Books by Thomas Cowan
Introduction to Technology Management
Concepts & Readings for Columbia University’s Technology Management Program
First Edition
This book introduces you to the concepts of Technology Management – a field of study at Columbia University we describe as an MBA, with a foundation in technology.
Our M.S. in Technology Management degree program covers not just the traditional functional requirements you would expect – finance, sales & marketing, management & leadership, etc. – but takes the curriculum one step further, by applying the concepts of technology entrepreneurism & intrapreneurism to the entire program.
This book will introduce anyone – but especially our incoming students – to the transforming world of technology management & leadership.
Strategy Workbook
A Manual for Leaders
Second Edition
This manual guides you through the process of creating a Strategy. This workbook can be used to develop a Strategy for:
Existing organization
Entrepreneurial idea
New organizational initiative
For-profit business
Not-for-profit organization, or
Strategy to approach almost anything – personal or organizational.
The resulting Strategy can be used to take the next step with your idea:
Seek approval – from a committee, or board of directors.
Acquire funding – from an investor, board of directors, or foundation.
Proceed to execute the Strategy.
Business Plan Workbook
A Manual for Leaders
Second Edition
This manual guides you through the process of creating a Business Plan. This workbook can be used to develop a Business Plan for:
Existing organization
Entrepreneurial idea
New organizational initiative
For-profit business
Not-for-profit organization, or
Business Plan for almost anything – personal or organizational.
The resulting Business Plan can be used to take the next step with your idea:
Seek approval – from a committee, or board of directors.
Acquire funding – from an investor, board of directors, or foundation.
Proceed to execute the Business Plan.
Leading in the Digital Age
Disruption, Transformation, Data, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence
First Edition
You are likely a CEO, or maybe a COO, CFO, or another C-Suite leader. You may be on a Board of Directors. You may be a divisional or functional leader, manager, or supervisor.
Regardless of where you sit, you need to deal with the emerging technologies in your job on a daily basis.
And not just the technologies themselves, but also the societal, organizational, and ethical issues surrounding them.
That is what this book is for … to set the stage for your thinking as you encounter and use technology going forward.
Basic Scales & Arpeggios
Horn in F
First Edition
If you have gotten this far, and are now reading this, you are probably trying to figure out why in the world I would waste my time writing out scales and arpeggios. That’s an easy one – I need them for myself, and think some of you may need them too. (We all know that you are supposed to memorize them – but how do you memorize Strauss 1 without the music?)
I have been playing horn for a long time – probably longer than some of you have been alive – but I have yet to find scales written out for our instrument in a meaningful and lasting way – two, three, and four octaves for instance. There were a couple of great scale books I used years ago, but they are sadly now out of print. There are others that I know about that do fit the bill – but unfortunately, they are not widely available to our global horn community.
So, where did I get the ideas on how to write out these scales and arpeggios? The great teachers and performers have told us what to do for a long time, either in lessons, writing, or videos. Those who have had the most influence on my thinking about this subject are Hermann Baumann, Kendall Betts, Dennis Brain, Bill Caballero, Lukas Christinat, Vince DeRosa, William Robinson, Gabor Tarkovi, Barry Tuckwell, and Radovan Vlatkovic – and to them, I owe a huge debt of gratitude.
And please remember – we are all taught to perform everything – not just great music, but also the mundane. And, if you do not think playing scales and arpeggios can sound beautiful, see if you can find one of those named above performing them. Or, go find Gabor Tarkovi on YouTube – the famous Berlin Philharmonic principal trumpet – playing scales and arpeggios, or better yet, the Stamp Warmup. It is an experience worth listening to.
So, if you – like me – could benefit from having scales and arpeggios written out, this book is for you.
A comment on the References & Commentary section. It is meant to provide a frame of reference for the ideas and material contained in this book. I’ve put it up front so you won’t pass it by, as you may if it were stuck in the back.
