Articles on Books

Note: I received a review copy of this book from the publisher / PR firm. I'm not an Apple 'fan-boy' and don't much like Steve Job's personality, but I

We are quickly coming up to the end of 2010.  Most people are winding down for the holidays....perfect time to grab a few good books during the down time.

Late last week I received The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success, 2nd Edition by Scott Eblin (amazon affiliate link) from Daniel

I grabbed a copy of Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead (affiliate link) by Charlene Li for my business trip last week.

I just put down SWAT - Seize the Accomplishment (Amazon affiliate link) by Timothy L. Johnson....and now want to pick it back up and read it again.  It's

I realized this evening that I've got a lot of reading to catch up on.  In addition to the Kindle I received for Christmas (and the subsequent books I

For those that caught my review of Zinsser's On Writing Well, you may have noticed that I mentioned picking up Zinsser's "Writing to Learn". This book is

I just started reading "Think Better: An Innovator's Guide to Productive Thinking" by Tim Hurson. I just started Chapter 3 and have become amazed that I

Just a quick post to link to an interesting Book review site I found.  The Dallas First Friday Book Snyopsis blog is a treasure trove of information and

In July, I was approached by Andy King to see if I'd be interested in reviewing his new book from O'Reilly titled "Website Optimization: Speed, Search

OK...I probably don't have to review the The Fifth Discipline.  It's a classic...everyone has read it.  Bas de Baar had an excellent review of this book

Instead of a book review like the last two Fridays, I wanted to throw my current reading list up and get any comments and/or recommendations for other

John P. Kotter, author of "Leading Change" and "Our Iceberg is Melting" is set to release a new book titled "a sense of urgency" (release date September 3

Jim Champy's new book titled "Outsmart!: How to Do What Your Competitors Can't" is an interesting book.  It's short and easy to read...and full of some

Just finished reading "Moose on the Table"by Jim Clemmer. Before I get into the review, let me define "moose on the table."  According to the author, it

Just finished up reading "The Milkshake Moment" by Steven S. Little. This is an interesting, well-written book worth picking up.  It's easy to read with

I was browsing the local Half Price Books and noticed a book titled "The Program Management Office: Establishing, Managing And Growing the Value of a PMO"

This book,  with the full title of "Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies" is a must read for anyone trying to figure out how

If you'd like to know the answer that question, I have a new book for you to read: "Why Work Sucks" by Cali and Jody. This book (which I haven't started

If you are interested in software development...read this book. If you aren't interested in software development...read this book. If you've always

I just finished reading The Strategic Project Leader: Mastering Service-Based Project Leadership by Jack Ferraro....not a bad book. In section two of his

Just finished reading the book "It's Your Ship" by Mike Abrashoff. At first glance, this book looks like it would be something that I wouldn't like at

I'm just finishing up "The Go-Giver" by Bob Burg and John David Mann. My review in two words: "Love it". The book is a 'business parable' (whatever that

I found this book last weekend at the local Half-Price Books and thought I'd give it a read. This well known book, and its author Nicholas Carr, has been

I just finished reading "Reinventing Project Management" by Aaron J. Shenhar and Dov Dvir and I have to say that I really enjoyed this book. The full

I'm about half-way through an advance copy of David Maister's latest book titled Strategy and the Fat Smoker and I have to say I like what I've read so

I recently finished reading Mass Career Customization, the newly released book from Deloitte's Cathleen Benko and Anne Weisberg (published by Harvard

I've been re-reading "Clients for Life" by Jagdish Sheth and Andrew Sobel and saw a very nice piece of advice about ensuring that your message to your

I just finished the book "Agile & Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide" by Craig Larman. This book provides a very good overview for managers of

Jack's Notebook, written by Gregg Fraley, is a business novel in the same vein as those by Patrick Lencioni and Eli Goldratt. This book uses a fictional