Making Meaning: How Successful Businesses Deliver Meaningful Customer Experiences (VOICES)12 reviews Steve Diller, Nathan Shedroff, ... New Riders Press, 2005 heron preston review + Extrordinary Book + A business case for meaning in design loved the book. a great, informative read. as a college student currently studying design+management at parsons, this book made me excited about my future. here are some highlights: 1. Footworks: In the book, the authors develop a ficticious company, Footworks, which they use to build ...             Blueprint to a Billion: 7 Essentials to Achieve Exponential Growth31 reviews David G. Thomson Wiley, 2005 As an Executive Who Has Been There + Benefit centric innovation delivers exponential growth! + Very Good Book! + Blueprint to a Billion             Multisourcing: Moving Beyond Outsourcing to Achieve Growth And Agility10 reviews Linda Cohen, Allie Young Harvard Business School Press, 2005 Strange reviews -- Very practical book + Worth Buying + Very Useful Not sure where some of these other reviewers are coming from. Basically the entire book is composed of frameworks, decision models, examples (from well-known companies like DuPont and Nike), etc. that can be lifted directly from the book and put into practice right away. This is by far the best ...             It Takes a CEO: It's Time to Lead with Integrity3 reviews Leo Hindery Free Press, 2005 What has happened to Leaders? While the condition of the U.S. economy, and the lack of a manufacturing base in the U.S. are not 100% the responsibility of the CEO, I do agree with the author. Rather than point out his mistakes, as one reviewer successfully didm, I would call on all of us to look at the condition of our ...             Change Leadership: A Practical Guide to Transforming Our Schools (Jossey-Bass Education) Tony Wagner, Robert Kegan, ... Jossey-Bass, 2005 The Change Leadership Group at the Harvard School of Education has, through its work with educators, developed a thoughtful approach to the transformation of schools in the face of increasing demands for accountability. This book brings the work of the Change Leadership Group to a broader audience, providing a framework to analyze the work of school change and exercises that guide educators ...             The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization50 reviews John C. Maxwell Thomas Nelson, 2006 A Cassette Tape?! + 360 Degree Leader Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization + Starting over + Great book for anybody in a leadership position + 360 Degree Leader Review (Nursing Leadership)             The Human Side of Enterprise, Annotated Edition5 reviews Douglas McGregor McGraw-Hill, 2005 Editor's comments on review by "a reader" + The book that changed management + A welcome update of a management classic + A Classic for Human Resources             Get Back in the Box: Innovation from the Inside Out12 reviews Douglas Rushkoff Collins Business, 2005 A paradigm shifter + Great Wake-Up Call + Great scope and depth + Interesting new perspective on creativity and innovation + It should be titled "Get off the sphere"             Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators: From Idea to Execution33 reviews Vijay Govindarajan, Chris Trimble Harvard Business School Press, 2005 A "must-understand" for leaders concerned with long-term prosperity + Working from the Inside + Just what I needed to help my job + Inside look at managing an innovative offshoot + Some Excellent New Ideas for Pursuing Organic Growth             The Effective Executive in Action: A Journal for Getting the Right Things Done (Journal)4 reviews Peter F. Drucker, Joseph A. Maciariello Collins Business, 2005 The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker et. + Drucker lives on + The Effective Executive In Action + For the Reflective Practicioner             The Baron Son: Vade Mecum 739 reviews Vicky Therese Davis, William R. Patterson, ... Long & Silverman, 2005 The Ultimate Blueprint for Success + Amazingly Insightful + Not your average business/leadership book. + A great guide to success + Great read ranks with classics             Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great62 reviews Jim Collins HarperCollins, 2005 Excellent companion addressing not-for-profits' unique needs + Good to Great & Strategic Planning + Taking a non-profit from Good to Great + A Must Read Together With Built To Last             The Heart of Change Field Guide: Tools and Tactics for Leading Change in Your Organization10 reviews Dan S. Cohen Harvard Business School Press, 2005 Winning Principles to Practical Tools! + School Book + Cohen's Experience Makes Field Guide Useful Addition + Making Change Real + A follow-up to the 1996 John Kotter best-sellers Leading Change             Today Matters: 12 Daily Practices to Guarantee Tomorrow's Success (Maxwell, John C.)9 reviews John C. Maxwell Center Street, 2005 A Roadmap With Reflective Fodder + Excellent for Personal Growth + Go For It + Read it TODAY; it MATTERS             It Takes a CEO: It's Time to Lead with Integrity3 reviews Leo Hindery Free Press, 2005 What has happened to Leaders? While the condition of the U.S. economy, and the lack of a manufacturing base in the U.S. are not 100% the responsibility of the CEO, I do agree with the author. Rather than point out his mistakes, as one reviewer successfully didm, I would call on all of us to look at the condition of our ...             The 360 Degree Leader: Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization50 reviews John C. Maxwell Thomas Nelson, 2006 A Cassette Tape?! + 360 Degree Leader Developing Your Influence from Anywhere in the Organization + Starting over + Great book for anybody in a leadership position + 360 Degree Leader Review (Nursing Leadership)             Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators: From Idea to Execution33 reviews Vijay Govindarajan, Chris Trimble Harvard Business School Press, 2005 A "must-understand" for leaders concerned with long-term prosperity + Working from the Inside + Just what I needed to help my job + Inside look at managing an innovative offshoot + Some Excellent New Ideas for Pursuing Organic Growth             The Effective Executive in Action: A Journal for Getting the Right Things Done (Journal)4 reviews Peter F. Drucker, Joseph A. Maciariello Collins Business, 2005 The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker et. + Drucker lives on + The Effective Executive In Action + For the Reflective Practicioner             The Human Side of Enterprise, Annotated Edition5 reviews Douglas McGregor McGraw-Hill, 2005 Editor's comments on review by "a reader" + The book that changed management + A welcome update of a management classic + A Classic for Human Resources             Get Back in the Box: Innovation from the Inside Out12 reviews Douglas Rushkoff Collins Business, 2005 A paradigm shifter + Great Wake-Up Call + Great scope and depth + Interesting new perspective on creativity and innovation + It should be titled "Get off the sphere"