Book Summaries

In this summary Kevin Cashman demonstrates that his "grow the whole person to grow the whole leader" approach focused on purpose-driven leadership, is even more relevant in today’s hypercomplex world.

In Innovation by Design, authors Thomas Lockwood and Edgar Papke share the results of their study of some of the world’s most innovative organizations including the 10 attributes leaders can use to create and develop effective cultures of innovation

Kristi Hedges has used quantitative research and responses from leaders at all levels to discover what inspiring leaders do differently.

Kogan Page, 221 pages

You may have the world’s greatest solution, but if you can’t communicate with relevancy, develop credibility and respect, and build clarity for your customers, your potential will be severely constrained. Leading-edge strategist Jeff Thull shows readers how to create a different kind of relationship with the customer and use powerful diagnostic principles to reframe the typical sales conversation.

A valuable resource — grounded in solid research — for any leader or manager who needs practical strategies when conducting business negotiations. Lewicki and Hiam assert that the basic skills and techniques of what they call “the master negotiator” are essential for resolving conflicts, handling difficult conversations, protecting oneself against a competitor and managing good business deals.

Blanchard, a leading management consultant and author of The New York Times best seller The One Minute Manager, and his colleagues at the Ken Blanchard Companies have spent over 25 years helping leaders and organizations become great and remain great. Finally they have brought all of that knowledge together and distilled it into Leading at a Higher Level.

When individuals in a crowd are appropriately diverse, independent and decentralized, their aggregated decisions are surprisingly on point. With this knowledge, the power of groups can be used to find unknown answers and determine how to coordinate behavior and cooperate in all areas of society. Our everyday activities, our government and our economy are all affected by the power of crowds, and when things go awry, it is often because one of the key elements of an intelligent crowd is missing or

In The Art of the Start, Guy Kawasaki writes that his goal is to help you use your knowledge, love and determination to create something great without getting bogged down in theory and unnecessary details. At Apple in the 1980s, Kawasaki turned ordinary consumers into evangelists. As founder and CEO of Garage Technology Ventures, he has field-tested his ideas with dozens of newly hatched companies. In this summary, Kawasaki takes you through every phase of creating a business, from ...