Tribal Leadership: Book Review
The Tribal Leadership Book Dave Logan, John King and Halee Fischer-Wright Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization Resource-filled website : TribalLeadership.net The Big Idea Culture trumps all. And, cultures are built on the words people use to describe their worlds. Shift the words and you’ll shift actions and the tribe itself. […]
Strengths Finder: What are you great at?
Strengths Finder Want to be happy? And, boost your wellbeing? And, be more satisfied with your life? Graeme Cowan suggests in his new book Back from the Brink, that we can achieve all of this if we simply work in our strengths. So, what are you great at? Whilst this post is all about me, […]
Rework by Jason Fried: Book Review
Rework How You Get Things Done I’ve just re-read Re-work and thought a re-view would be useful. Sorry, couldn’t re-sist. Oops. I first read this book a few years ago. And, to be honest I raced through it without taking it to heart. I fell for the trap that Seth Godin was talking about called […]
Sheryl Sandberg: Lean In Book Review
Who is Sheryl Sandberg? Sheryl Sandberg is the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook. Her TED Talk, Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders, has been viewed by more then 3,000,000 people. She serves on several boards, has a BA and MBA from Harvard and is married with two children. Previously, Sheryl Sandberg was Vice President […]
Charles Duhigg: The Power of Habit
Book Review: Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, William Heinemann, London, 2012. The Author Investigative journalist with The New York Times Received numerous awards for his writing Graduate of Harvard Business School & Yale University Lives in New York […]
Book Review: Back from the Brink
Graeme Cowan, Back from the Brink: True stories and practical help for overcoming depression and bipolar disorder Disclosure: This book was a pre-publication review copy and a gift from the author. Overcome Depression Recently I interviewed Graeme Cowan for the Ideas Architect podcast. I had met Graeme at a book publishing workshop over 5 years […]
Book Review – Bounce Forward
The Book Sam Cawthorn Bounce Forward: How to Transform Crisis into Success John Wiley & Sons, Australia, 2013. Author’s Website SamCawthorn.com The Big Idea Bouncing back to where you were before your crisis is a flawed strategy. Sam, should know, having lost his arm in a car accident there was no going back to life […]
Book Review: Power Stories
The Book Valerie Khoo Power Stories: The 8 stories you must tell to build an epic business John Wiley & Sons, Australia, 2013. PS: I bought my book last year, it was published in 2012, even though the books says 2013. Book Website PowerStoriesBook.com The Big Idea Stories connect human beings. And, therefore connect customers […]
What I’ve Been Reading – June
Given I write Book Rapper, a lot of people ask me, “What are you reading at the moment?” I thought I’d share my answer publicly. Here’s five books I’ve read recently… Micro Domination by Trevor Young This is a great book for any solo business person wanting to grow your personal brand. It’s filled with […]
Does Your Website Suck?
The Book Pete Kvist Why Most Websites Suck! – How to avoid the costly mistakes and discover the latest strategies to boost profits from your website. Sugoi Marketing, Cronulla, NSW, 2013 Book Website WhyMostWebsitesSuck.com The Big Idea There’s a lot of misleading information about for creating your business website. This book points to the lies […]