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I consider Edgar Schein one of the fathers of Organizational Culture thinking. Read anything by Edgar and you’ll be learning something worthwhile. In this simple book however, he gives some astounding advice on helping people in the most impactful way from your employee to your spouse to your child. His framework of the roles of client and helper will quickly explain so much about why attempting to help sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t.
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The subtitle says it all: Change the way you lead forever! This quick, small book with seven great questions will change the way you lead. Worth reading.
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Great view of how our rapidly changing technology and expectations of the next generation of young people are going to change the structures of our corporations. Written way back in 2009, you can see much of this playing out already.
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In this book Roberts demonstrates how Adam Smith (our first real economist) believed there were two main issues that drive a capitalistic system, to love and to be lovable. Amazing fit with the principles of leadership. Highly recommended.
Ron’s Short Review: Of the two books on Strategic thinking/planning I read this month (See The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning) this one hit the nail on the head. Great guide for thinking through today’s ever-changing business climate.
Ron’s Short Review: I must admit that this was one of the few books that I couldn’t slog through. I don’t think it was the fault of the author it may be that it was written in 1994 and in today’s fast-paced, global business world I just didn’t find it relevant any more.
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Does a great job of breaking out the types of risk, relative vs absolute, and the difference between risk and uncertainty. It will equip you to be much better and risk analysis and making better decisions.
Ron’s Short Review: General McChrystal really nails this one and helps us see why the ONLY way we’ll experience success in today’s fast changing world is to build great teams. A must read.
Ron’s Short Review: Written for entrepreneurs, but if any business doesn’t think they’re either in the entrepreneurial business or up against an entrepreneurial world, they haven’t been paying attention.
Ron’s Short Review: Fascinating story about how American industry responded to the needs of the UK, Russia and America at the beginning of WWII (and how the government nearly thwarted it). Fascinating read.
Ron’s Short Review: Rich Karlgaard has become one of my favorite authors. He builds a great case for why the first word in the name of my company is Team. Team, Leadership, Culture. You need all three but it doesn’t work without Team.
Ron’s Short Review: Benjamin Tallmadge was George Washington’s spy master during the revolutionary war. He wrote this as a memoir to his children. Short read (less than 100 pages). Fascinating.