Mastering Commitment, Trust, and Other Leadership Topics
This may be my favorite book so far this year. I have enjoyed the associated RSA youtube video for years, but I confess I had not recognized the book was available. While researching discussions on motivation for my own book, I came across “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” by Daniel H. Pink. Within the […]
I just completed Leadership Effectiveness Training by Thomas Gordon. It was recommended reading for leaders at my company. It’s a book from the late 70’s that seems to have shaped modern leadership thinking. I found in it many things that I just grew up learning about leadership, but I did not know from where they came. My favorite portion of […]
I’ve been having some Entrepreneurial fun establishing a brand with my wife for her new Psychiatry practice, Harden Health. She’s been toying with the idea of opening her own practice for a while now, and as of mid May, she officially launched her business. I love branding and used my graphic design skills to create her […]
I’m proud to finish off decorating another meeting room at my new company, DiSTI. This room is called Spaceball One and is themed with blueprints of, and quotes about, fictional ships. We hosted a vote to pick our favorites. Can you see a familiar ship in here? #GPTW, #funculture.
For the past few months I have been reading up on anger management. This review is a look at three of books and a podcast. I also mention two really good books on emotional intelligence below, but this article is specifically focused on resource recommendations for anger management. I happen to be quite passionate about […]
This was a great read, and I enjoyed the narrator’s voice. I coincidentally found it just after listening to Jack’s Positioning book, which really goes hand in hand. This goes into some wonderful tactical approaches that I used within a couple of weeks of listening to this book (twice for fun!) to help a fellow […]
Overall 4 Stars of out 5: **** I’ve just finished listening to SCALE by Jeff Hoffman (Priceline.com and uBid.com founder) and business coach David Finkel. The first time I read it a few years ago, I loved it. And now that I have had a few more experiences in business including scaling my current company, this book’s teachings […]
Last weekend my son Asher, who is 6 and a half years old, performed his second summer business – a lemonade stand with a “twist”. Just like in his first business, we knew running a lemonade stand is all about through-traffic. In our old neighborhood, and even worse-so in our new neighborhood, the prospect of setting […]
Overall 4 Stars of out 5: **** For the most part this is a good read. Jack offers wisdom to anyone wanting to climb the corporate ladder. I’ll admit initially having a hard time with the audible book, because he sounds remarkably like Joe Pesce. But once I got past that, I appreciated some of the bits of advice. I’m […]
If you are an entrepreneur or a business person who has paid attention to best sellers, you have more than likely heard of Geoffrey Moore’s Crossing the Chasm, where the concept of the Technology Adoption Life Cycle was introduced. I’ve been fortunate enough to drive or be a part of a lot of exciting changes around culture, best […]