Book Reviews

This section contains all the book reviews that have been conducted by The Practice of Leadership. We only review and recommend books that we have read and found to be significant and those we believe will add value to our readers.

Book Review: Martin Luther King Jr. on Leadership

by George Ambler on October 30, 2006

Martin Luther King, Jr., on Leadership: Inspiration and Wisdom for Challenging Times is written by Donald T. Phillips, a well known author that writes leadership biographies highlighting leadership principles and practices, some of his other books include “Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times” and “The Founding Fathers on Leadership: Classic Teamwork in Changing [...]

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Book Review: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

by George Ambler on September 17, 2006

The “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” by John Maxwell has become a leadership classic, found on every leaders bookshelf. John Maxwell is the founder and chairman of The INJOY and a world renown author of more than 30 books, with more than 7 million copies sold. Some of his best titles include: Thinking for [...]

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Book Review: How to Make Collaboration Work

by George Ambler on August 14, 2006

How to Make Collaboration Work: Powerful Ways to Build Consensus, Solve Problems, and Make Decisions by David Straus describes the principles of collaborative problem solving in organisations. In the book, David describes collaboration as: “the process people employ when working together in a group, organisation, or community to plan, create, solve problems, and make decisions.” [...]

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Book Review: The Creative Habit

by George Ambler on June 18, 2006

The book “The Creative Habit : Learn It and Use It for Life” by Twyla Tharp is a practical book describing how you can develop a creative habit. I really enjoyed this book, it’s an engaging read, worth the time and effort. The author, Twyla Tharp, is one of America’s greatest choreographers. She has created [...]

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Jeffrey Pfeffer and Bob Sutton, authors of the book “The Knowing-Doing Gap: How Smart Companies Turn Knowledge into Action” (which I thought was a great book) has just released his new book “Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths And Total Nonsense: Profiting From Evidence-Based Management“. The book has received a lot of attention from respected sources on [...]

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