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AUGUST 24, 2014
The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers Bill Conaty and Ram Charan Crown Business (2010) How to develop “robust talent pipelines and same-day succession plans” I agree with Bill Conaty and Ram Charan that Steve Jobs is the archetypical “talent master.”
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DECEMBER 4, 2013
Gregermnan Sourcebooks (2010) How and why winning in today’s competitive markets requires unlocking genius within us and in the world around us I deeply appreciated all that I learned in Alan Gregerman’s most recent book, The Necessity of Strangers: The […].
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First Friday Book Synopsis
APRIL 27, 2012
The Winner’s Brain: 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success Jeff Brown and Mark Fenske with Liz Neporent DeCapo Press/Perseus Books Group (2011) How and why your brain can help you to become the best person you can be Note: I recently re-read this book, first published in 2010, and value what it offers [.].
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APRIL 12, 2011
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work Shawn Achor Crown Business/Random House (2010) The power of positive psychology in all dimensions of human experience Having already read Tal Ben-Shahar’s The Pursuit of Perfect, Happier, and Even Happier as well as Jessica Pryce-Jones’ (..)
First Friday Book Synopsis
FEBRUARY 1, 2011
Bistritz McGraw-Hill (2010) Although Nicholas A.C. Selling to the C-Suite: What Every Executive Wants You to Know About Successfully Selling to the Top Nicholas A.C. Read and Stephen J. Read and Stephen J. Bistritz claim that the approaches they recommend are “simple,” that is certainly not the word I would use to describe [.]
First Friday Book Synopsis
JULY 24, 2012
Baker RockBench Publisging Corporation (2010) All the management basics, well-presented There are no head-snapping revelations in this book, nor does David Baker make any such claim. Managing Right for the First Time: A Field Guide for Doing It Well David C.
First Friday Book Synopsis
APRIL 24, 2011
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