Leaders are readers. Reading helps you discover ideas to try and expand your mental models. In this post I point you to reviews of recent business books. You’ll find pointers to reviews of Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation. How to Survive: Self-Reliance in Extreme Circumstances, Shapers: » Read More
Category: Books
Book Review: Rethinking Positive Thinking
I bought Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation by Gabriele Oettinger because I wanted to learn more about mental contrasting. Mental contrasting is a technique that helps in goal formation and achievement. Dr. Oettinger created the tool. I quit reading about a 10th of the way into the book » Read More
Book recommendations for business leaders: 1/4/21
Leaders are readers. Reading helps you discover ideas to try and expand your mental models. In this post I point you to reviews of recent business books. You’ll find pointers to reviews of Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity, The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty, Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a » Read More
Lists of the Best Books in 2020
‘Tis the season of best book lists. Last week I published my list of “The 5 Best Books for Business Leaders I Read in 2020.” But that’s only five (actually, six, I snuck another book in) and about business. What about all the other wonderful “best book” lists? The good news is that Bruce Rosenstein is on the » Read More
The 5 Best Books for Business Leaders I Read in 2020
Books are an important part of my life. Most books I read are business, history, or biography. I also read mysteries and thrillers and westerns. Professionally, I help people find and create great business books. I help my clients write their books, improve their writing so they can write a great book, and structure » Read More