Overall 3 Stars of out 5: *** I was recently encouraged to read Selling to VITO, a thought-provoking guide that compels you to drive all your sales from a new starting point – the top. VITO stands for Very Important Top Officer, which is the CEO of the organization to which you are trying to sell. […]

Overall 5 Stars of out 5: ***** I listened to this book on Audible. This book does a great job of thoroughly walking you through various significant innovations in history and examining how companies over the centuries have innovated in different ways. I was surprised with how some of the most famous innovations in the past couple […]

Overall 4 Stars of out 5: **** I listened to this book on Audible. If one is interested in building a foundation on innovation from an academic perspective, this is a great book for that. By academic, I mean, an educated dissecting review, so I mean it in a good way. Taking an academic approach lays a […]

“Academic But Worth It” I’ve recently had the benefit of working with two managers with very different styles. In seeing how different they are while working in parallel (along with a handful of other managers as peers), I became more conscious of my own choices in leadership styles enough to do some research. I also […]

As a technical lead, a manager, a director, and a founder, I have interviewed and hired many people. I have made excellent hires, acceptable hires, and bad hires. Over the years I have organically built methods to help me validate the skill sets of people that I’m interviewing. I’ve also invested in my own learning around body […]

I’ve been reading Rich Dad’s book series on and off now for a year or two. Today I just finished “The Cashflow Quadrant” and decided to have my first go at the “Cashflow 101” board game also produced by Robert Kiyosaki’s company. Am I really a millionaire? No. However tonight, in “monopoly money” I did become one. This story […]

Brian Tracy: Speak to Win – 5 Stars I admit this book was a bit of an indulgence for me. Something just for fun. I generally read books around leadership and solving significant problems in organizations. However, a friend recently reminded me of the value in organizations like Toastmasters. Public speaking is a bit of […]