The Power of Moments
The Power of Moments is a terrific exploration of how as leaders we should reconsider the construction of a moment – making moments count! It makes sense, since our lives are really made up of a long string of small […]
Month: January 2020
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Is your team Dysfunctional or boarderline? Patrick Lencioni’ The Five Dysfunctions of a team, is vital reading (and doing) to get your team into shape. Anyone who has ever had to work with other people to achieve something important has […]
Start with Why
Why are some people and organisations more inventive, pioneering and successful than others? And why are they able to repeat their success again and again? In business, it doesn’t matter what you do, it matters WHY you do it! Start […]
Man's Search for Meaning
There are many extra ordinary people in this world, then there are extraordinary people, Viktor Frankle with his book, Man’s search for meaning are both extraordinary! It is simply impossible for anyone other than survivors to know what life was […]
Principles by Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio must be doing something right. After all, he is one of the wealthiest people in the world – he atests – guided by these Principles for Investing. What you will learn from this book summary, building a successful […]
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
How we “Manage risk” AND our “Natural Propensity” to interfere with the process of investment are just two of the ideas in Common Stocks & Uncommon Profits While the stock market goes up and down from year to year, it’s […]
The Intelligent Investor
The Intelligent Investor offers sounds advice on investing from a trustworthy source – Benjamin Graham, an investor who flourished after the financial crash of 1929. Having learned from his own mistakes, the author lays out exactly what it takes to become […]
Extreme Ownership
by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin Leadership can sometimes be extreme. This holds especially true if your mission is to secure the city of Ramadi, which, during the Iraq War, was one of the most violent battlefields in the country. […]
Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers
Consider this combination: emotional intelligence AND project management. In his book Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers, Anthony Mersino prosecutes the case as to why, for project managers advancing in their careers, Emotional Intelligence is a must. Perhaps that seems like […]
A Winning Business Level Strategy!
a Winning Business Level Strategy is concerned with the strategic planning and execution of initiatives for business units. Business strategy is considered the ‘middle’ level in the overall strategy hierarchy. Thinking in terms of strategy levels is a useful way of dividing up […]
The Headgehog in you
Using the Power of Simplicity to Succeed Be a hedgehog in business, and embrace simplicity! the Hedgehog Concept is one of the key themes that Jim Collins book Good to Great recommends business leaders focus on. If you could choose […]
Exploring Corporate Strategy
“How are you going to win in the period ahead?” That’s the key question behind Exploring Corporate Strategy. What Is the Path to Success? To win at anything worthwhile, you need a game plan. Professional sports teams know this, and […]
Your Values and Beliefs
What Are Your Values? Deciding What’s Most Important in Life; How would you define your values and beliefs? Before you answer this question, you need to know what, in general, values are. We define values as beliefs of a person or social […]
Kotter's 8-Step Change Model
Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model is one of the central themes of his book Leading Change
John Paul Kotter is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership, Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School, an author, and the founder of Kotter International. He is a thought leader in business, leadership, and change. Kotters work both in acedemia and for Public and Private companies has been profound and his works impact shifted whole industries and leadership thinking alike.
Good to Great by Jim Collins
Of all the books I have read over the last 10 years, Good to Great by Jim Collins is one of my keystone reference guides – it is just that important a read! In Jim’s previous best seller Built to Last explains […]
Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts is a terrific read for Leaders at any stage of their career. Brene has a great, frank, thoughtful manner in sharing her research and life experience of Daring to Lead Managers […]
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
The Power of Habit Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change is the title of the fasinating book by Charles Duhigg, helpfully supporting further self discovery and importantly, once you discover your habits, what to do next […]
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Mindset How you can fulfil your potential – Carol Dweck is a World-renowned Stanford University psychologist having committed decades of research on achievement and success. I first heard Carol speak on an interview with HBR in 2010 and loved what I […]
Conscious Capitalism
Conscious Capitalism is transforming businesses and the profitability landscape. John Mackey is the founder of Wholefoods, the largest and most successful Grocer in the US, recently purchased by Amazon. A New Era has Dawned – Conscious Capitalism The world is […]
"Range" – by David Epstien
“Range” is an Why Generalists triumph in a specialist world, for me, the contest between specialisation and generalisation, has been a very tactile and tangible experience, hence I LOVED learning from David Epstein in his book RANGE. I finished by undergrad, in […]
