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 success [...]
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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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Mission, Inc. by Kevin Lynch and Julius Walls, Jr. – Using Business for the Common Good, Yes We Can
May 9th, 2009 No Comments
By the authors’ definition, social enterprises are businesses whose purpose is to change the world for the common good. And “Mission, Inc.” is a practitioner’s guide of building and sustaining such businesses of unique nature.
Maybe you too share the same sentiment with me and wonder why our economy rewards businesses that do not bear the full cost [...]
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Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty by Ram Charan – Loud and Clear, Concise Yet Actionable
February 17th, 2009 3 Comments
The message is clear, the timing couldn’t be more appropriate, getting the right things done in difficult times calls for a different kind of leadership, a different set of strategy. It is because the rules have changed. Global economy no longer favors a revenue growth strategy; profitability and cash-efficiency are now the keys to survival. “Leadership in [...]
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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
Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett’s Omaha by Jeff Matthews – A Highly Readable, Well Balanced Travelogue That Will Get You Thinking
December 28th, 2008 3 Comments
As someone who has close to zero prior knowledge on the phenomenon of Warren Buffett, hedge fund manager and financial blogger Jeff Matthews has done a marvelous job in painting a holistic picture of a world according to Warren Buffett. Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett’s Omaha is highly assessable. Supported by close to 90 quotations from various [...]
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My 4th Book Review at McGraw-Hill Education
October 30th, 2008 4 Comments
Thank you McGraw-Hill for posting my book review on “Crucibles of Leadership” to your website, unaltered. Ever since April this year, it has been an exciting and rewarding journey. Though I have been writing reviews of all sorts for years, writing for a much wider audience adds a whole new level of experience. And to my [...]
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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My 3rd Blogger Book Review at McGraw-Hill Education / Would You Like Me to (White) Lie to You?
September 9th, 2008 12 Comments
Two things. First, I am happy that McGraw-Hill Education Asia has published an excerpt of my book review at their website. This is my third contribution to their site, and I don’t take this opportunity for granted for sure. I feel blessed and I shall do better. Do follow the link and check out other reviews [...]
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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