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Are you Pulling or Pushing? My Review of The Power of Pull

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After reading the Shift Index (Big Shift) I was curious what the book ‘The Power of Pull’ would bring. I was hoping for a more practical story than the Shift Index. I was also hoping for examples on how to move from Push to Pull. I’m not sure if I got what I was looking for. And I’m not sure why either. Is it because I read the Shift Index before reading this book? Is it because I’m already in the Pull area for some time (at least I think I am…)? Or is it because I’ve read lots of books and blogs about the same topic (like the books The Cluetrain Manifesto , Wikinomics and Macrowikinomcs )? (After writing this interview I went through the reviews on Amazon. Lots of different reviews there: from very positive to very negative.) What is this book about? Let me give you the author’s short summary on p. 2: “Pull” is the common dynamic they see under several success stories. Pull is “the ability to draw out people and resources as needed to address opportunities and challenges. P...