The Book Corner
The Book Corner offers reviews by Graziadio School faculty on a variety of books on business topics.
Book Corner Archives
Being the Boss: The 3 Imperatives for Becoming a Great Leader by Linda A. Hill and Kent
Many books on management act as if they have the best answer for everyone. Instead, to its credit, Being the Boss offers a coherent set of questions that make it possible for each manager to thoughtfully tailor his or her own answers.
Understanding the Dynamics of Typical People: An Introduction to Jungian Type Theory by Richard Bents and Reiner Blank
The vast bulk of the book is a description of the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MTBI), and Bents and Blank specifically identify how each of the 16 personality types react to stress.
The Little Book of Behavioral Investing by James Montier
Montier provides an interesting and fact-supported look at how our emotions prevent many of us from being successful investors.
Money Mavericks: Confessions of a Hedge Fund Manager by Lars Kroijer
Kroijer elaborates on the state of the hedge fund industry, its overall usefulness, and the problem with fees and structure—all issues I mostly agree with.
Retooling HR: Using Proven Business Tools to Make Better Decisions About Talent by John W. Boudreau
Boudreau confronts the inherent uncertainty in challenging HR questions in a manner that does not dehumanize human capital.
Training on Trial: How Workplace Learning Must Reinvent Itself to Remain Relevant by James D. Kirkpatrick, PhD and Wendy Kayser Kirkpatrick
A reader who is new to the employee learning and development training field will find value in this book—but the tools and tips offered are not trailblazing.
Breakthrough! A 7-Step System for Developing Unexpected and Profitable Ideas by Paul Kurnit and Steve Lance
Breakthrough! is not a breakthrough book, but if you seek an easy-to-read, “how-to” book on logistics that foster innovation in your organization, then it may serve as your mug of java.
The Coaching Connection: A Manager’s Guide to Developing Individual Potential in the Context of the Organization by Paul J. Gorrell and John Hoover
The strength of the book is that it provides an outline of what might be called “leverage points” for helping a client to be a more effective leader within the context of the corporation.
“The Secret” by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller
As with most of the Blanchard book series, this piece is written as a quick read for busy managers with practical, get-to-the-point objectives.
