Hot Off the Press

Brief reviews of books that support our philosophy. Some inspire, some make you think, and some do a little of both.

Patrick M. Lencioni: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
This book is a quick read for those leaders who are serious about teamwork... (*****)



Mark Morgan: Executing Your Strategy: How to Break It Down and Get It Done
Practical...cut the BS resource... (****)



Garr Reynolds: Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)
Beyond thought provoking...it's not a how to book (*****)







Daniel H. Pink: A Whole New Mind:
Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
The six disciplines for the coming conceptual
age are provocative...left brainers look out! (*****)






Roger Fisher: Getting It Done:
How to Lead When You're Not in Charge
Practical...riveting...perfect for knowledge
worker team enviroments (*****)






Jeffrey Pfeffer: The Knowing-Doing Gap:
How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Action
It's the ultimate illusion in firms...
action versus talking about action (*****)







Carla O'dell: If Only We Knew What We Know:
The Transfer of Internal Knowledge and Best Practice
Leveraging knowledge internally is not easy...
and not solved with IT alone...
the chapter on customer intimacy alone is worth the price (*****)







Malcolm Gladwell: Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking
A counter-intuitive compendium not to miss (*****)







Stephen Denning: Leaders Guide to Storytelling:
Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative
You have to tell your story...in a compelling manner (*****)







Michael E. Porter: Redefining Health Care:
Creating Value-Based Competition on Results
It's a new model in healthcare (****)







Thomas L. Friedman: The World is Flat:
A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
The six disciplines for the coming conceptual
age are provocative...left brainers look out! (*****)







Rick Page: Hope is not a Strategy
The account development process has many aspects... (*****)







Marlys Hanson: Passion and Purpose
One of my personal coaches... (*****)