Archives for the 'Leadership and Management' Category
An excellent book [Genuine Curiosity]
A couple of days ago, I posted a review of one of the most re-read books on my shelf: Thick Face, Black Heart by Chin-Ning Chu.
Click on the banner above and check it out. You’ll also find a fantastic book-a-day review cycle going on, all part of Joyful Jubilant Learnings annual “Love Affair With Books” [...]
Do you bear the mark of a professional? [Genuine Curiosity]
My pal Bren (formerly the proprietor of SlackerManager and now the proud pappy of BikeHacks) recently pointed me to an awesome thread on “How to be a True Professional.”
The thread starts with a sincere question, “What makes someone in a true professional…?” and the ensuing comments are very wise. I encourage you to go and [...]
10 / 10 / 10 [Genuine Curiosity]
On a flight this morning, I was chatting with a gentleman sitting next to me. He shared a recent learning (he called it a “guidepost”) he adopted recently. I thought it was interesting:
A mentor of his told him to think in terms of “10, 10, and 10″ when making decisions in life:
Consider the [...]
What’s gonna work? (Teamwork!) [Genuine Curiosity]
One of my daughters watches a show called “WonderPets.” She loves it - and I like it a lot, too. One thing I like is a consistent theme: Teamwork helps you solve problems (there is even a catchy song about Teamwork - see link at end of this post) that I can’t get out of [...]
[Review] Strategy and the Fat Smoker [Genuine Curiosity]
I’ve been involved in a lot of strategy work at my company lately, and have been doing some research on how to develop, influence, and lead others through this process. One fascinating (and very good) book I encountered was David Maister’s “Strategy and the Fat Smoker: Doing What’s Obvious But Not Easy.”
Knowing is easy; [...]
[Review] Remarkable Leadership [Genuine Curiosity]
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago in my post about New Year’s resolutions, I’ve been reading Kevin Eikenberry’s book, “Remarkable Leadership: Unleashing Your Leadership Potential One Skill at a Time.” The book opens with the question, “Are leaders made or born?” - and Kevin provides the answer: Leaders are made.
Sure, we all know [...]
[Review] Fired Up or Burned Out [Genuine Curiosity]
It’s been a good year for good business books. I just finished Michael Stallard’s Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team’s Passion, Creativity, and Productivity, and liked it very much.
The concepts in this book are sound, but the reason I liked it so much is that it contains a lot of stories [...]
Renegades Rule [Genuine Curiosity]
I’ve been on a traveling spree lately and, while it hasn’t provided me with much time to post here, it has given me the chance to catch up on some of my reading. One of the books that I read is Christine Comaford-Lynch’s “Rules for Renegades: How to Make More Money, Rock Your Career, and [...]
You can’t coach height… [Genuine Curiosity]
I’ve just returned from a week in Japan where I was speaking at a conference on JSOX (Japanese Sarbanes-Oxley). While I was there, I visited with a bunch of customers, prospects, and partners. My goal in these meetings was todevelop a more tangible understanding of some of the business drivers in the market [...]
Artistic? Want $500? [Genuine Curiosity]
If you want to pick up $500 fast, just impress Lisa Haneberg with your artistic skillz. She’s got a Web 1.0 thing going on with the current cover of her book High Impact Middle Management (a book I love, by the way), and she want to bring it up to at least Web 2.0.
You [...]