November 20, 2023July 7, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz This summary of The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by […]
November 7, 2023July 7, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: The Big Short by Michael Lewis This summary of The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis explains what exactly went down during the 2007 Global […]
September 4, 2023July 7, 2024Book post Why you have so many unnecessary or ineffective meetings Patrick Lencioni’s Death by Meeting got me thinking about many other problems that lead to unnecessary or ineffective meetings. Initially, I just […]
September 4, 2023July 7, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni In Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable…About Solving the Most Painful Problem in Business, Patrick Lencioni tackles the common issue of ineffective […]
August 20, 2023July 7, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen This summary of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen explains how to […]
August 3, 2023July 7, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: Power by Jeffrey Pfeffer In Power: Why Some People Have It —and Others Don’t, Jeffrey Pfeffer outlines variety of practical suggestions on how to get promoted […]
June 5, 2023July 8, 2024Book post Criticisms of So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport This post sets out five major criticisms I have for Cal Newport’s book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You (click to read […]
June 5, 2023July 7, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport This summary of So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love explains why […]
May 24, 2023July 7, 2024Book post Range at an individual level vs a societal level In Range, David Epstein set out a compelling case for favouring breadth over depth in our careers. He points out that when […]
February 15, 2023July 7, 2024Book Summary Book Summary: Range by David Epstein In my book summary for Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, I explain how David Epstein pushes back against specialization […]