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The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly The Wrong Side of Goodbye is Michael Connelly's 23rd book in the Harry Bosch series. Harry is now a PI, having retired from the LAPD. When he finds himself across the desk...

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Livia Lone by Barry Eisler Last week, I mentioned The Whistler, the latest novel by John Grisham. Not edgy enough, I said. Not so, Livia Lone, the latest novel from the pen of Barry Eisler. Livia and her younger sister...

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While I am spending a little downtime with my family, I wanted to share with you a timeless article from our Leadership Library. If you want to poison the well where you work, allow a Certified Jerk to roam free....

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This Was A Man by Jeffrey Archer Finally we arrive at the conclusion of The Clifton Chronicles, the 7 book series started by world-class storyteller, Jeffrey Archer. Last week, Cometh the Hour was released as the final book in the...

Home by Harlan Coben As I've said before when speaking of Fool Me Once, Harlan Coben is one of the few authors who doesn’t always write about a series character. But his new novel, Home, reprises Myron Bolitar, who along...

Strategy Execution Not Working? A re you still trying to cobble together a plan to actually implement your strategy this year?Last week, we talked about the inevitable slowdown in strategy execution. The summer slows us down, some of these initiatives...

When I know a new book featuring "that effin Flowers" is on my list, I know there's a real treat on the horizon.Virgil Flowers, a detective working for the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, is a real piece of work...

How’s that strategy execution coming along? I ’ll bet things are starting to drag about now, aren’t they? Summer’s here, you’re dialing it back a little, taking some well-deserved vacation. You launched the year full of promise … but many...

Ghosts of War by Brad Taylor In the summer of terrorist ass-kickers, Pike Logan continues the trend with Brad Taylor's Ghosts of War, #10 in the series. Logan is the long arm of the Taskforce, an off-the-books extension of the...

What's missing? Why do we keep wrestling with the same issues that we've examined and discussed throughout our careers? T hat's what makes it both fascinating ... and painful ... to be reminded about our timeless journey and our ongoing...

Friendly Fire by John Gilstrap It's been a great summer with some of the biggest ass-kickers around filling the shelves ... and none tougher than Jonathan Grave, the leading man in Friendly Fire, the 7th book in John Gilstrap's series....

This week, our magical mystery tour continues with another retrospective about some of the timeless issues that of us face. M aybe we can figure out why some of these challenges are so hard to kill?I’ve grabbed a few quotes...

First Strike by Ben Coes The latest Dewey Andreas novel, First Strike, is #6 in this great series from Ben Coes. He is one writer I can absolutely say only gets better each time out. What I like about this...

Most of the articles I have written over 30 years have climbed around the monkey bars at the intersection of Leadership, Strategy and Productivity. A ccording to several keen observers, I’ve also listened in on their boardroom conversations.Others have said...