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Followship - How followers are creating change and changing leaders, Barbara Kellerman
 Fill in the blank- for every 100 books on leadership there are ____ books on followers. (Correct answer is zero) You could be led to believe that businesses are run by leaders all by themselves!! Barbara Kellerman, lecturer at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard, has done a remarkable analysis of the role of followers and their impact on leaders.
Big Ideas - The essential guide to the latest thinking, James Harkin
 It seems as if we are assaulted by a battery of new ideas, buzzwords and neologisms tossed about by the urbane, as if everyone understands them! It is easy to feel left out... Once there were ideas as labels to help us describe and understand our world, change it, make money in it, but now they seem as if they are only intended to make the speaker more intriguing.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS BBB DISCUSSION WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE IN CAPE TOWN - Radisson Hotel, Beach Road, Granger Bay, Cape Town THURSDAY 8th MAY 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
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Egonomics – What makes ego our greatest asset of most expensive liability, Marcum & Smith
Quick! What words do you associate with ego? Arrogant, self-centred,
stubborn, insecure...? Find out why the upside of ego is as powerful as
the downside. Why do we need ego to personally succeed? Why does having
ego often interfere with the success we pursue?
Influencer – The power to change anything, Patterson, et al.
An “influencer” motivates others to change. An “influencer”
replaces bad behaviours with powerful new skills. An “influencer” makes
things happen. This book explains what you have to do to be an
“influencer.”
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Books that will be reviewed in March 2008:
Made to Stick, Chip & Dan Heath
Occasionally, very occasionally, I get really evangelical about a book and I find myself quoting it and telling everyone to buy and read it. I have been telling a lot of people about Made to Stick because it deals with a problem so common that I cant think of anyone, in or out of the business world, who doesnt need its solution.
Rapid Transformation, Behnam Tabrizi
Businesses need to transform themselves for many good reasons: they are not meeting the expectations of their shareholders, their current culture is not conducive to effective execution, the market has changed, they are incapable of handling industry demands, they need/want to be the industry leader, they are simply dissatisfied with the status quo, they need to take preventative measures to address anticipated issues, and yep, the BEE imperative.
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Read more... [5 March 2008]
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Books that will be reviewed in February 2008:
The Future of Management, Gary Hamel
Just when you were sure there was nothing more that was really worth saying about management, you get a book like Hamel’s!
Microtrends, Mark Penn
 Henry Ford said you can have any colour Model T you want as long as what you want is black! Try and buy "a cup of coffee" at Seattle coffee shop and you will be asked which of a dozen different types you are referring to and in which of 3 sizes and whether you would like any additional syrups.
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Read more... [4 February 2008]
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