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Book Review: The way we’re working isn’t working
I started reading this book, and I was disappointed …disappointed that I hadn’t been involved in writing it! It reflects my personal bias, and beliefs in what aspects are important within effective...
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Delivering Happiness
I found the first 150 pages of Delivering Happiness a real page turner. I enjoyed the mix of Tony Hsieh’s experiences, demonstrating continued practice, and learning from events. I found the book an...
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Book Review: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
If you’re involved in leading a team then this book might give you some tips of how to be even more effective. Sometimes we lead or manage individuals, and I found this book provided useful insights...
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The Talent Code
This is a book review of the awesome little book “The Talent Code”. If you’re a parent, involved with learning new stuff or training or coaching others – then this is a great book. I found it an easy...
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Predictably Irrational
I found a pristine copy of Dan Ariely’s (2008) book in a second-hand shop. It didn’t seem to have been read, my expectation might have been lower but I’d heard of Dan’s work and was keen to snap up...
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My life in advertising
A fascinating autobiography of Claude Hopkins, a man considered to be a founder of modern advertising. Although born in 1866, many of his approaches seem to have stood the test of time. This book was...
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Swim with the sharks
without being eaten alive Yes, I seem to be on a bit of a book roll … I think this is my third book review in as many days – I’m not normally such an avid book reader. I’ve been reading journal...
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How full is your bucket?
Overall I found it a delightfully simple book. It starts by talking about the extremes of what happened to the American POW of the Korean war and how the human bonding was lost. The remainder of the...
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Spiral Dynamics
Spiral Dynamics was a book that I’d wanted to read for a very long time. I had been warned that it was heavy-going, and so previously the book had never made it to the top of my reading list. However...
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Can you come up with a better book title?
The great news is that a fantastic publisher has given me a contract to write my book (yippee) – it has a working title of: GREAT DAYS AT WORK: How positive psychology can transform your working life....
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