Research by Gallup Inc. says 70% of the American workers are not engaged in their work. They just go to work without any involvement and engagement in what is affecting their daily work. 18% of those are actively resisting what the organization is trying to do. This book by Henri Lipmanowicz and Keith McCandless is […]
Kategori: Bokrecension
Bokrecension: Folksams datahistoria
Denna lilla skrift på 80 sidor med mycket bilder behandlar Folksams IT resa från år 1945-1985. Boken skrevs 1995. Boken är ett måste för alla på Folksams IT-avdelning idag att plöja för att förstå var vi kommer ifrån. Boken är skriven av Dag Wedmalm och Christian Rydberg som båda var IT-chefer under denna period. Här […]
Book review: Startup, Scaleup, Screwup (Appelo)
As a follower i jumped on the opportunity to have a pre-read of this new book by Jurgen Appleo. Most known as the author behind the book Management 3.0 that has opened a lot of doors for me when selling agile. The book itself is a 200 pager with rich illustrations but with a size […]
Book review: The fearless organisation (Edmondson)
Professor Amy Edmondson is to Psychological Safety what Mick Jagger is to rock’n’roll. The mothership and the person who made it popular. But prior to Jagger we had Chuck Berry and prior to Amy we had Galileo. They are not alone. This 200-page book is the bible of Psychological Safety and I recommend you start […]
Book review: Doubt (Hecht)
This 600-page brick by the poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht is written as a timeline from 600 BC to the 21st century. As most scholarships today focus on the belief systems that have defined history, while leaving Doubters burnt along the wayside, this book by Hecht shows the highlights from the history of doubt […]
Bokrecension: For full potential (Carlsson, Tropé)
I mitt arbete som förändringsledare trodde jag att jag hade hört om det mesta men när jag predikade OKR (mätning av målstyrning) för min kund så kontrade dom med att vi behövde koppla ihop detta med EOR. EOR? svarade jag. Det krävdes sedan ett digert deckararbete för att ta reda på vad detta var men […]
Book review: Surely you’re joking Mr Feynman (Feynman)
Richard Feynman was an American theoretical physicist, known for his work with quantum mechanics, the atom bomb and receiving the Nobel prize in physics, but also one of the greatest Doubters of our time. In his speech at Caltech YMCA Lunch Forum 1956 he said this which made me curious of his book: “For the […]
Book review: The 4 stages of psychological safety (Clark)
Timothy R. Clarke, CEO for a leadership training organisation, has written this 100-page book. It is easy to read with rich illustrations and a crisp message to leadership to boost innovation by applying a sense of inclusion, learning safety, contribution safety and ability to challenge the status quo. There are the four stages he elaborates […]
Bok recension: Korthuset (Eriksson)
Jonas Erikssons domargärning är väl sammanfattad i självbiografi. Från att han som liten grabb började döma fotboll i Norrländska skogarna till de stora matcherna på Camp Nou och Wembley. Otaliga är de matcher han räknar upp och det blir lite väl många för min smak, men jag förstår att det finns ett syfte i att […]
Book review: Work rules (Bock)
Lazlo Bock is a top HR manager at Google and is telling his story. This 400-page book has great illustrations, although it’s impossible to read the explanatory text fields, and the compact format makes it somewhat impractical to read. Having read “Powerful” previously it brings few new insights to the table unless you are an […]