Book Summary: Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt
You’re probably familiar with bad strategy. It’s full of fluff, lofty visions and desirable outcomes, with no clue on how to achieve […]
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Book Summary: Getting Things Done by David Allen
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen is a true classic in productivity circles. This summary explains how […]
The most underrated part of Costco’s business model
Not long ago, I had my very first Costco visit. The friend who took me was a massive Costco fan, and referred […]
11 heuristics for better project leadership
At the end of How Big Things Get Done, the authors set out a bunch of heuristics to improve the chances of […]
Book Summary: How Big Things Get Done by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner
Why did the Sydney Opera House ruin its architect’s career? What can we learn about megaprojects from Pixar’s movies? This summary of […]
Book Summary: The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
My latest summary is for The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande. It explains how the humble checklist […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]