In today’s political climate it’s no wonder that many people view office politics negatively. Like many things, office politics can be perceived as good or bad depending upon intent. Bad office politics put the benefits of a few select individuals above the rest of the team or company. They may result in an unwarranted promotion, […]
Title: The Hard Thing About Hard Things Author: Ben Horowitz Genre: Business & Economics Publisher: HarperBusiness Release Date: Tue Mar 04 2014 Pages: 304 Ben Horowitz is the cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz a very successful and unique venture capital firm that is modeled on the approach Creative Artists Agency, the Hollywood talent agency, created. He
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Title: Daring Greatly Author: Brené Brown Genre: Self-Help Publisher: Gotham Books Release Date: 2012 Pages: 287 Review: This is a thought-provoking discussion on intentional vulnerability. You may know Brené Brown from her incredibly popular TED Talks (if not, go watch!) Her most recent book takes her topic—vulnerability—and provides insights, research, and practical examples using her
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Title: The Icarus Deception Author: Seth Godin Genre: Business & Economics Publisher: Portfolio Release Date: 2012 Pages: 241 Review: In this book Godin steps a bit out of his marketing comfort zone and into the world of motivation. He believes that our new economy is about throwing off the artificial limitations we’ve been taught to
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Title: Start with why Author: Simon Sinek Genre: Business & Economics Publisher: Portfolio Release Date: 2011 Pages: 246 Review: … they buy WHY you do it.” Sinek makes a convincing case using companies like Apple, Microsoft, Dell, and HP to demonstrate his hypothesis however his ideas are equally relevant when applied to individuals. Once you
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Title: Blue Ocean Strategy Author: W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne, Genre: Business & Economics Publisher: Harvard Business Press Release Date: 2015-01 Pages: 256 Review: This business standard is worth rereading particularly as the nature of competition continues to evolve. The seminal writings of Michael Porter (author of “What is Strategy?” an excellent HBR article) provide
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Title: The Happiness Advantage Author: Shawn Achor Genre: Business & Economics Publisher: Broadway Business Release Date: 2010 Pages: 236 Review: Those familiar with the Gallup Survey know that having a best friend at work is predictive of employee “engagement” e.g. someone who is fully involved in, and enthusiastic about their work which in turn furthers
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Title: Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0 Author: Thomas L. Friedman Genre: Political Science Publisher: Picador Release Date: Tue Nov 24 2009 Pages: 528 Review: This compelling manifesto weaves together globalization, over-population, and climate change showing how we got here and providing potential solutions to avoid future calamity. Essentially this reads as 2 books. The first
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Title: SuperFreakonomics Author: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Genre: Business & Economics Publisher: Harper Collins Release Date: Tue May 24 2011 Pages: 320 Review: This book makes you think twice about the assumptions you make every day. It’s a quick, fun, read that is in the same vein as Freakonomics but in my opinion,
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Title: Steve Jobs Author: Walter Isaacson Genre: Biography & Autobiography Publisher: Simon and Schuster Release Date: Mon Oct 24 2011 Pages: 630 Review: This book is a must read given the impact Steve Jobs had on so many different industries. It’s an investment of time—the book is quite long and takes you through his life
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