Books
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain, is certainly not the only book about introversion, nor was it the first. Nevertheless, Quiet sparked a discussion that was bigger than anything we'd seen before. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has… Continue reading
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Vital Integrities
In his book, Vital Integrities, George Brymer says something interesting: People join an organization. They leave a manager. Continue reading
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Strengths Finder
This is part 2 of a 2-part entry on the Clifton StrengthsFinder and the book, Now, Discover Your Strengths. Continue reading
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Discover Your Strengths
“Most Americans do not know what their strengths are. When you ask them, they look at you with a blank stare, or they respond in terms of subject knowledge, which is the wrong answer.” –Peter Drucker Continue reading
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Sustained Individual Success
The secret to sustained individual success. Continue reading
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Great Managing
Has Your Manager Read This Book? I’m reading The One Thing You Need to Know, by Marcus Buckingham. I’m beginning to understand why so many tech-industry managers are… mediocre at best. As a general rule, managers are created through advancement and promotion. Management is usually a step on a particular career ladder, not a chosen… Continue reading
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The Weblog Handbook
Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog This slim volume, by Rebecca Blood, is well-written, informative, and engaging. One of the early website creators and one of the first to use what is now considered to be the “weblog” format, Rebecca has a unique perspective on weblogs, online culture, and communication. Although I have… Continue reading
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GTD – Q&A
I’ve been recommending Getting Things Done—The Art of Stress-Free Productivity to friends, co-workers, and techie mailing lists [see my review]. The following are some of the conversations my recommendation engendered. Same Old? My reaction to Vicki’s quick overview of the book – it sounded like a typical time management system. Interesting comment. Interesting to me,… Continue reading
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Getting Things Done
There are four basic ways an idea can affect your Worldview: It just Is These are the ideas you grew up with. You don’t remember learning them; they just are. These are also some of the beliefs that new perspectives may challenge and change over the course of your life. Initial Resistance Some new ideas… Continue reading
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On Intelligence – take-away lessons
Some take-away lessons from On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins… The book concentrates on the neocortext (aka the cortex), a cauliflower-like sheet of tissue on the outer surface of the brain. “Almost everything we think of as intelligence — perception, language, mathematics, art, music, and planning — occurs here. your neocortex is reading this weblog entry.… Continue reading
Slightly Off KIlter 