Management and Knowledge Management Book Reviews
by Dr. Moria Levy

Noise is the unwanted variability in professional judgments that leads equally qualified experts to make inconsistent decisions. By identifying sources of random and systemic variation and applying decision hygiene tools, structured processes, and supportive models, organizations can improve accuracy, fairness, and reliability in high-stakes evaluations and managerial decisions. The book " Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment ," authored in 2021 by Nobel Prize Winner for Economics Daniel Kahneman...

The Course of Knowledge: A 21st Century Theory by Bennet & Bennet and Joyce Avedsian defines knowledge as information that enables effective action, evolving across surface, shallow, and deep levels. It offers a practical framework for leveraging tacit and contextual knowledge, helping individuals and organizations improve decision-making, learning, and adaptability in complex environments. The book titled " The Course of Knowledge: A 21st Century Theory " written in 2018, unexpectedly...

Practically Radical by William Taylor argues that lasting excellence comes from bold reinvention, customer devotion, collaborative leadership, and constant learning rather than technology alone. The book offers practical ways to spot opportunities, adapt ideas across industries, and build organizations that innovate continuously, care deeply, and stay resilient in change. The book “ Practically Radical: Not-So-Crazy Ways to transform your company, shake up your industry, and challenge...

Marr, in his book "Business Trends in Businesses," addresses ten technology trends, and five non-technology one, and explains how these shou

Think Again by Adam Grant presents rethinking as a critical skill for better judgment, learning, persuasion, and collaboration. The book offers practical tools for questioning assumptions, balancing confidence with humility, and creating cultures where doubt, curiosity, and constructive disagreement lead to wiser decisions and meaningful growth. The book " Think Again - The Power to Doubt " is a book that was written in 2021 by Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist, well-known lecturer,...

"Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products" is a book by Nir Eyal that presents a model that encourages users to form habits. The model is

Simply Brilliant by William Taylor shows how organizations achieve lasting excellence by rethinking everyday practices-through purpose-driven leadership, bold ideas, empowered employees, and exceptional customer experience. It offers practical insights for building a culture where innovation is continuous, service is human-centered, and differentiation comes from doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. " Simply Brilliant: How Great Organizations Do Ordinary Things In Extraordinary Ways "...

The book 'Future Skills' by Bernard Marr is a valuable resource for navigating the digital world. Marr, an authority in AI and digital trans

Thinkertoys by Michael Michalko is a practical guide to creative thinking, offering diverse techniques for generating ideas, reframing problems, and discovering unconventional solutions. The book helps individuals and teams strengthen creativity through structured exercises that combine logic, imagination, perspective shifts, and subconscious insight. The book "ThinkerToy: a handbook of creative thinking ideas" is a book written by Michael Michalko. The book was originally written in 1991,...

You're It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters presents meta-leadership as a practical approach for navigating complex systems, enabling leaders to align stakeholders, interpret uncertainty, and act decisively. It offers structured tools for sense-making, collaboration, and rapid response- helping leaders influence beyond authority and drive coordinated action in crises and dynamic environments. " You're It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters " is a book written in...

Digital Transformation Game Plan: 34 Tenets for Masterfully Merging Technology and Business defines digital transformation as a continuous, value-driven shift aligning business, technology, and culture around customer outcomes. It provides actionable principles- Agile execution, data-based decisions, cross-functional teams, and iterative learning- to help organizations build flexibility, accelerate innovation, and sustain competitive advantage. The book " Digital Transformation Game Plan: 34...

Management Resilience: Thriving in the Face of Management Challenges defines managerial resilience as the capacity to adapt, recover, and grow through stress and crisis by leveraging focus, optimism, perspective, and emotional regulation. It offers practical tools- prioritization, reflective thinking, and relationship-building- to strengthen leadership effectiveness and sustain performance in uncertain environments. The book 'Management Resilience: Thriving in the Face of Management...