By: Phil Buckley Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: Change with Confidence is consultant Phil Buckley’s first book and provides leaders and change professionals with answers to the top 50 questions about change that Buckley has encountered in his career as a corporate change specialist. The book is organized around four phases of a change […]
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By: Mark Kaplan and Mason Donovan Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: Diversity and inclusion are no longer topics that can be treated haphazardly in today’s increasingly global organizations, suggest authors Mark Kaplan and Mason Donovan. In The Inclusion Dividend, Kaplan and Donovan work to provide leaders with a clear road map that lays out
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By: Rick Carson Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Overview: Your inner critic is the voice of your self-defeating behaviours and beliefs. In 1983, Rick Carson wrote Taming Your Gremlin which has since become a mantra for executive coaches everywhere. The book guides you through how to simply identify and notice your “Gremlin” as well as
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By: Sheryl Sandberg Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Overview: 30 years after women became 50 percent of the college graduates in the United States, men still hold the vast majority of leadership positions. In Lean In, Facebook COO and Harvard graduate Sheryl Sandberg combines research, data and personal insights to explore the reasons why the
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By: Mark Hopkins Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Overview: Just being good at what you do doesn’t cut it anymore. Mark Hopkins, first time author, former Fortune 500 leader and entrepreneur has taken observations of successful people made over two decades and distilled it into this easy-to-navigate career guide. The book is divided into three
By: David Posen, MD Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: Economic uncertainty, technology and corporate culture have made today’s workplaces more toxic than ever. The pressure on individuals is unrelenting and workplace stress is wreaking havoc on individual health AND the bottomline. Dr. David Posen is a leading expert on stress and has written several
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By: Dr. Brené Brown Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In a follow-up to her book, Gifts of Imperfection, researcher Dr. Brené Brown dives deeply into the topic of vulnerability in Daring Greatly. Brown attempts to debunk the myth that being vulnerable is “weak”, but instead shows how, by showing vulnerability, we are demonstrating great
By: Barbara Moses Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: What’s Next provides readers with a way to take control and navigate through their own career paths. Written by career guru Barbara Moses, the book guides readers through a journey to discover themselves and identify where they can put their talents to work. The book tackles
The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: First published in 1987, The Leadership Challenge is a comprehensive roadmap that takes the reader through a journey of self-insight to application. Written by Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University profs, the book combines stories and strategies backed up
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By: Susan Cain Reviewed by: Chris Taylor, Actionable Books The Premise: There are people on your team who think deeply. They will wrestle with a problem longer than most and they excel in strategizing and solving complex problems. They engage in activities that align with their convictions and typically present opinion or insights from a
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