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This is a fascinating concept
Dear Dr Rampersad, I completely read your English book - Total Performance Score card. This is a fascinating concept. The processes involved in implementing TPS have been explained very simply using simple language. It is indeed a revolution in thinking to keep the 'integrity' as the core area around which other processes are developed. This is an essential part of any management concept for without integrity and commitment any new initiative is bound to fail. -S. Ramachandran, Human Resources, Ramco Systems Ltd, Chennai, India

Dr. Rampersad's processes bring organizations face-to-face with their own moral fiber
"Dr. Rampersad's book is just as timely an exhortation to American business as was In Search of Excellence. In this case, the survival of corporations depends on possessing an integrity that can both fuel their drive for performance
A desperately needed direction that management of organizations should adopt
"Total Performance Scorecard is a desperately needed direction that management of organizations should adopt. It stresses the importance and need of developing an organizational structure and philosophy that combines the goals and aspirations of the individual with those of the company. It is a melding process, which results in a corporate culture that is both individually and organizationally driven. The concepts embodied in this management concept
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Incredible!
This book will change your life.It is the best management book I've ever read ... Read more

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Just Learn It!
A few days ago, I finished reading Roger Schank's latest book, Lessons in Learning, e-Learning, and Training, and I've recommended it to everyone with whom I've spoken at any length since. If you follow Roger's work, you won't find many new concepts. What's new is that Roger has chiselled his messages in bold relief so that only the totally clueless can fail to get the point. He eats his own cooking by bringing his material to life through compelling stories.
Great Answers to Real World Learning Problems
The key to this book is summed up in the first chapter:
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A reference book for anybody interested in Knowledge and Learning Mgmt!!!
I liked so much the Knowledge and Learning management holistic approach of the book. In other words i havent seen before any textbooks dealing in an integragted way with knowledge and learning management. Most of them discuss e-learning which in fact is a stupid term!!! What means e-learning? Learning Mgmt is very nice term.
Surprising VERY GOOD!!!
When I saw this title, I was triggered by the combination of many HOT keywords on title: Knowledge, Intelligent, Learning, Semantic Web.
An excellent Book. I found many answers. I loved its editing strategy
I got the best value for my money in this title. Aiming to explore Knolwedge Management and E-learning through a semantic web perspective in business environments, i found the contents of this book to the point.
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Excellent practical guidebook
While there are a number of books with marvellous content about the theory of communities of practice, this is the one that I go back to over and over again for practical, step-by-step guidance.
thick clotted prose
This book is comprised of the kind of writing Sockel calls "thick clotted prose". After decades of reading the clear, unadorned, precise and excellent English of The Economist, I have become intolerant of pretentious layered jargon. What, for example, does this sentence say, which could not be said in simple words: "The organization's objectives, responses, and business models should be calibrated on the basis of its capabilities." Perhaps it could have been: "Organizations should do things they are good at." If this thick clotted prose had coagulated into high scholarship, I might have bothered to read on. Alas, that was not the case. The authors write, in a gesture alluding to scholarship: "Evidence shows that customers are demanding clearer information from their solution providers..." What evidence? It was not given, nor references to studies showing it. Read this book to find out how not to write.
Very practical indeed
This book has proved very practical indeed with the developing of CoPs in our environment. ... Read more

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Action Reading
For over the past hundred years there has been the debate over whether leadership is a competency that can be trained and fostered or whether it is an innate skill that individuals are born with. Dotlich and Noel add fuel to that fire as they assert that there is a mechanism called Action Learning that can create within organizations the necessary shifts in attitudes and behaviors at the leadership level for substantial organizational renewal. Action Learning, simply stated, is fostered experiential learning. In that there is nothing new here. What is new, however, is the way in which Dotlich and Noel have created a "whole body" syllabus for organizations that includes key learning activities that are tied to business objectives. Great approach to an important subject
The authors have done well in this book.They show the importance of leader development, as well as how easy it is to get you and your organization pointed in the right direction.As a trainer, I know that theprinciples discussed are valid and implementable. Dumbed down for the average reader
The book contains really basic information that is not a new revelation.For a better book on the subject read "Action Learning in Action: Transforming Problems and People for World-Class OrganizationalLearning"; Michael J. Marquardt.Marquardt's is slightly better andprovides better real life examples. ... Read more

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Taking the Leap
Books on vision are often dry and word-intensive. I was amazed at how this book was able to create a truly humorous book, while still communicating some very deep and essential concepts. I laughed my way through this delightful tale, and yet came away motivated to make positive changes in my life and to pursue my dreams. This was very easy to read, so much so that my 9 year old read and enjoyed it...but it is not a children's book per se...the messages are aimed towards adults.

The lemming dilemna
The lemming dilemna powerful book, changed my life
Simple, powerful, practical. I had read "The Fith Discipline" by Peter Senge and this book explained to me what was Personal Mastery all about in only a few pages using a powerful methaphor... You'll always remmember the story.. It worked for me... Now I feel that I have found my purpose in life.. I'm able to see want to create. ... Read more

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A Solid Effort!
Action Learning in Action Action learning has been around since the 1930s, but it can be used to improve organizations today. Michael J. Marquardt shows how. Basically, four to eight people work together to solve a problem, reflect on what they learn as they proceed and then implement their solution. Marquardt offers a clear step-by-step process and a few case histories. His focus on the original methodology may be a little heavy, but he aims to distinguish action-learning groups from multi-problem-oriented teams and work groups. The book is well organized, but if you already know about team building, leadership development and learning organizations, you'll be walking on familiar ground. That's why we at getAbstract.com recommend this book either to those who are so immersed in group learning that they find new nuance in everything in the field, or to those who are fresh to the subject, who will benefit particularly from the helpful charts, lists and illustrations.

"Action learning to all cultures and all kinds of people."
"It is the challenge of this book", M. Marquardt writes, "to provide a comprehensive overview of the true principles and successful practices of action learning as it has emerged on a worldwidebasis...For many organizations around the world, action learning hasquietly become one of the most powerful action-oriented, problem-solvingtools, as well as their key approach to individual, team, and organizationdevelopment. Organizations as diverse as Exxon, General Electric, TRW,Motorola, Arthur Andersen, General Motors, the U.S. Army, Marriott, andBritish Airways now use action learning for solving problems, developingglobal executives, identifying strategic competitive advantages, reducingoperating costs, creating performance management systems, and becominglearning organizations." A must-read for those interested in action learning
This book captures the essence of action learning; lots of success stories; interesting perspectives from participants; very practical with all the how-to's needed to set up action learning programs ... Read more

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Editorial Review

Ever since Hewlett-Packard emerged from one in 1939, a "garage" has come to symbolize the no-holds-barred mentality that fosters the kind of creativity that drove this company--and the dozens more it spawned--to heights theretofore unknown. Bernd Schmitt, a Columbia Business School professor who has written several well-received marketing books (Read more

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All Buzz and No Bizz
This is an incredibly structured book about creativity.Although I agree with most of what he says, I find little value in this book.The thing that I disagree with most is the need for tension between bizz and buzz.I know that harmony between the two is not only acheivable but more productive.
Clever stories but no handbook
The book benefits from amusing anecdotes but is very light on actual help for putting in place a workable framework for managing business innovation.

Wake-Up Call for Traditional Marketing Literature
Finally somebody tearing down the "dusty" rules and old-fashioned formats of how to write a marketing book. This book is not only creative, well thought-out, and informative it is especially fun to read. Read more

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Can't we all just get along (and together)?
The book describes another knock-off copy-cat system of the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator and the MBTI's marvellous refinement, Keirseian Temperament. Wouldn't it be great if all these copycat system people, and the MBTI and Keirsian people, could get together and admit they are merely describing the same thing? Heck, the world might actually see the truth to these systems, once they're unified. But no, I guess there's money to be made by coining a new name for something and establishing a copyright for that new name. Great Book, Enjoyabe Reading
This was a wonderful book.I laughed throughout the entire book.It is so practical and applicable!

No more cookie cutter learning styles!
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Misses the mark
Tichy described the "interactive teaching/learning process" as a form of "synergy" whereby "1+1=3" (10). Synergy is defined as the "process of mutual exploration and exchange during which both the teacher and the learner become smarter" (10). Though he uses this term to illustrate the teaching and learning process, he esteemed the four "E's" when choosing potential leaders. The criteria included the following: "Energy" (coping ability for change), "Energize" (ability to excite/inspire), "Edge" (making tough calls), and "Execute" (always delivering, never disappointing) (129). To better support his argument for interactive synergy, Tichy should have included another "E" category-- Educate (the ability to teach, mentor, and guide). Tichy, himself, framed teaching as "opening people's eyes and minds...teaching new ways to see the world and pointing them to new goals...teaching them to teach their own knowledge and teach others" (74). His statement was void of an element in interactive/circulatory teaching.
Sensible advice, but repetitive, repetitive, repetitive
While I will never dispute the premise that great leaders teach, mentor and learn, it doesn't have to be repeated over and over until I get it. The hero of this book, and that is really the only way to describe it, is Jack Welch, former head of GE. There is a lot of ink used to laud Welch and what he did at GE. While I don't dispute that Welch deserves to be acknowledged as a great leader, Tichy comes very close to crossing the line between praising and deifying him.
Robert Knowling?
I just read the intro to this book by Robert Knowling. As far as I can tell Robert Knowling was booted out of Covad having delivered dismal results. He is listed as CEO of Simbion, which according to Hoovers has 1-5 employees and $50-$100K in revenues. He is even featured on the cover. Am I missing something? ... Read more

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Great book
I am a management consultant, a trainer and an executive coach and business strategy is one of my core interests. I have found this book by chance browsing on Amazon.
Willie Pietersen gives us great strategy AND great practice
Willie Pietersen's Reinventing Strategy contains the basics of strategy, i.e., how to win, how to align the organization behind the chosen strategies, how to be sure that superior insights drive the strategic process.If that alone were his contribution, this book would be a significant contribution to the strategy literature. Every Manager Should Read This Book
I am VP at a large consumer products company in Ohio and I found this book very insightful in the areas of creating strategy and leadership.I read a lot of business books and most are very slight in what they have to offer -- a few thoughts, old stories or worn out sayings.However, "Reinventing Strategy" is a real how-to-book and goes through running a successful business step-by-step.This book will definitely help my division be more profitable! In fact, I would love to go and take one of Prof. Pietersen's courses at Columbia University. ... Read more

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A great piece!
I'd definitely recommend it not only to the Knowledge Management professionals, but to the general public. It's a fun and easy read.

Value Networks: Seeing the unseen value of intangibles
In today's crowded marketplace of business publications, it takes something that bit special to stand out and be noticed.A decade ago, Peter Senge's The Fifth Discipline was widely regarded as one of the seminal business books of the 1990's, introducing to an appreciative and expanding audience the integrated concepts of systems thinking and the "learning organisation".This new book by fellow American author Verna Allee carries the potential to compete for similar accolades in this current decade. A refreshing new look at established concepts
In this book Allee considers the changing nature, structure and identity of organizations, and the larger patterns of change that are currently unfolding in society. Taking the view that businesses are evolving into 'networked patterns of living systems', Allee observes that we require a different mindset and management tools to respond to these changes. This new mindset includes thinking of organizations as living systems, understanding the principles of networks and how they operate, taking a 'whole-system' view of the organization, understanding how intangibles go to market, and the significance of value networks, people and relationships.Read more

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Knowledge Management In The Construction Industry: A Socio-T
Knowledge Management In The Construction Industry: A Socio-Technical Perspectivepresents concepts, applications and case studies on how the construction industry is attempting to understand and then integrate concepts of knowledge management or innovation into their work and strategies. .This reader has seen many definitions. The author has settled on managing experience and insight as the definition that best fits the challenges faced by an industry where from 40 - 70% of the skilled workforce is retiring within the next 15-20 years, and the needto capture their experience and skills is critical.
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Performance opened up
This book is a gem for anyone thinking about how organizations work. The chapter on organizational performance alone is well worth the price of the whole book: For example, "It is not clear tht organizational purpose can be portrayed as unitary, or that the multiple purposes of an organization are reliably constant." This opens the door for intelligence, as interpretation in context, rather than simply as the result of the detached number-crunching rampant in today's organizational studies. Other chapters are very "quotable" also; March has enough status in the field to have attracted notable and articulate co-authors for various sections. I am personally interested in how March and colleagues discuss the role of storying in organizations. I wonder to what extent March et al. still hold out for a truth beyond the stories, or whether they are able to see the truths within them. That just goes to show that this book is capable of clearly describing the essential concerns of organizations in general, and management in particular, while also sparking ideas and debates. Read it, please, then let's engage the ideas by sharing our own stories. ... Read more

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This book is really about effective teaching online and building online communities of practice
I first heard about this book in the Harvard Business Review under the topic of peer-to-peer leadership training.It is that and more.It describes a great method of building communities of practice online and how to effectively lead online discussion forums.I am a better online teacher because of the lessons from Ms. Dixon.These ideas are not just for Army leaders but can be applied to any group which is distributed but needs to share knowledge and stay connected.I eagerly await the second edition! ... Read more

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Two Thumbs up for this great teaching tool!
I manage an office of 70 lawyers that needed team building skills, but have a deep scepticism about the usual drills.I found this book to be clearly written, well organized and easy to adapt to my training needs.We used several of the games at a recent office retreat to great success.Istrongly recommendGames That Teach Teams to anyone who wants to get theirteam to work, and play, bette