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A collection of 61 issues

New Book Review: "Dr. Peeling's Principles of Management"

New book review for Dr. Peeling's Principles of Management: Practical Advice for the Front-Line Manager, by Nic Peeling, Dorset House, 2003, reposted here: The aspect of this text that originally drew my attention was that it is published by Dorset House, which has still yet to disappoint after

New Book Review: "Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture"

New book review for Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture: Based on the Competing Values Framework (Third Edition), by Kim S. Cameron and Robert E. Quinn, Jossey-Bass, 2011, reposted here: In the introduction to this book, the authors share the familiar Tom Peters quote, "If you're not confused,

New Book Review: "The Servant"

New book review for The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership, by James C. Hunter, Prima, 1998, reposted here: Recently recommended by the instructor of a University of Illinois leadership training course my colleagues and I attended, this book is one of the best leadership texts

Past Book Review (November 16, 2008): "Medical Errors and Medical Narcissism"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for Medical Errors and Medical Narcissism, by John D. Banja, Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2005, reposted here: Published almost four years ago at the time of this review, it is rather interesting that other readers have not yet shared

Past Book Review (January 25, 2009): "Alpha Project Managers"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for Alpha Project Managers: What the Top 2% Know That Everyone Else Does Not, by Andy Crowe, Velociteach, 2006, reposted here: The subtitle for this work would probably be more aptly worded "What the Top 2% DO that

Past Book Review (January 1, 2009): "The Designful Company"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for The Designful Company: How to Build a Culture of Nonstop Innovation, by Marty Neumeier, Peachpit Press, 2008, reposted here: A beautifully designed text. The author's description of this work as an "airplane book", compressed

Past Book Review (December 13, 2008): "Reward Systems"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for Reward Systems: Does Yours Measure Up?, by Steven Kerr, Harvard Business School Press, 2008, reposted here: The core content that Steve Kerr presents here is a simple, effective process to improve the corporate reward system in three high-level

New Book Review: "The Personal MBA"

New book review for The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business, by Josh Kaufman, Portfolio / Penguin, 2010, reposted here: Of the many reviews I have written here, writing a review for this text was among the most difficult because "The Personal MBA" has a large target market

New Book Review: "Your Brain and Business"

New book review for Your Brain and Business: The Neuroscience of Great Leaders, by Srinivasan S. Pillay, FT Press, 2011, reposted here: It is apparent that one has a controversial text on their hands when some reviewers assign the label "too scientific", and some reviewers assign the label

New Book Review: "Million Dollar Speaking"

New book review for Million Dollar Speaking: The Professional's Guide to Building Your Platform, by Alan Weiss, Ph.D., McGraw-Hill, 2011, reposted here: As Alan Weiss states in his preface, this book was written for the professional career speaker (one who gets paid to speak), even though "