficult Customer into your...
A review of "Who's your Gladys" by Suttle and Vest, who say "customer service is about seeing the positive qualities in a client with negative behavior." The post Who’s Your Gladys? How to Turn even...
View ArticleThe Future of Finance: The LSE Report
The depth of analysis and the often provocative solutions offered in this report make it a must for those who need clarification on the financial crisis. The post The Future of Finance: The LSE Report...
View ArticleTechnical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians,...
In this manual, one will not find "trading secrets" nor "holy grails," but an efficient portal to more study in areas of interest or need for the reader. The post Technical Analysis: The Complete...
View ArticleWhat I Didn’t Learn in Business School: How Strategy Works in the Real World...
Although this book is a novel, it allows the reader to gain knowledge and to reflect on its application. I give this four stars and a big "thumbs up." The post What I Didn’t Learn in Business School:...
View ArticleIgnited: Managers! Light Up Your Company and Career for More Power, More...
Thompson’s book is a must-read for those trapped in middle management who have not been as lucky as I have in finding a way out to smaller, yet much, much greener pastures. The post Ignited: Managers!...
View ArticleThe On-Demand Brand: 10 Rules for Digital Marketing Success in an Anytime,...
The book is replete with real-world examples—those that worked, those that didn’t work, and why. The post The On-Demand Brand: 10 Rules for Digital Marketing Success in an Anytime, Everywhere World by...
View ArticleWorkforce of One: Revolutionizing Talent Management Through Customization by...
This book will be of special interest to HR professionals and provides valuable insights and options to all strategy-level managers in an organization. The post Workforce of One: Revolutionizing Talent...
View ArticleEthics in Motion by Justin M. Paperny
Paperny’s objective in getting the message across regarding consequences for unethical/illegal actions is very effective. Readers will appreciate the visceral connection with each chapter. The post...
View ArticleManaging the Older Worker: How to Prepare for the New Organizational Order by...
The strength of the book is the series of provocative issues it raises. Practitioners can read it and decide if their businesses are positioned to better manage older workers and increase performance....
View ArticleBuy-in by John P. Kotter and Lorne A. Whitehead
Each of the strategies discussed are valid; however, the authors should stick with academic articles and books and leave the writing of novels to other authors. The post Buy-in by John P. Kotter and...
View ArticleFordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City by Greg...
This is a fascinating book covering a powerful businessman and a grand experiment in vertical integration. The post Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City by Greg Grandin...
View Article“The Secret” by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller
As with most of the Blanchard book series, this piece is written as a quick read for busy managers with practical, get-to-the-point objectives. The post “The Secret” by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller...
View ArticleThe Coaching Connection: A Manager’s Guide to Developing Individual Potential...
The strength of the book is that it provides an outline of what might be called “leverage points” for helping a client to be a more effective leader within the context of the corporation. The post The...
View ArticleBreakthrough! A 7-Step System for Developing Unexpected and Profitable Ideas...
Breakthrough! is not a breakthrough book, but if you seek an easy-to-read, “how-to” book on logistics that foster innovation in your organization, then it may serve as your mug of java. The post...
View ArticleTraining on Trial: How Workplace Learning Must Reinvent Itself to Remain...
A reader who is new to the employee learning and development training field will find value in this book—but the tools and tips offered are not trailblazing. The post Training on Trial: How Workplace...
View ArticleRetooling HR: Using Proven Business Tools to Make Better Decisions About...
Boudreau confronts the inherent uncertainty in challenging HR questions in a manner that does not dehumanize human capital. The post Retooling HR: Using Proven Business Tools to Make Better Decisions...
View ArticleMoney Mavericks: Confessions of a Hedge Fund Manager by Lars Kroijer
Kroijer elaborates on the state of the hedge fund industry, its overall usefulness, and the problem with fees and structure—all issues I mostly agree with. The post Money Mavericks: Confessions of a...
View ArticleThe Little Book of Behavioral Investing by James Montier
Montier provides an interesting and fact-supported look at how our emotions prevent many of us from being successful investors. The post The Little Book of Behavioral Investing by James Montier...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Dynamics of Typical People: An Introduction to Jungian Type...
The vast bulk of the book is a description of the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MTBI), and Bents and Blank specifically identify how each of the 16 personality types react to stress. The post...
View ArticleBeing the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader by Linda A....
Many books on management act as if they have the best answer for everyone. Instead, to its credit, Being the Boss offers a coherent set of questions that make it possible for each manager to...
View ArticleThe 100 Best Business Books of All Time: What They Say, Why They Matter, How...
The 100 Best Business Books of All Time is crammed with book reviews and allows you to learn about all those books that you think you should have read or relearn the ones you did read but forgot the...
View ArticleFixing the Game: Bubbles, Crashes, and What Capitalism Can Learn from the NFL...
What the reader gets in Fixing the Game is deeply thoughtful business commentary with an excellent marketing case study to boot, namely the NFL. The post Fixing the Game: Bubbles, Crashes, and What...
View ArticleThe Essentials of Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers by Edward...
This book would best be utilized in a course on Finance for the Non-Financial Manager. Otherwise, there are better uses for your time. The post The Essentials of Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial...
View ArticleThe New Age of Innovation: Driving Co-created Value Through Global Networks...
The authors clearly identify the “what” and the “why” of the morphing of products and services and then provide direction for managers to understand actions necessary to remain competitive. The post...
View ArticleSteve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
For students of business, the question revolves around who made the greatest contribution to the future of business and, by that, the greatest contribution to mankind, and to civilization’s progress....
View ArticleThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
The book is thorough, clearly written, and easily understood. It offers important lessons not only for economists, but especially for managers and for anyone who cares about the value of the decisions...
View ArticleThe Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that...
Larson’s book, The Devil in the White City, is a case study of a very large project in the early 1890s—the project was the conception and building of the 1893 World’s Fair; also known as the Columbian...
View ArticleHarder than I Thought by Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon...
Written in the parable style of such books as The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, the authors offer a story of the challenges and tribulations of the CEO role. The post Harder than I Thought by Robert D....
View ArticleTechnical Analysis for the Trading Professional, Second Edition, by Constance...
An excellent-read both for academics seeking a practice-oriented perspective to technical analysis and for active investors seeking analytical tools. The post Technical Analysis for the Trading...
View ArticleFate of the States by Meredith Whitney
Whitney concentrates on the economic prospects for individuals states. Particularly disturbing are Whitney’s long term projections for California and Illinois. The post Fate of the States by Meredith...
View ArticleClick Millionaires by Scott Fox
The author provides an amazing array of ideas on “how to” create online lifestyle businesses by setting up and using the internet. The post Click Millionaires by Scott Fox appeared first on Graziadio...
View Article“Idea Agent” by Lina M. Echeverria
She grounds her key points by referring to specific experiences she had in developing products and working within a technical corporation to bring the products to market. The post “Idea Agent” by Lina...
View Article“The Diversity Index” by Susan E. Reed
In The Diversity Index, Reed raises one of the most critical issues facing managers today..what happens to the qualified female and traditional minority candidates? The post “The Diversity Index” by...
View Article“Contagious: Why Things Catch On” by Jonah Berger
Jonah Berger, a marketing professor at Wharton, analyzes “Why Things Catch On” in a sort of Malcolm Gladwell approach to marketing analysis. The post “Contagious: Why Things Catch On” by Jonah Berger...
View Article“Capitalism at the Crossroads” by Stuart L. Hart
In essence, in his new book Prof. Hart makes the case for two major strategic drivers: technology and Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) approach. The post “Capitalism at the Crossroads” by Stuart L. Hart...
View Article“Customer Experience 3.0” by John A. Goodman
John Goodman offers a view of how industry will look at customers in the future. Goodman shows us the new world of the Customer Experience. The post “Customer Experience 3.0” by John A. Goodman...
View Article“AHA Moments in Talent Management” by Mark Allen
A fable about hiring, developing, retaining, and creating a culture that not only says, “People are our most valuable asset,” but shows how to put it into action. The post “AHA Moments in Talent...
View Article“Keeping Up with the Quants” By Thomas H. Davenport and Jinho Kim
This a translation from “quant” language to standard business English that offers insight to those who see “quants” as people who have a strange vocabulary. The post “Keeping Up with the Quants” By...
View Article“The Facilitator’s Fieldbook,” by Tom Justice and David W. Jamieson, PhD
The use of groups and teams has become increasingly prominent in business strategies and change efforts, and facilitation enables success to occur within such groups. The post “The Facilitator’s...
View Article“Beyond the Lean Revolution”By Deborah J. Nightingale & Jayakanth Srinivasan
In the big picture, it is up to the leadership team of a business to develop strategies that promote the key value propositions of the enterprise. The post “Beyond the Lean Revolution”By Deborah J....
View Article“Shaky Ground: The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants” by Bethany McLean
In "Shaky Ground" Bethany McLean explores what she believes to be one of the biggest unresolved issues remaining from the 2008 financial crisis The post “Shaky Ground: The Strange Saga of the U.S....
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