By: Andrew Davidson with Marshall Goldsmith Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: 1000 CEO’s is, according to the book, “proven strategies for success from the world’s smartest executives.” The book is written with the MTV generation in mind and features ‘snappy’ one pagers that give career highlights and provide the top 3 lessons that can be gleaned […]
By: Shelle Rose Charvet Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: Canadian author, speaker and consultant, Shelle Rose Charvet follows up on her bestselling book “Words That Change Minds” with this offering designed to take customer interactions to the next level and help you “change attitudes, improve results and grow your bottom line.” An appealing message to
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By: Seth Godin Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: The idea that quitters never win and winners never quit is completely debunked by Seth Godin in this quick read pocket book. Every new project (or job, or hobby or company) starts out exciting and fun. Then it gets more challenging and less fun, until it hits
By: Malcolm Gladwell Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In his third offering, Malcolm Gladwell explores the hidden contributors that allow certain people to attain high levels of success. Challenging the assumptions that intelligence and ambition are the main ingredients that foreshadow future success, Gladwell paints an interesting – and somewhat disturbing – provocation that maybe
By: Suzy Welch Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: According to the book cover, 10-10-10 promises a life-transforming idea. A fairly hefty assertion, one might say. In a nutshell, 10-10-10 is a structure to help you think through the consequences of your decisions in the short-term (next 10 minutes), mid-term (10 months) and long-term (10 years).
By: Nina Spencer Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: Re-quoting the popular song “love the one you’re with”, author Nina Spencer pens “If you can’t be in the job you love, love the job your in…” and provides some straightforward strategies to help you reignite your passion for your profession. Spencer asserts that loving your job
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By: Geoff Colvin Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: Think that certain people are born with natural gifts and talents and that’s what makes them so successful? Think again, says Geoff Colvin, senior editor at Fortune, in this provocative read. Colvin explores some of our world’s iconic “natural” talents and provokes a different perspective: maybe all
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Written By: Randy Park Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In a follow-up to his earlier work in Thinking for Results, consultant and author Randy Park explores how we think… specifically as it relates to forecasting into the future. Park’s assertion is that, when it comes to creating future plans, we have a tendency to fall
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Written By: The Arbinger Institute Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: Most organizational and personal problems result from a pervasive yet little-known problem called self-deception, say researchers from The Arbinger Institute. To oversimplify, the book explores how our underlying and potentially unconscious feelings about a person or situation will pervade the experience… no matter what we
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By: Seth Godin Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: By Godin’s definition, a tribe is a collection of people who are connected to one another, a leader and an idea. For thousands of years, humans have joined tribes… we like belonging. In the age of the internet, it’s become easier and easier to create and grow new
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