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Mar 20, 2010
Book rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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the New How Creating Business Solutions through Collaborative Study by Nilofer Merchant.



This is very different than most business books More...
Jan 09, 2010
Jules rated it: 4 of 5 stars
As someone on the ground level at a large corporation, it's my job to try to execute the strategy -- the goals and promises -- set forth by our executives and managers. This means I spend a lot of time trying to unite the lofty ideas of product managers with the practical feasibility of what I know we can implement. It also means I spend a lot of my time wanting to tear my hair out, since often a glowing idea in theory doesn't match what we can -- or should -- accomplish in grainy reality.
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Jan 28, 2010
Beldon rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Before I review this book, I have a few confessions to make. First-- I am a tech, and as such I have little patience with books that are long on theory and short on nuts-and-bolts detail. I am also not a huge fan of management books, although I have quite enjoyed a few ("Who Moved My Cheese" and "Built to Last" come immediately to mind).

Another confession: Before I read this book, I saw a presentation given by the author online and was not optimistic about the More...
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