By: Michael Watkins Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In an homage to the recent US inauguration and the scrutiny being placed on President Obama, we thought we’d revisit Michael Watkins’ guidebook to navigating your first three months in a new leadership role. Watkins is an Associate Professor at Harvard Business School where he specializes […]
By: Howard Schultz Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In 2007, after years of recording record growth and profits, Starbucks Coffee Company started to take a rapid and brutal nose dive. With analysts and critics pronouncing the death of the coffee juggernaut, entrepreneur and founder, Howard Schultz stepped back into the business after moving away
By: Cathie Black Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: Cathie Black is CEO of Hearst Magazine and the woman who convinced Oprah to launch O-Magazine the most successfully magazine launch in history. Black walks us through her career milestones from Ms. Magazine to USA Today and provides insights and advice on what she’s learned along the
By: Chip Health and Dan Health Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: Why is it that some ideas stick and others die before they even hit the boardroom table? Brothers Chip and Dan Heath explore the concept of “stickiness” (drilling down into some of Malcolm Gladwell’s Tipping Point territory). The Bottom-line: Getting your point across clearly and
By: Eckhart Tolle Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: Following up to bestseller “The Power of Now”, Eckhart Tolle provides a roadmap to show us how to reset our priorities, transcend ego-based reactions and achieve inner calm and a truly fulfilling existence. A powerful message of personal mastery in order to build a better way of
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