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I am John Galt. Today’s heroic innovators building the world and the villainous parasites destroying it. Donald L. Luskin & Andrew Greta. 2011. ISBN 9781118013786.  Rise up all you Ayn Rand fans who recognize John Galt when you meet him. Tech industry titans Bill Gates ( Henry Rearden), Steve Jobs (Howard Roark), T.J. Rogers ( Francisco d’Anconia) come off really well in this “Who would be the heroes and villains in Ayn Rands world today” thesis.   If you do not know/read Ayn Rand, shame on you (Is my bias showing? )   The authors have written a compelling as well as educational book about the US villains and the heroes.   If you are a far left wing liberal , then this may be a bit strong stuff for you. If you believe in the goodness of unfettered capitalism, ‘come on down!”.  I thoroughly enjoyed it – but in some ways Attila the Hun was a bit liberal for me.  The website http://www.iamjohngalt.com/ is hilarious at times.  You might look at Obamacare in a whole new light. Maybe Steven Harper should read this?

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The Art of Managing Professional Services. Insights from leaders of the world’s top firms. Maureen Broderick. 2011. ISBN 9780137042524. A snapshot of what the big service firms are doing complied from an extensive survey . It  describes best practice as detailed through numerous case studies.  And it confirms that these companies are:

• still slow to change,
• focused on the short term, and
• still totally clueless about marketing

None of the above will change. If you were expecting some priceless insights  or new practice models you will be disappointed.  A compilation of best practice is by nature not innovative.   This book does not displace the great work done by David Maister, it goes to show that these companies are not even implementing his ideas.

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