Comparative book review: “Leading Through a Pandemic” and “Work Smart Now”

Abstract

T his article provides comparative review of two books “ Leading Through a Pandemic: The Inside Story of Humanity, Innovation, and Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Crisis ” and “ WORK SMART NOW How to jump start productivity, empower employees and achieve more ” written by professional authors in the fi eld of leadership and successful management practices. These books were chosen for being highly effective in contributing added value knowledge to the literature of leadership practices, whether in the context of crises or normal conditions. The review was commenced with description of the chapters of the books and clarifying its infringements to the readers and highlighting some rooms for more effectiveness. At last, comparison between the two books was made, mainly in terms of the approaches used, issues addressed, problems solved as well as the recommendations and techniques provided.