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Open Leadership – How social technology can transform the way you lead (Charlene Li, 2010)

2024-10-152010-08-27 by Remo Knops

I was fortunate to get an early copy “Open Leadership – How Social Technology can transform the way you lead”, the latest book of Charlene Li (co-author of the best seller Groundswell) that combines different areas that interest me: (1) the social media revolution, (2) leadership, and (3) corporate strategy.

In this article I will provide an overview of the book, and highlight some interesting parts and give you an idea about the structure of the book and the way it is written. On the other hand I won’t give away all the interesting details, so you need to do some reading yourself.

The One Minute Sales Person – Johnson & Wilson, 1984

2025-02-252009-12-30 by Remo Knops

Back in march of this year I published a short book review of a bestseller The One Minute Manager – Blanchard & Johnson, 1983 which has sold over 13 million copies. As you can read in the conclusion I decided to look for another book in the One Minute series: The One Minute $ales Person -more sales in less time with less stress-.

Business Model Generation – A handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers and Challengers

2024-02-292009-10-07 by Remo Knops

Back in June 2009 I visited the “Business Model Innovation Knowledge Fair and Book Launch” in Amsterdam, where a first (prototype)version of the Business Model Generation (hand)book was launched by Alex Osterwalder and his team. Furthermore I was able to meet the book-team as well as over 100 business model practitioners from 13 different countries there.

The One Minute Manager – Blanchard & Johnson, 1983

2025-02-242009-03-27 by Remo Knops

The One Minute Manager has sold over 13 million copies and has been translated into 37 languages, which proves that a good and interesting book doesn’t have to be thick. With just 110 pages it provides a lot of information and examples to think about, and compare those with real-life situations. I found this book in relation to the “Getting Things Done” methodology, and ordered it right away. In the article below I provide a brief summary and my personal thoughts about the contents of this book.