10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea by Suzy Welch Prior to reviewing this transformative new approach to decision making, let me tell you a little bit about the author. Many know her as the wife of former GE CEO Jack Welch and co-author, with her husband, of the number one bestseller Winning. However, Suze Welch is a…
The Milkshake Moment: Overcoming Stupid Systems, Pointless Policies and Muddled Management to Realize Real Growth by Steven S. Little Here’s another author who grabbed my attention by capitalizing on several of my five keys for choosing a book (Tips for Choosing a Great Book) … a catchy title, table of contents and jacket content. The…
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Let me begin by stating right up front that this book isn’t for everyone. Check the following list to see if you should even bother reading on. Are you comfortable operating “outside the box”? Are you a risk taker? Are you willing…
Broken Windows, Broken Business: How the Smallest Remedies Reap the Biggest Rewards by Michael Levine This is one of those books promoting a theory that appears to be extremely obvious, easy to support, and somewhat difficult to argue with. Common sense, if you will. Or maybe uncommon sense better describes this theory. I say that…