Management and Knowledge Management Book Reviews
by Dr. Moria Levy

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...

Why Digital Transformations Fail: The Surprising Disciplines of How to Take Off and Stay Ahead explains that most transformations fail due to lack of discipline, clear methodology, and cultural alignment. It offers a structured approach- combining iterative execution, strong leadership ownership, and risk-aware agile culture- to help organizations systematically scale digital initiatives and sustain long-term competitive advantage. The book 'Why Digital Transformations Fail: The Surprising...

Think Better: An Innovator's Guide to Productive Thinking presents a structured approach to productive thinking that combines creative divergence with critical convergence to solve complex problems. It provides practical tools for defining challenges, asking catalytic questions, generating ideas, and refining solutions- enabling individuals and teams to move from vague issues to actionable, high-value outcomes. The book " Think Better: An Innovator's Guide to Productive Thinking " was...

Stuck: How to Win at Work by Understanding Loss explains workplace resistance to change through attachment theory, showing how loss and emotional bonds can keep people and organizations stuck. It offers practical guidance for leaders to diagnose attachment patterns, manage transitions with empathy, and design change efforts that reduce resistance and unlock progress. The book " Stuck: How to Win at Work by Understanding Loss " was authored by Victoria Grady and Patrick McCreesh in 2022....

Putting Stories to Work: Mastering Business Storytelling defines business storytelling as a structured capability for transferring knowledge, influencing decisions, and driving action through narrative. It provides practical methods for discovering, shaping, and sharing stories- enabling organizations to embed learning, strengthen culture, and communicate complex ideas in a memorable, persuasive way. The book " Putting Stories to Work: Mastering Business Storytelling " by Shawn Callahan,...

The KM Cookbook: Stories and Strategies for Organizations Exploring Knowledge Management Standard 30401 presents knowledge management as a practical discipline combining strategy, roles, and tools to create, share, and apply knowledge. Through global case studies and implementation patterns, it offers actionable guidance for building KM programs that align with organizational goals and drive measurable value. " The KM Cookbook: Stories and Strategies for Organizations Exploring Knowledge...

Lean Knowledge Management: How NASA Implemented a Practical KM Program defines lean KM as focusing on critical, mission-supporting knowledge- especially lessons learned- rather than managing all knowledge. It provides practical methods for capturing, filtering, and disseminating high-value insights, enabling organizations to improve performance, prevent repeated failures, and build a culture of continuous learning. " Lean Knowledge Management: How NASA Implemented a Practical KM Program " is...

Principles of Knowledge Auditing: Foundations for Knowledge Management Implementation defines knowledge audits as systematic assessments of how knowledge is created, shared, and used across an organization. It provides practical frameworks and methods to identify gaps, align knowledge with strategic goals, and guide targeted KM improvements that enhance performance and decision-making. The book ' Principles of Knowledge Auditing: Foundations for Knowledge Management Implementation ' was...

Designing a Successful KM Strategy: A Guide for Knowledge Management Professionals presents knowledge management strategy as a structured business-driven framework linking critical knowledge, organizational goals, governance, technology, and change management. It gives KM professionals practical guidance for defining scope, selecting pilots, measuring value, and building a scalable program that supports performance, retention, and continuous improvement. " Designing a Successful KM Strategy:...