You would think that more than 3000 reviews averaging 4.6 would lead you to a great book. Instead, in this case, they led me to an awful book. The Power of Discipline is a slipshod bit of work. The writing/editing is terrible and the “evidence” supporting the author’s statements is often inaccurate. Let me be » Read More
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Book Review: A New Way to Think
A New Way to Think reminded me of an old joke. In the joke, a man goes to his doctor and says, “Doctor, it hurts when I do this.” The doctor replies, “Then quit doing that.” That’s the premise behind Roger Martin’s book, A New Way to Think. He says this in the Introduction. “When executives and » Read More
Book recommendations for business leaders: 3/6/23
Leaders are readers. Reading helps you discover ideas to try and expand your mental models. In this post, I point you to reviews of recent business books. You’ll find pointers to reviews of Escape from Model Land: How Mathematical Models Can Lead Us Astray and What We Can Do About It, Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of » Read More
Book Review Short Take: Culture Is the Way
There are, conservatively, 300 gazillion books published every year. No one has the time to list them, let alone read them or review them. That’s a problem because there’s a lot of value in many books you may not hear about because of the clutter. “Short Takes” is my humble effort to cut through » Read More
Book Review Short Take: Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution
There are, conservatively, 300 gazillion books published every year. No one has the time to list them, let alone read them or review them. That’s a problem because there’s a lot of value in many books you may not hear about because of the clutter. “Short Takes” is my humble effort to cut through » Read More