Review of Steven Silbiger’s The Jewish Phenomenon
Perhaps it was my upbringing in the American Bible Belt, but I’ve always had a fascination with Jewish culture. It…
Review of Andy Grove’s High Output Management
Andy Grove was the former chairman and CEO of Intel. “High Output Management” is consistently listed on reading lists for…
The Power of Pressure
SCOTTISH philosopher Thomas Carlyle is said to have written, “No pressure, no diamonds.” And it’s true. We need to rethink…
The Power of Positive Leadership
Average organizations have mission statements. Great organizations have people who are on a mission. The difference comes down to culture…
Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box
The book Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box was written by The Arbinger Institute. The work was…
From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership
What is values-based leadership? Well, it’s based on the principle of “doing the right thing.” Kraemer writes of values-based leadership:…
Review of Robert Iger’s The Ride of a Lifetime
The Ride of a Lifetime is the memoir of Robert Iger, for 15 years CEO of Walt Disney. Iger describes…
Made to Stick: How Some Ideas Take Hold and Others Come Unstuck
This is a book about what makes some ideas more effective than others. It explains what it is that makes…
Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
How do companies like GE, Wal-Mart and Honeywell succeed? What is the secret of Jack Welch, one of the most…
Review of Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s Think Outside the Building
I have read many of Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s previously published books and reviewed most of those. Each is of unique…
Toyin Falola’s Decolonising African Studies: Knowledge Production, Agency, and Voice
Having at last got my hands on Toyin Falola's Decolonizing African Studies: Knowledge Production, Agency, and Voice, University of Rochester…
David Cote’s Winning Now, Winning Later
David Cote’s book, Winning Now, Winning Later, details the leadership principles he followed as he transformed Honeywell during his tenure…
Adam Grant’s Think Again
Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist at the Wharton School with a talent for delivering comfortable truths. In his first…
The Mentor Leader: Secrets to building people and teams that win consistently
Supervisors are assigned, but a mentor. . . a mentor is chosen. Tony Dungy explores the beautiful burden of mentorship in…
Review of Patrick Lencioni’s The Motive
Patrick Lencioni is a management consultant and writer of several New York Times bestsellers. His previous books such as The…
Review of James Clear’s Atomic Habits
The author — James Clear — presents in this book, very compelling arguments and examples from his in-depth research spanning…
The Silo Effect: The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers
Gillian Tett, author of The Silo Effect, comes to business from an interesting background: she trained as an anthropologist, earning…
Review of John C. Maxwell and Rob Hoskins’ Change Your World
Change Your World: How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Difference isn’t a Christian book, but believers can take its contents…
Easier Done than Said by Felix Duyilemi
If you have found yourself stuck in the rut of procrastination, always wishing but getting nothing done, then ‘Easier Done…
Review of Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks
You’ve probably already worked out what this book’s title means, even if the number seems outrageously small. Four thousand weeks…
