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Erik Gfesser

📍 Greater Chicago Area

Personal Reading List: 3Q2009

My personal reading list for July, August, and September 2009. Color Key: Special Notes, Currently Queued, Completed Reading . Updated throughout the Quarter. Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships, by Ross Dawson, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005. First Among Equals: How to Manage a Group of Professionals, by Patrick J. McKenna and David H. Maister,

New Book Review: "Selling the Invisible"

Recently posted book review for Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing, by Harry Beckwith, Business Plus, 1997, reposted here: Almost 150 reviews at this point for this text, spanning consistently over a period of the 10 years it has been written. This reviewer recalls the recent "

New Book Review: "Leadership Beyond Reason"

Recently posted book review for Leadership Beyond Reason: How Great Leaders Succeed by Harnessing the Power of Their Values, Feelings, and Intuition, by Dr. John Townsend, Thomas Nelson, 2009, reposted here: Townsend explains quite plainly in his introduction that "great leaders succeed by harnessing the power of both the

New Book Review: "The Consultant's Scorecard"

Recently posted book review for The Consultant's Scorecard: Tracking Results and Bottom-Line Impact of Consulting Projects, by Jack Phillips, McGraw-Hill, 1999, reposted here: It is quite surprising that more reviews have not been written about this text by Phillips, because it is seemingly rather difficult to find other

New Book Review: "Managing Humans"

Recently posted book review for Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager, by Michael Lopp, Apress, 2007, reposted here: A lot of reviews for this work have been posted here already, including a few which puzzlingly complain about the substance of what Michael Lopp has to

New Book Review: "Leading the Charge"

Recently posted Amazon Vine book review for Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom, by General Tony Zinni and Tony Koltz, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, reposted here: The authors walk the reader through, provide insights to, and discuss possible solutions to some of the many pressing leadership

Product Reviews: Part 1

Since submitting my first book review in 1999, the Amazon review process has been an interesting one. At this point in time, Amazon shows that I have 85 product reviews to my name. Apparently, this total number is based on the reviews currently available via the Amazon web site; I

New Book Review: "Managing the Professional Service Firm"

Recently posted book review for Managing the Professional Service Firm, by David H. Maister, Free Press, 1993, reposted here: This text is a classic resource on the professional service firm, and as a consultant this reviewer appreciates the accumulated wealth of knowledge the author graciously decided to share. The content

New Book Review: "Rethink"

Recently posted Amazon Vine book review for Rethink: A Business Manifesto for Cutting Costs and Boosting Innovation, by Ric Merrifield, FT (Financial Times) Press, 2009, reposted here: If there is one overall motif or theme for this book by Ric Merrifield, it is a constant attempt to focus on the

New Book Review: "Java Web Services"

Recently posted book review for Java Web Services: Up and Running, by Martin Kalin, O'Reilly Media, 2009, reposted here: As an alumnus of the university at which the well-known Richard Johnsonbaugh / Martin Kalin duo teach as professors, this reviewer is aware of the fact that these gentlemen typically