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46 ISE Magazine | www.iise.org/ISEmagazine Reading for success Ask More By Fra k Ses o AMACOM Books, $25 Most managers aim to have the right answers. The subtitle of Frank Sesno's book, "the power of questions to open doors, uncover solutions and spark change," ex- plains upfront that the real power comes from the right questions. The Emmy Award- winning journalist provides techniques to make the right questions work for you by asking them strategically, listening actively and using them as a tool to accomplish what you want to achieve. In doing so, Sesno makes a compelling case that embracing the practice of assuming less, asserting less and asking more can help diagnose issues, break down barriers, gain a sense of purpose and find solutions. Being Supervised: A Guide for Supervisees By Erik de Haa d Willemi e Regoui Karnac Books, $27.86 Most management books offer advice to those in supervisory positions. But super- visory relationships are at least a two-way street. While such relationships can be re- warding, engaging with your supervisor can be tough and challenging. Erik de Haan and Willemine Regouin turn their experience and research into how supervisees can get the most out of supervision and reap the unique and substantial benefits that you can get from your manager's experience, a developmental process often mixed with quality assurance, performance reports or marking and evaluation. Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning By Thomas H. Dave port a d Jea e G. Harris Harvard Business Review Press, $35 Upon its release 10 years ago, Competi g o alytics: The New Scie ce of Wi i g her- alded the coming of the digital age. The book put analytics on the map, rewriting the rules of competitive advantage. This re-release is updated with new information to provide a road map for organizations that aim to create new strategies based on sophisticated analytics. The authors describe a five-stage model of analytical competi- tion and add new topics, including machine learning and other artificial intelligence technologies, the internet of things and its implications, cloud computing and visual analytics. Culture Matters: Decision-Making in Global Virtual Teams By Norhayati Zakaria CRC Press, $69.95 As globalization spreads each company's workers across the planet, multinationals have responded with a work structure called global virtual teams. This effort at efficiency and cost-effectiveness can run aground because of cultural differences. Management's goals should be harnessing those differences to gain insights in perspective, creativity and innovation. Norhayati Zakaria sheds light on strategies for creating an optimal intercultural environment, examining areas of failure that include language barriers, attitudes toward time and relationship- versus task-oriented behaviors. Vignettes and lessons learned offer a glimpse at theory and decision-making strategies that can keep your teams focused on achievement, regardless of their geographic dispersion.