Book Reviews
Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality
Review by, Mary Rundell-Holmes, Editor, High Tide Press
“You know, that’s a great idea,” exclaimed Joe, as he finished explaining a new insight into an aspect of employee management. “I should write an article!”
I smiled a bit sadly. I had heard my...
Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and Turn Excuses Into Results
Reviewed by Monica Regan, Senior editor, High Tide Press
A Passage to India is a fictional story rooted in historical facts. In it, E.M. Forster brilliantly demonstrates how culture, circumstance and personality drive us as we attempt to interpret...
The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World’s Toughest Problems
The Franklin Expedition left England in 1845 and sailed to the Arctic in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. The explorers maintained a firm commitment to the “British way of doing things,” as did most English explorers of the era. “This is how...
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
For years, Halloween has been a joy to children and a worry for parents. It certainly affected my family. My sisters and I would “trick-or-treat” and then dutifully bring back our bags of newly-collected goodies for our parents to inspect. Laying the...
Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers
Say you’re a manager. The people who report to you are pretty good, but there are a few problems, of course. You’ve had some management training from your company–mostly focusing on theory rather than practice. Some of the approaches you’ve learned are...
Mayday! Asking for Help in Times of Need
Independence can be both a blessing and a bane. M. Nora Klaver describes its drawbacks in a charming tale about an epiphany she experienced while traveling on a plane. Her luggage had become wedged between the seats, and as she struggled in vain to free...
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
During the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings/circus, it seemed that both Justice Thomas and his accuser, Anita Hill, were absolutely convinced of the truth and accuracy of their testimony in spite of the vast differences between their individual...
In Extremis Leadership: Leading As If Your Life Depended on It
Bill Farley, an Oklahoma City police officer, had just settled himself down for a well-earned vacation when he received news of a bombing. He grabbed his gear and rushed to the scene. What met his eyes was horrifying. Rescue personnel worked frantically...
Measure of a Leader: The Legendary Leadership Formula for Producing Exceptional Performers and Outstanding Results
Here’s a story I would like to hear: A church pastor, a gang member, and a Fortune 500 executive leave these occupations (if only temporarily) to team up and open a number of successful restaurants. The enterprise inspires and amazes until someone gets...
Payback: Reaping the Rewards of Innovation
Since successful business growth requires making a profit, a laser-beam focus on the immediate bottom line has become a fixture in most industries.
This reflects perhaps, society’s incessant quest for instant gratification. Too often that focus has...
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