As an executive coach, Amy Jen Su brings to HBR a different perspective to personal development. Her experience with professionals around the globe, from middle management to the C level, led her to write “The Leader You Want to Be”. An interesting title, which turns upside down the classical personal development philosophy. Why? Usually the managers are oriented towards the […]
Category: Books reviews
Famous or interesting books about investments and finance, reviewed in a throrough and balanced manner.
“Connected Strategy: Building Continuous Customer Relationships for Competitive Advantage” – a HBR Press Book Review
“Connected Strategy” takes a look at an old dog that is learning every day new tricks: the promise of beautifying the customer relationships for every organization. When one looks at the complexity of the modern technology , it is easy to get lost. How can artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and the mobile transformation change so much the marketing […]
“Nine Lies About Work” – a HBR Book Review about Workplace Myths
Work and lies represent catchy words for a book title. “Nine Lies About Work” sounds even better – and promises a lot (at least quantitatively). Ashley Goodall and Marcus Buckingham embark on a very exciting journey – the one where they would dispel a lot of myths about work. These myths are deeply ingrained in our working culture – so […]
”Reinventing the Organisation” by Arthur Yeung & Dave Ulrich – a HBR Book Review
There are usually few books addressing the organisational development field – and even less out there of a relevant nature. “Reinventing the Organisation” makes a come back at this lateral management topic – and a good one. My first question when reaching for this new Harvard Business Review title was – why do we need to recreate our compqnies’ structures? […]
Grow Your Company and Your Career – Follow a Recipe
We all wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and maze at how fantastic we are. It’s true – we are all great leaders at some thing or another. And so are another 1 billion humans who wake up and go to work every day – deciding to make a difference. So what will make you stand apart? […]
Greatest Funny Money Books – a must-read list of the best fiction money novels
If you want to have fun + read a good book + learn new finance trivia (or MBA) stuff, there are very few books available. The money literature is enormous, do not get me wrong. But among the more than 5,000 money books published every year there are very few that tick all of the boxes: – fun to read; […]
„Everyday Chaos“ by David Weinberger – a HBR Book Review
To say that the Internet is an integral part of our lives is certainly an understatement. And David Weinberger, the famous American technologist who wrote the first Internet marketing, seems well placed to write about it. In a world where everything happens at once, where technologies combine with AI to deliver more-than-human results, „Everyday Chaos“ comes a bit late. Yet, […]