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Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite 20 reviews Paul Arden, 2006
Whatever you do, buy this book
+ So simple!
Great book, easy to read, great information about taking risk in your life, highly reccomended...
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking 967 reviews Malcolm Gladwell
Back Bay Books, 2007
blink...and then it's gone
There's not much substance to this book. Rather than being a resource of information, it is merely a book of examples. There is no broad takeaway you can gather from it after reading except to say perhaps that many of our decisions are based on split-second thoughts. But did you really need to read ...
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't 705 reviews Jim Collins
Collins Business, 2001
For hiring managers, and those looking for leaders
+ "Good to Great" an exceptional leadership reference + A good look at what companies can do to manage talent + Good to Great + Good to Great review
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Six Thinking Hats 54 reviews Edward De Bono
Penguin Books Ltd, 2000
"Hats" is a winner.
+ Approach a problem from multiple viewpoints + Teaches the Left Brain and Right Crossover! + Brief yet entertaining
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 79 reviews John Allen Paulos
Hill and Wang, 2001
Mathematical Literacy Has Its Benefits
+ An Interesting Read + Must-Reading + Very good book
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Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues 5 reviews Vincent Ruggiero
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2007
A splended, and marvelous book on ethics
+ Interesting read + Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues + Challenging inquires
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The Wisdom of Crowds 161 reviews James Surowiecki
Anchor, 2005
great stuff!
+ UNique thinking for these turbulent times + Why don't quantum physicists let a crowd predict the Higgs' particle mass-energy?
I read this for a MBA class. Out of the stack of books assigned, so far, this is the only one I liked. It is relevant to today's curious questions of how to get crowds engaged, how crowds behave, and why we even care.
I'm trying to teach people to work collaboratively together at work. They ...
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die 225 reviews Chip Heath, Dan Heath
Random House, 2007
A must-read for anyone involved in communication/presentation
+ Made for Success + Get your communication to "stick" just like an urban legend + Veteran reviews Made to Stick by Heath.
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The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations 65 reviews Ori Brafman, Rod A. Beckstrom
Portfolio Hardcover, 2006
Catch-22, Only Worse!
+ Starfish? Spiders? Great Insight? Yes, its all here. + Why popularizing books should end up on college syllabi
This book focuses on a new revolution you might have missed--what happens in movements without a hierarchy. The authors announce, "A lack of traditional leadership is giving rise to powerful groups that are turning industry and society upside down."
Cut off a spider's head and the poor guy is ...
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A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative 63 reviews Roger von Oech
Business Plus, 2008
Open the doors to the mind by lubricating the hinges!
+ Has its purpose + Read it, use it! + STAND OUT resource + If not a whack, at least a little thump
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Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking (8th Edition) 42 reviews Neil Browne, Stuart M. Keeley
Prentice Hall, 2006
Fantastic!
+ stisfied customer + Questioning leads to knowledge...and knowledge leads to wisdom!
This has got to be hands down one of the best books I have ever read. I picked this up for a class I was taking and it really opened my eyes. People see the words "critical thinking" and assume it means something negative. This book teaches you how to use your brain to look at things from all ...
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Cracking Creativity: The Secrets of Creative Genius 45 reviews Michael Michalko
Ten Speed Press, 2001
Practical Techniques to Boost Creativity
+ Very good content + Visual art help + First learn and then unlearn and learn again + Great read
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52 Projects : Random Acts of Everyday Creativity (Perigee Book) 21 reviews Jeffrey Yamaguchi
Amazon Remainders Account, 2005
Great and fun ideas.
+ Fun/Great Stuff + Nice Book + need to be inspired? this is the book for you.
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Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life 15 reviews Richard W. Paul, Linda Elder
FT Press, 2002
A useful guide to thinking critically.
+ Helping to gain access to our own reasoning! + Great Timing + Better thinking, better living
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Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great 64 reviews Jim Collins
HarperCollins, 2005
Taking a non-profit from Good to Great
+ A Must Read for Non-Profit Boards and Management + Much needed + Good to Great & Strategic Planning
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52 Projects : Random Acts of Everyday Creativity (Perigee Book) 21 reviews Jeffrey Yamaguchi
Amazon Remainders Account, 2005
Great and fun ideas.
+ Fun/Great Stuff + Nice Book + need to be inspired? this is the book for you.
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Six Thinking Hats 54 reviews Edward De Bono
Penguin Books Ltd, 2000
"Hats" is a winner.
+ Approach a problem from multiple viewpoints + Teaches the Left Brain and Right Crossover! + Brief yet entertaining
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 79 reviews John Allen Paulos
Hill and Wang, 2001
Mathematical Literacy Has Its Benefits
+ An Interesting Read + Must-Reading + Very good book
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The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations 65 reviews Ori Brafman, Rod A. Beckstrom
Portfolio Hardcover, 2006
Catch-22, Only Worse!
+ Starfish? Spiders? Great Insight? Yes, its all here. + Why popularizing books should end up on college syllabi
This book focuses on a new revolution you might have missed--what happens in movements without a hierarchy. The authors announce, "A lack of traditional leadership is giving rise to powerful groups that are turning industry and society upside down."
Cut off a spider's head and the poor guy is ...
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Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues 5 reviews Vincent Ruggiero
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2007
A splended, and marvelous book on ethics
+ Interesting read + Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues + Challenging inquires
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