Posts Tagged ‘book review’
I’m a Bear… Learning About One’s Chronotype
It is actually a little crazy to consider that with all the business and self-help books I’ve consumed there is a ton of information about WHAT to do and HOW to do it but as Breus points out there isn’t really anything out there about WHEN to do it.
Read MoreUnlocking Potential by Michael Simpson
The book reviews 7 key coaching skills that make for an effective leader/coach. I think each of the 7 skills could be lengthy books by themselves but as an overview
Read MoreThe Road to Reinvention by Josh Linkner
One of my favorite insights was the need to reinvent processes. Sometimes we get stuck assuming that innovation and reinvention need to happen in our product line and development. Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs happen when we take a bigger look at the way we do something and reinvent the process. Organizations need to stop doing things the way they have always been done.
Read MoreExecution IS The Strategy by Laura Stack
The majority of the book is dedicated to helping individuals, leaders, and organizations identify where their execution is weak and how to address it. As the diagram suggest, the book is divided into 4 core parts (which create the acronym L-E-A-D) with 3 sub sections to each of those 4 parts.
Read MoreCompelling People by Matthew Kohut and John Neffinger
This book is a unique and powerful look at real science and research to determine the various factors that influence others. The book is broken into two parts. First is “The Hand You Were Dealt” and this section deals with some of the research based facts that surround being a certain gender, ethnicity, have certain…
Read MoreThe Behavior Gap by Carl Richards
Carl teaches that we all are motivated by fear and greed. Most of us are motivated by both but generally lean toward one or the other. This is why so many financial planners have their clients take some sort of test to judge their tolerance of risk.
Read MoreCtrl Alt Delete by Mitch Joel
One of the biggest lessons for me were Mitch’s thoughts about Utility Marketing. Digital media has forced companies to figure out how they can stop broadcasting messages and advertising and start creating more value to their customers. By becoming useful we create a relationship with the consumer.
Read MoreHunger Games Trilogy Book Review
For me, this is above all else a story about the nature of humanity, the human need for power, and the individual struggle of discovery one’s identity, deeper purpose and place in the games of life. The story is different from many of the traditionally popular literary epics that tell a story of Good VS Evil
Read MoreThe ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
The premise of The ONE Thing is that at any given point in time, there is only one thing that you should focus on doing. Your one thing is the thing that moves you the closest or the fastest toward your goal.
Read MoreFred Factor and Fred 2.0 by Mark Sanborn
Mark’s first book, “The Fred Factor” talked about the 4 Fredlike principles and sold over 2 million copies. This second book, “Fred 2.0” is like the graduate course and expands on what it means to truly be a Fred.
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