I have read Michael Watkins’s “The First 90 Days” quite a number of years ago. Arguably one of the must-have books for the corporate executives. In fact, the initial reception was so successful that the author has released a similar book targeting at the public sector. 6 years have passed since the author talked about critical [...]
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Your Next Move by Michael Watkins – A Good Resource For Your Major Career Transitions
October 1st, 2009 14 Comments
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The Silver Lining by Scott D. Anthony – Now It’s the Time to Innovate
July 28th, 2009 No Comments
“The Silver Lining” is a timely read. Great Disruption is here, today. Just about half a year or so ago, companies were further revising down their targets, cutting cost, and have stayed cautious for the uncertain times. The economic downturn affects both the multinational corporations and the local companies. I have had a chat with [...]
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LES50NS – Doing Business Globally – An Inspiring Read from the World’s Top Business Leaders
January 8th, 2009 4 Comments
For most of us, being able to listen to the wisdom of the world’s top business leaders – however concise it is – is a rare opportunity. While many business books today may quote and extract what some of these successful people have to say and expand the ideas within the scope of the titles, it [...]
Tags: Fifty Lessons · Harvard Business Press · McGraw-Hill Book Review Blogger
Crucibles of Leadership by Robert J. Thomas – Great Leaders Are Made of This?
October 2nd, 2008 3 Comments
In this rather crowded market of management books on leadership, two things I find intriguing about Robert Thomas’s new title “Crucibles of Leadership”. First, the concept of an experience-based leader development. Second, using the medieval alchemists’ vessel – crucible – as an analogy to the defining moments that are capable to transform us. Can this [...]
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Ethics for the Real World by Howard and Korver – Making Better Personal Ethical Decisions for Work and Life
July 21st, 2008 9 Comments
What does ethics mean to you? I asked this question to the people around me and the responses commonly point to a state of vagueness, and of confusion. Some are able to observe ethics when lapses occur. Most think that there are different types of ethics. Not many are able to articulate and relate to the [...]
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Marketing Metaphoria by Gerald Zaltman and Linsay Zaltman – A Book for the Marketers and More
June 20th, 2008 15 Comments
I beat the book by arriving at the conclusion that “Marketing Metaphoria” has a much wider application way before I’ve reached the final chapter. Marketers who wish to reveal the minds of the consumers will certainly find this book useful (Which marketer doesn’t wish that?). Even if you don’t work directly in the line of marketing, [...]
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