20 Curated Best Books of the Year Lists for 2020
Although 2020 can’t end soon enough for most people, one bright spot was all of the wonderful books published during the year. As I’ve done for books published in 2019
Examining Harvard Business Review Press’ New ‘Drucker Library’
“Marketing is the distinguishing, the unique function of Business.” – Peter Drucker, The Practice of Management, 1954 The eight books in ‘The Drucker Library,’ the new collection fromHarvard Business Review
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32 Recent Quotes on Writing, Research, and Creativity from Deborah Kalb Book Q&As
One of the few encouraging aspects of the pandemic era has been the steady release of new books. I’ve followed up my April 16 blog post about Deborah Kalb’s author
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27 Networking and Self-Promotion Strategies, Observations, and Resources for Information Professionals
Information professionals (including librarians, researchers, knowledge managers, archivists, curators, and more) have a complicated relationship with the related concepts of networking and self-promotion. Many are adept and confident about both
Life after Death: The Staying Power of Jane Jacobs
The ideas and influence of Jane Jacobs, the urban activist/theorist/author who died at 89 in 2006, continue to be relevant long after her death. I wrote about this phenomenon in
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Declaration of Independents 40 Years On
2020 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Declaration of Independents, a compilation of independent label rock music that I co-executive produced with Steve Leeds, who since 2004 has
Was This Poem Written by Artificial Intelligence?
The short answer is no: this was not written by artificial intelligence. At last week’s Berrett-Koehler Authors Retreat (which, as in previous years, I will write about in more depth
Jorge Luis Borges and the Search for Knowledge in Uncertain Times
August 24 marked 121 years since the birth of Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges. In most years since 2009, I’ve written about him around the anniversary of his birth. In
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Taking the “Eternal View”: Remembering Joseph A. Maciariello
The July 3 death at 78 of Drucker School emeritus professor Joseph A. Maciariello has reverberated around the world, especially among his many years worth of devoted students. Much of
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A Curated Book List For Career/Professional Reinvention
Recently I led The Art of Professional Reinvention, a three-night online workshop for 40Plus of Greater Washington, which followed an in-person version of the workshop I led in February. I
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