Sebastian Terry – 100 Things
When are you most alive? What are the most weird and most cooky things you’ve ever done? Whilst this is one-way to look at Sebastian Terry’s book 100 Things it’s probably not the most useful frame. Let’s try this instead… What are the things that you’ve done in your life that made you feel most […]
Good to Great Summary
What do you need to focus on to transform your company from good to great? This is the fundamental question that underpins today’s book. Our Topic This is episode #49 of the Ideas Architect podcast. And, it’s a Book Rapper recording derived from an important business book. Today we share the Book Rapper Good to […]
Three Kinds of Work
One of the great things that Todd Henry points to in his inspiring book Die Empty is the focus on work. His view, and I agree, is that working to retire and lay on a beach is not the point of life. Instead, Die Empty implies working on things that matter to you. We previously […]
Todd Henry – Die Empty
Marketing Time Lag When do you take action? Are you usually spontaneous and act instantly? Or do you stop, ponder and reflect? I first heard about this book Die Empty by Todd Henry on Mitch Joel’s Six Pixel of Separation podcast way back in January. (The podcast was published three months earlier on October 23, […]
Scott Belsky: Making Ideas Happen
Scott Belsky Scott Belsky is the founder and CEO of Behance. It’s the worlds leading platform for creative professionals with millions of visits each month. In 2010, Fast Company named him one of the top 100 most creative people on the web. This is the first in a series of books on the implementation of […]
Adam Grant – Give and Take
In this podcast episode I’m sharing a book that I’ve recently read and have been telling everyone about. It’s been a real eye-opener for me as it describes one important aspect of who I am and how that helps me be successful plus it points out where I often fail. And, whilst there are thousands […]
Five Books To Learn From
Given, I’m known as the Book Rapper it’s probably not a surprise that I love to read books. And, lately, I’ve been devouring them as if they’re going out of supply. I’m sure that’s not happen, in fact, there is very strong evidence that suggests the opposite is happening. The flood of books is growing […]
Remote: Office Not Required – Book Review
Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, Remote, Vermillion, London, 2013. Previously we reviewed their earlier book Rework. This one is equally brilliant, easy to read and super useful. It’s an Important Trend For the past 500 years workers have been employed and paid based on showing up at the workplace and doing their work. It […]
Jason Fox: Game Changer Book Review
The Game Changer Book Dr Jason Fox; The Game Changer: How to use the science of motivation with the power of game design to shift behaviour, shape culture and make clever happen; Wiley, 2014 The Author: Dr Jason Fox Dr Jason Fox has been studying motivation for the past 10 years. Firstly, as his PhD […]
Happiness: Seven Books To Make You Happier
Happiness is probably the biggest trend on the planet. And, that’s because it impacts all seven billion of us every single day. In the Western World it’s become a hot thing over the past 10 years as brain science and a psychological flip has us focussing on positive mental health and not just illness. Here’s […]