Book Blurbs
The following are descriptions for two of the books I have worked on:
Mesh Collaboration: Creating New Business Value in the Network of Everything uses the technique of explanatory fiction to demonstrate how companies can thrive in what has become a very fast moving, ultra-competitive, globalized world.
Through the story of CEO Jane Moneymaker, readers will see how the Web has been transformed from a source of static content into a dynamic Network of Everything where the tools of Web 2.0—wikis, blogs, social networking, and more—enable a powerful new model of global collaboration. This Mesh Collaboration, as explained in the book, matched with unique strategies tuned to the personality of an organization, can accelerate a company's ability to engage in a continuous cycle of business model innovation leading to greater value creation than ever thought possible. In short, Mesh Collaboration will help readers learn how to benefit from the collective knowledge contained within the Network of Everything to find and exploit new opportunities and create new value for their companies.
Driven to Perform: Risk-Aware Performance Management From Strategy Through Execution shows how to achieve tangible business results through the modern practice of performance management. The book provides a comprehensive tour of the performance management methods and software applications that help companies master the complexity and chaos of the modern business world. No other book on performance management contains the overview of the process, technology, and people issues in the field (Parts I and II) along with hands-on recommendations for specific business areas such as Sales, Finance, IT, Supply Chain, Product Development, and more (Part III). Improving performance management is a necessity in order to propagate strategy, manage risk, design and optimize processes, compare potential scenarios, achieve compliance, and manage numerous partner relationships. This book is an essential guide to driving transformation to a high-performance, data-driven company.