As I have begun the book the Leadership Challenge on the heels of the Encore Effect something stood out to me...the lack of thorough treatment.
I as much as anyone enjoys conciseness. Say what needs said and don't say a whole lot more. For that reason I think most books are too long.
Nevertheless, books such as the Encore Effect or Our Iceberg is Melting is so focused on concise and cute there really isn't any meat to think through.
It's not that these books are badly written hollow ideas it's just they are like Cliff Notes. For instance the premise of Our Iceberg is Melting is: If you are unwilling to change you'll be caught unprepared and will suffer the consequences.
Do we really need page after page of talking penguins to teach that? Where is the crunchy content that slaps you around and has you coming back for more?
The Leadership Challenge is a thicker book, but I hope the extra time investment will pay off by having more meat to chew on.
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