After college, Scott Young found himself in a position like many other young people. He had just spent several years and a bunch of money to get a degree, but it didn’t seem that degree would be much help to him. He considered his options carefully. When he discovered MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW), Scott found a way » Read More
Category: Books
Book Review Short Take: The Burnout Challenge
There are, conservatively, 300 gazillion books published every year. No one has the time to list them, let alone read them or review them. That’s a problem because there’s a lot of value in many books you may not hear about because of the clutter. “Short Takes” is my humble effort to cut through » Read More
Book recommendations for business leaders: 12/5/22
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 Trust & Inspire: How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others, Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy » Read More
Reading Recommendation Short Take: The Titanium Economy
There are, conservatively, 300 gazillion books published every year. No one has the time to list them, let alone read them or review them. That’s a problem because there’s a lot of value in many books you may not hear about because of the clutter. “Short Takes” is my humble effort to cut through » Read More
Book Review: To Risk It All
I love military history. I bought To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision by Admiral James Stavridis because I’d read two of his earlier books, The Leaders Bookshelf and Sailing True North: 10 Admirals and the Voyage of Character. In other words, I was looking for a good read about a subject I » Read More