Category Archive: Book Notes

Future-Back: How Leaders Create the Future Today

COVID-19 changes the way you think about the future. On-going disruption changes the way you think about yourself, others, and the present. The imagined future transforms the present. In a recent conversation, Mark… Continue reading

Research Reveals 3 Practices of Elite Execution

NEW BOOK GIVEAWAY!! 20 copies available!! Leave a comment on this guest post by Mark Miller to become eligible for one of 20 complimentary copies of his new book, Win Every Day: Proven… Continue reading

How Painful Experiences Changed the Trajectory of a Fortune 300 CEO

Being fired changed the trajectory of a former CEO of Campbell Soup Co. Doug Conant walked in and got unexpectedly fired from his job as the Director of Marketing for Parker Brothers. Doug… Continue reading

7 Things to do When Work Sucks

This post is based on my conversation with Bruce Daisley, the former European VP of Twitter and author of the great book, “Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat: 30 Hacks for Bringing Joy to Your… Continue reading

5 Ways to Foster Connection in Mentoring Relationships

NEW BOOK GIVEAWAY!! 20 copies available!! Leave a comment on this guest post by Lisa Fain to become eligible for one of 20 complimentary copies of her book, Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring.… Continue reading

Tom Rath on Getting the Most From Adversity

Leadership is the opposite of focusing on yourself. If you want to make a great contribution, don’t begin with yourself. Begin with what the world needs. (Inspired by, “Life’s Great Question,” by Tom… Continue reading