Book Review

Book Review: Measures of Success 0
- Book Review
- December 3, 2018
Companies rely on metrics to run their businesses but are they just reacting to noise or responding to meaningful signals in the metrics. The success of your company relies on learning the Measures of Success. Mark Graban penned an insightful, practical guide to encourage a new way of thinking about your KPIs. Accepting a better
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Book Review: Four Types of Problems 0
- Book Review
- November 26, 2018
If you’re in business then it is inevitable there are problems that need to be solved. Unfortunately, many are not great problem solvers. We want to solve each problem we face. Not all problems are the same and can’t be solved the same old way. Now there is a new resource to help you understand
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The Leadership Code: Five Rules of Leadership 0
- Book Review, Leadership
- May 2, 2018
Leaders create a credible and hopeful image of a future for everyone who needs to invest. The also connect the future to the present by turning aspirations into action. Effective leaders gauge when their focus needs to be on architecting the organization and its capabilities, and when it needs to shift to individuals and their
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team 0
- Book Review
- January 8, 2018
I recently read a book called “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” by Patrick Lencioni. Five Dysfunctions of a Team should be required reading for anyone who is part of a team, especially at the leadership level. Lencioni’s central theory is that there are 5 key elements to a cohesive team. In order of importance
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2 Second Lean 3rd Edition Book Review 0
- Book Review
- October 25, 2017
Paul Akers, founder and president of FastCap, has published his first book 2 Second Lean: How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture at Work and at Home. I have been following Paul for several years as he has built FastCap into one of the model Lean Companies in this modern age. So now that
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Book Review: Lean for the Nonprofit 0
- Book Review
- February 8, 2017
How is it possible to do any more with any less? That’s what nonprofit organization leaders have been asking themselves. During difficult economic times, donors and funders often reduce giving, making it more difficult for nonprofits to serve clients. For this reason, nonprofits are compelled to identify new or innovative ways to keep service levels
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