BBOTW – The way we’re working isn’t working (Schwartz)

Through his years of intensive work consulting to companies including Procter & Gamble, Sony, Toyota, Microsoft, Ford and Ernst & Young, with his firm The Energy Project, Schwartz has developed a powerful programme for changing the way we are working… Continue reading

BBOTW – “Linked – How Everything is Connected to Everything Else and What it Means for Business and Everyday Life” by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi

Business Book Of The Week – “Linked – How Everything is Connected to Everything Else and What it Means for Business and Everyday Life” by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi I was planning on reviewing Albert-Laszlo Barabasi’s latest book, “Bursts: The Hidden Pattern… Continue reading

BBOTW – What got you here won’t get you there (Marshall Goldsmith)

“What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How successful people become even more successful” Marshall Goldsmith (born March 20, 1949) is an American management author, academic, consultant and senior executive coach. In 1977, he met Paul Hersey, one of… Continue reading

BBOTW – “Screw Work, Let’s Play” by John Williams

“Screw Work, Let’s Play: How to Do What You Love and Get Paid for It“, by John Williams, has been all the buzz this summer – spotted on holidays everywhere from Devon to Deauville, from Prescelli to Prague. John Williams… Continue reading

BBOTW – “59 Seconds” by Richard Wiseman

Richard Wiseman’s book exposes self-help myths, and presents scientifically proven techniques that help you achieve your aims and ambitions in less than a minute. From mood to memory, persuasion to procrastination, and resilience to relationships, 59 Seconds presents the new… Continue reading

BBOTW – “What the dog saw” by Malcolm Gladwell

My Business Book of the Week* (14/08/10) is Malcolm Gladwell’s “What the Dog Saw“. “Malcolm Gladwell is the master of playful yet profound insight. His ability to see underneath the surface of the seemingly mundane taps into a fundamental human… Continue reading

After the New Economy – Doug Henwood (Book Summary)

This article was posted on one of my earlier websites as a PDF file. The original file is available here: henwood.pdf I’m having a few technology hiccoughs extracting the original text so that it can appear here. For the time… Continue reading

The Human Face of Corporate Governance – Lynn McGregor (Book Summary)

This article was posted on one of my earlier websites as a PDF file. The original file is available here: mcgregor.pdf I’m having a few technology hiccoughs extracting the original text so that it can appear here. For the time… Continue reading

Managing the Professional Firm – David Maister (Book Summary)

This article was posted on one of my earlier websites as a PDF file. The original file is available here: maister.pdf I’m having a few technology hiccoughs extracting the original text so that it can appear here. For the time… Continue reading