First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Bob''s blog entries 3M Andrew King Citizens of Dublin Columbia Business School Publishing Design Management Institute (DMI) University of Virginia''s Daren School of Business IBM FiDJI Here''s a blueprint for deploying design thinking to embed a more creative approach to problem solving Intuit Jeanne Liedtka Karen Christensen Kevin Bennett MeYou Health (..)

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Michael Lee Stallard

MARCH 24, 2016

“It isn’t what we don’t know that gives us trouble, it’s what we know that ain’t so.” – Will Rogers. Ditch Performance Reviews. Everyone knows that the annual performance review is problematic and yet many organizations still employ this practice. Note: I received a review copy of this book in advance of publication.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 15, 2013

Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams: How You and Your Team Get Unstuck to Get Results Roger Schwarz Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint (2013) “Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.” ” Kenyan Proverb The last time I checked, Amazon offers 52,820 books for sale in the category “business teams.”

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 29, 2013

Bob''s blog entries A Kick in the Seat of the Pants Five Minds for the Future How and why leadership transformation can only be understood by thinking holistically Howard Gardner Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers Become Extraordinary Leaders New Harvest/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Peter Fuda Roger Von Oech Song of Myself Walt Whitman'

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Rogers Books Review Leadership 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 2, 2012

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life Alice Schroeder Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, First Edition (2008) To a great extent, his life has been business…and business has been his life I recently re-read Roger Lowenstein’s biography, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist (first published in 1995 and now re-issued with (..)

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "13 gifts from childhood" "Flow [comma] “the secret to happiness” Alan Gregerman All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten “I have spent my adult life trying to see the world again as I once did as a child” BlessingWhite Contemporary Books Fred Rogers Gallup Lessons from the Sandbox: Rediscovering the Keys to Business (..)

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 17, 2012

Roger Martin calls it the responsibility virus and it always begins with the germ of fear. In an article for the Stanford Innovation Review , Martin writes: “Take-charge leadership misapplied not only fails to inspire and engage, it produces passivity and alienation. Fear of failure drives them into an initial extreme position.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Bob''s blog entries "The Capitalist’s Dilemma" Albert Einstein Brilliant Mistakes Brooke Manville Clayton Christensen David and Tom Kelley Dick Foster Douglas Englebart Febreze Harvard Business Review Innovation Portfolio Partners James O''Toole John Kotter Judgment Calls Karl Ronn: An interview by Bob Morris Lao-Tse Mark Fuller Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (..)

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 19, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "the choices societies make affect their rate of innovation" experimentation How and why "the infinite power of ideas" can help the human race to manage finite natural resources Johannes Gutenberg''s introduction of s moveable type printing press Ramez Naam Roger Bacon''s refinement of Aristotelian empiricism to what we now view (..)

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2019

For that, I would highly recommend Roger Schwarz for work that inspires effective teamwork and the development of a learning culture. Adopting these leadership practices and reviewing your outcomes and impact at the end of 2020 may well surprise you!

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Senge Leadership Rogers Learning-by-Doing 166

First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Management Tips from Harvard Business Review Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) 150 “tips”…almost unlimited “icebergs” Here are 150 “Management Tips of the Day” that have been featured by the Harvard Business Review blog ([link] On average, each has a total word count of about 50 and is best viewed as a reminder rather [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JULY 3, 2011

The Opposable Mind: How Successful Leaders Win Through Integrative Thinking Roger Martin Harvard Business School Press (2007) When I first read this brilliant book, I was reminded of what Doris Kearns reveals about Abraham Lincoln in Team of Rivals.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Roger Martin for Harvard Business Review and the HBR Blog Network. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * I must have heard the words “we [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 11, 2011

Change the Culture, Change the Game: The Breakthrough Strategy for Energizing Your Organization and Creating Accountability for Results Roger Connors and Tom Smith Portfolio/The Penguin Group (2011) A comprehensive, cohesive, and cost-effective methodology to achieve breakthrough results In Leading Change, James O’Toole suggests that much (most?)

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 8, 2011

The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability Roger Connors, Tom Smith, and Caig Hickman Portfolio/Penguin Group (2004) Note: I recently re-read this book while formulating questions fir an interview of its co-authors and found it even more relevant now than I did when first reading it.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 26, 2011

Rogers Yale University Press (2010) Here’s the challenge: our future networks can “make us not only more connected but, let us hope, more human.” The Network Is Your Customer: 5 Strategies Tto Thrive in a Digital Age David L. I am grateful to Thomas Kuhn and then to Joel Barker for filling one of my [.].

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Meyer Rogers Review Books 75

First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 22, 2011

Chan John Wiley & Sons (2010) A chorus of eloquent voices that suggest “a sense of what life is, can be, or should be” Prior to reading this book, I had already read two biographies of Warren Buffett, Roger Lowenstein’s Buffett: [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works A.G.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

Roger von Oech Berrett-Koehler Publishers (2002) The fact that von Oech draws heavily upon the “ancient wisdom of Heraclitus&# in this book correctly suggests what a creative mind such as von Oech’s can accomplish when seeing direct [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 29, 2011

Roger von Oech Business Plus, 25th Anniversary Edition (2008) Note: When preparing for some interviews, I re-read several books on the creative process and remain convinced that all are still among the best. A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative? This one is indeed a business classic. This [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 31, 2011

Using Your Explorer, Artist, Judge & Warrior to Be More Creative Roger von Oech Harper Paperbacks (1988) This book should be read in combination with A Whack on the Side of the Head…preferably after you have read that book. A Kick in the Seat of the Pants:?Using At least that’s my suggestion. In Kick, first published [.].

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 20, 2016

This book is a great resource for reviewing the critical things said without having to scroll through hours of audio. Maggie Rogers – Alaska. I love Tim Ferriss’ podcast. Even though he has the best guests with incredible advice, I don’t have time to take copious notes while listening.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 4, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Roger Martin for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * When Auburn’s Cam Newton was picked by the Carolina Panthers [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 23, 2011

Harvard Business Review on Collaborating Effectively Various Contributors Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How and why to establish and then nourish mutually high-impact partnerships within and beyond your organization This is one of the volumes in a series of anthologies of articles that first appeared in HBR.

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LDRLB

APRIL 12, 2013

[Editor''s Note: This is a guest post from Roger Schwarz. Roger is the author of the new book, Smart Leaders, Smarter Teams.]. Here are nine key points for improving how you deliver feedback: As you approach the conversation, be open to changing your mind. Get feedback on how you are giving feedback.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Roger Martin for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Growing [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 7, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products that Win Steven Gary Blank Your Survival Instinct Is Killing You: Retrain Your Brain to Conquer Fear, Make Better Decisions, and Thrive in the 21st [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 19, 2012

Davenport and Brook Manville Harvard Business Review Press (2012) How and why to take full and systematic advantage of technology and analytics to create deeper and more sustainable judgment To introduce this review, I call upon Peter Drucker: “There is [.].

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 16, 2014

He’s started a local leadership program that is part of the economic development organization he manages that gets rave reviews. My client Roger (first name changed, last name kept confidential)inspires me as he quietly observes himself and others for signs of what is and isn’t working in his leadership.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 31, 2010

Filed under: Leadership , Knowledge , Learning , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | learn , opportunity , value , Mark Sanborn , design « Five championship strategies Book Review: Here Comes Everybody » Like Be the first to like this post. Reviewing your past goals and achievements will help you as you look forward.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 19, 2012

Davenport and Brook Manville Harvard Business Review Press (2012) How and why to take full and systematic advantage of technology and analytics to create deeper and more sustainable judgment To introduce this review, I call upon Peter Drucker: “There is [.].

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leaderCommunicator

MARCH 28, 2014

“Before you send out your next email or have a difficult conversation with an employee, take the time to review this guideline.”. 4 Ways Successful Leaders let Employees Take the Wheel By Julia Gotmez, Switch & Shift “Many organizations want employees to embrace change, but that doesn’t go far enough. They should drive it…”.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Lafley, former CEO of Proctor & Gamble, and Roger Martin, dean of the Rotman School of Management, to write Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works. I receive a lot of review copies in the mail, but when this one arrived I was sold…twice. They mistake a strategy for a vision or a planning document. That confusion is what led A.G.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

OCTOBER 20, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Lessons from the Sandbox: Rediscovering the Keys to Business Success Alan Gregerman Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer: Managing for Conflict and Consensus Michael A. Roberto Michael C.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

Jumping the S-Curve: How to Beat the Growth Cycle, Get on Top, and Stay There Paul Nunes and Tim Breene Harvard Business Review Press (2011) How companies can reach progressively high levels of achievement The title of this book refers to pattern of consistently elevating (“jumping”) a company to progressively high levels of achievement.

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The Office Blend Blog

AUGUST 20, 2021

– Carl Rogers It is never too late, to be what you might have been. Her thoughts on work & organizations have appeared in the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, BBC Work Life, Quartz and The Huffington Post. . – Frida Kahlo A line is a dot, that went for a walk. – Paul Klee There is nothing so stable as change.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 29, 2011

Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends Tim Sanders Crown Business (2003) Note: Here is a review of a book I read when it was first published in 2003. I recently re-read it prior to reading and reviewing Sanders’ latest, Today We Are Rich: Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence. [.].

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