A Kurums Book Taste review of The Box for procurement and logistics leaders who want to understand the infrastructure their sourcing strategies silently assume.
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The Machine That Changed the World: The MIT Study That Named Lean
A Kurums Book Taste review of The Machine That Changed the World for operations and procurement leaders who want the evidence underneath every lean claim.
The Smartest Guys in the Room: Enron as the Permanent Governance Syllabus
A Kurums Book Taste review of The Smartest Guys in the Room for directors, auditors, and executives who want to recognize the next Enron while it is still being applauded.
Good to Great: What Fifteen-Year Outperformers Did Differently
A Kurums Book Taste review of Good to Great for boards and executives who want the discipline behind durable outperformance – and the caveats the fans skip.
Getting Past No: The Breakthrough Method for Deals That Have Gone Hostile
A Kurums Book Taste review of Getting Past No for the negotiations that Getting to Yes assumed away – stonewalls, attacks, and tricks.
Bargaining for Advantage: Systematic Negotiation for People With Scruples
A Kurums Book Taste review of Bargaining for Advantage for dealmakers who want a complete negotiation system – preparation through commitment – grounded in research and honest about ethics.
The Mom Test: Customer Conversations That Do Not Lie Back
A Kurums Book Taste review of The Mom Test for anyone validating an idea with conversations – and being politely deceived by every one of them.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Management for When There Is No Playbook
A Kurums Book Taste review of The Hard Thing About Hard Things for founders and CEOs in the parts of the job no framework covers.
The Innovator’s Dilemma: Why Well-Run Companies Get Disrupted on Purpose
A Kurums Book Taste review of The Innovator’s Dilemma for leaders whose biggest risk is the cheap, inferior competitor they are correctly ignoring.
Accelerate: The Four Metrics That Separate Elite Tech Organizations
A Kurums Book Taste review of Accelerate for executives who want software delivery measured with the rigor they demand from finance.
Work Rules!: What Google’s People Experiments Prove About Hiring and Freedom
A Kurums Book Taste review of Work Rules! for HR leaders who want people decisions run like experiments instead of traditions.
The Culture Code: The Three Skills Behind Every High-Trust Team
A Kurums Book Taste review of The Culture Code for leaders who suspect culture is built in small signals, not slide decks.