Archives for the 'Book Reviews' Category
Phil Gerbyshak Interviews Dan Roam [Productivity in Context]
Make It Great! with Phil Gerbyshak: Phil Gerbyshak Meets the Back of the Napkin
Phil Gerbyshak Meets the Back of the Napkin
Recently I had the good fortune to spend 40 minutes with Dan Roam, author of the great new book The Back of the Napkin. It’s quickly become one of my favorite books, for it changed [...]
Escape from Corporate America - Book Review [Productivity in Context]
“Escape from Corporate America” by Pamela Skillings is the first truly practical, and eminently readable, book about career-change that I have found. Written in a down-to-earth style, there is also a thread of humor woven through every chapter.
Pamela Skillings is an author, journalist, and entrepreneur who spent twelve years working as a marketing executive for [...]
Productive Career Advice [Productivity in Context]
I will be giving a presentation later today about interviewing skills, so I have been looking at some career planning info from around teh interweb.
This [link] is a great slideshow about career planning that is a review of Dan Pink’s new book.
Daniel H. Pink is the New York Times bestselling author of A WHOLE NEW [...]
More About Visual Thinking [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
This book by Dan Roam is fantastic. I highly recommend that you watch this video, then go out and buy this book. (Amazon Affiliate link:The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures)
In his book, The Back Of The Napkin, author Dan Roam asserts that that everyone is born with a talent [...]
Book Review - The First 90 Days [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
I just picked up this book, and was going to review it. Tim at My GTD Stuff has beat me to it:
Stuff for Getting Things Done: The First 90 Days - Success Strategies for New Leaders
One of the better books that I have read is called The First 90 Days - Success Strategies for [...]
The Power of Synergy [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
Welcome to the latest installment of the series on how to implement the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in a Getting Things Done-style system. This series of posts will guide you through the stages of personal implementation over several weeks. This will give you a chance to focus on each new habit in your [...]
7 Habits and ZenHabits [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
Leo has an interview posted at ZenHabits with none other than the remarkable Stephen Covey, whose work The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People we have been delving into for three weeks. I recommend that you read the comment thread, too, as it is quite animated.
Leo has also released his new e-book:
…the Zen Habits Handbook [...]
Practical Advice from the Trenches [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
One of the blogs that I read every week is Self Made Chick, about making money online and working from home. Since this is what I do now, I am looking to learn as much as possible before running my household into the ground.
“I needed to make money FAST. All of these businesses we were [...]
Paper Planner Deathmatch [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
Lodewijk at How to Be an Original has the authoritative review of pen-and-paper planner systems.
Check it out:
Requirements for a paper based planner
Before starting to look at the different options, I made a small list of requirements for my new planner.
Must fit in my pocket anytime
So it must have a small size (about A6-size) [...]
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - Book Review [HD BizBlog- The Blog: Productivity in Context]
I have to admit that I am a big fan of the writings of John C. Maxwell, so when the 10th Anniversary Edition of his book “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” came in the mail for a review, I was thrilled.
There is so much information in this book that I really cannot do it [...]