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Review: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

By Scott J. Pearson | March 23, 2019September 24, 2024 by Scott J. Pearson

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin My rating: 5 of 5 stars This in-depth look into the lives of Lincoln and his closest advisors meets the hype. It tells the life histories of President Lincoln, his attorney general Bates, his treasury secretary Chase, and his secretary of state Seward. All four had a chance of being nominated as the Republican candidate in Chicago, but Lincoln secured the nod.…

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Doing the Right Things Right

By Scott J. Pearson | June 19, 2018September 24, 2024 by Scott J. Pearson

by Laura Slack AudiobookThis book’s title borrows from Peter Drucker’s famous distinction that management is doing things right and leadership is doing the right things. In the introduction, Slack says that she aspires to update Drucker’s work on the executive worker for the Internet age. She does just that, incorporating advice for new situations throughout her work while remaining true to Drucker’s principles. That being said, she is no Drucker. Drucker’s strength is focusing on…

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Out of the Crisis

By Scott J. Pearson | June 11, 2018September 24, 2024 by Scott J. Pearson

by W. Edwards DemingCopyright 1982. Deming’s Fourteen Points Create constancy of purpose toward improvement of product and service, with the aim to become competitive and to stay in business, and to provide jobs. Adopt the new philosophy. We are in a new economic age. Western management must awaken to the challenge, must learn their responsibilities, and take on leadership for change. Cease dependence on inspection to achieve quality. Eliminate the need for inspection on a mass basis…