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 […]
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Book Summary: The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
This summary outlines the key learnings from The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance […]
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 […]
Book Summary: Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen
This summary of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen explains how to […]
Book Summary: Power by Jeffrey Pfeffer
In Power: Why Some People Have It —and Others Don’t, Jeffrey Pfeffer outlines variety of practical suggestions on how to get promoted […]
Book Summary: So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport
This summary of So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love explains why […]
Criticisms of So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport
This post sets out five major criticisms I have for Cal Newport’s book, So Good They Can’t Ignore You (click to read […]
Range at an individual level vs a societal level
In Range, David Epstein set out a compelling case for favouring breadth over depth in our careers. He points out that when […]