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New Book Review: "Executive Presence for the Modern Leader"

New book review for Executive Presence for the Modern Leader: A Guide to Cultivating Success and Thriving in the Workplace, by D. A. Benton, Rockridge Press, 2021: Copy provided by Amazon. The author mentions in her introduction that in conjunction with a new business venture she had started, she took

Manuscript Review: "Project Decisions"

An editor for a publisher reached out to me via LinkedIn on January 8, 2019 with an opportunity to provide input on the second edition of a book in exchange for a flat fee. I was given 1 calendar month to complete the review, and I submitted my feedback on

Media Query Source: Part 8 - CIO (US digital magazine); When to kill (and when to recover) a failed project

* CIO (US digital magazine) * Decision making for failing projects * Failure likely unless changes made * Failure not necessarily negative in itself My responses ended up being included in an article at CIO magazine (September 14, 2017). Extent of quote highlighted in orange. Above image from cited article. The responses I provided

Media Query Source: Part 5 - The Enterprisers Project (US digital magazine); Teaching IT to embrace change: 9 execs share advice

* The Enterprisers Project (US digital magazine) * Advice from execs on embracing change * Being comfortable with uncertainty is a must * Working in agile manner helps ability to steer My responses ended up being included in an article on "The Enterprisers Project" (June 8, 2017), a collaborative effort between CIO

IEEE Senior Member Grade Elevation

For anyone wondering about IEEE grade elevation to Senior Member, I received the following notification via email today after my elevation was approved following the application, recommendation, and review process: Dear Erik Gfesser, It is a great pleasure to congratulate you on your elevation to the grade of IEEE Senior

New Book Review: "A Culture of Purpose"

New book review for A Culture of Purpose: How to Choose the Right People and Make the Right People Choose You, by Christoph Lueneburger, Jossey-Bass, 2014, reposted here: The content presented in this work, while centering on building cultures of purpose in organizations, also focuses on sustainability because Lueneburger has

New Book Review: "Leadership Conversations"

New book review for Leadership Conversations: Challenging High Potential Managers to Become Great Leaders, by Alan S. Berson and Richard G. Stieglitz, Jossey-Bass, 2013, reposted here: The content of this book centers around different types of leadership conversations: to build relationships, to develop others, to make decisions, and to take

New Book Review: "Team Geek"

New book review forTeam Geek: A Software Developer's Guide to Working Well with Others, by Brian W. Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman, O'Reilly, 2012, reposted here: Arguably the best text on the software development process that focuses on the individual contributor within the context of a team.

New Book Review: "The Trusted Advisor Fieldbook"

New book review for The Trusted Advisor Fieldbook: A Comprehensive Toolkit for Leading with Trust, by Charles H. Green and Andrea P. Howe, 2011, reposted here: Almost exactly four years ago today, I wrote the following about the predecessor to this text: "Truly, the content that Maister, Green, and

New Book Review: "Strategy and the Fat Smoker"

New book review for Strategy and the Fat Smoker: Doing What's Obvious But Not Easy, by David H. Maister, The Spangle Press, 2008, reposted here: When I first saw this title, I was inclined to think that the author had intended the phrase "fat smoker" to