I bought Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain, because several other books I read cited it and called it insightful and revolutionary. It turned out to be a book I thought had important content, but one that I quit reading. When I read an awful book, I slam the book shut early  »  Read More

I’ve submitted to a variety of personality profiles over the last 50 years. Sometimes, I come out as a weak introvert. Other times, I’m a weak extrovert. A psychologist friend of mine describes me as an ambivert. I picked up Susan Cain’s book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking, for  »  Read More

John Wooden had an unparalleled record of success as a basketball coach. Sporting News called him the greatest coach ever, and ESPN named him the Coach of the Century. That’s not why I read his book. Two people I respect, Michael Wade and Ken Downer, said Wooden on Leadership was a great leadership book. Michael even put  »  Read More

I rarely read, and never review, books by athletic coaches. That is until now.  Sports coaches have something to say about things like motivation and success in general. But most of them don’t have much to say to full-grown adults about business. There are exceptions, but very few.  That’s why I was impressed when  »  Read More