Category Archives: Book Reviews

Book reviews about careers, management, work and other subjects that fit into the Cube Rules profile.

I’ve Landed My Dream Job-Now What???

Just a quick note. If you have been following updates here on the site, you know that I've been working on a book - I've Landed My Dream Job -- Now What??? I'm really happy to report that the book is now available for ...

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Book Review: New Job, New You

Start a new career! Get out of that old job and move to something new! Appealing, isn't it, just dumping one career you don't like for another that you'll love? Appealing, but not practical. Until now. Alexandra Levit gets jobs and ...

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Book Review: SWAT – Seize the Accomplishment

You have to love a book on business that uses SWAT teams to make business points, don't you? Timothy L. Johnson's book SWAT: Seize the ...

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Book Review: Making It All Work

Those who consistently read this site know that I am a big fan of David Allen's Getting Things Done method of organizing all of your work. "Work" in this instance means all of your work in your life, not ...

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Book Review: Outliers

Most of us have heard of Malcolm Gladwell's other books: The Tipping Point and Blink. Both of them are excellent books and established Malcolm's pattern for writing: Find studies that tell a story about ...

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Book Review: The New Leader’s 100-Day Action Plan

With the election now over, many are focusing on the "first 100 days" of the new Presidential administration. 100 days has a nice ring to it – the time frame is short enough to have some meaningful ...

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Book Review: The Integrity Dividend

Intellectually, we understand that having integrity is an important value to demonstrate to others. Then we fail in the follow-through to show integrity in the moment. We don't keep our word on small commitments, or forget our commitment to do something, ...

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Book Review: Confidence

Sports and business, for the most part, don’t mix well in my values. They are very different entities and to use analogies comparing one to the other is fraught with risk. Yet, my fascination with the NFL is largely built around what turns a team ...

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Book Review: Beyond Bullet Points

On the face of it, Beyond Bullet Points has a lot of things going against it. First, it is a book about PowerPoint. Buy a book about a program most people hate? Second, it’s published by Microsoft Press. One would think it would be ...

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Book Review: The Executive Rules

When your site name is Cube Rules, you have to pay attention to a book named The Executive Rules: The Complete Guide to Landing an Executive Job, by Thad Greer. When I ...

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