KaBoom or KaChing: Strategic Leadership During Disruption

Victor Bloomberg and Steve O'Kane have written a very evocative and engaging book on strategic leadership and ways of approaching, and in some cases, preventing malfunction in an organization. Their book, KaBoom or KaChing: Strategic Leadership During Disruption examines and guides us through an inquiry into organizational challenges. Their approach is to encourage us to engage in dialogue with our colleagues and coworkers, to ask questions, and to take an open-minded, inquisitive approach when we confront the challenges faced by our organizations. They give us valuable food for thought, and elicit from us, their readers, the desire to be engaged in reflecting and taking action, rather than passively following an oversimplified recipe. The book is well worth reading, and perhaps ideally should be read with others in one's organization, as a basis for discussion and cooperative action. – John Bilorusky

I appreciated the short stories to illustrate points that were simple to understand. I think it could be useful to administrators of programs or businesses that want to nip problems in the bud and how to move forward. I like the emphasis on treating people with dignity and respect.