Category: Book Review
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Leadership Library: Focus
How can we keep our focus on what is really important?. That’s what Daniel Goleman, a New York Times science writer, writes about in his book, “Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence “ How can we keep our focus on what is really important?. That’s what Daniel Goleman, a New York Times science writer, writes…
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Leadership Library – “Ultralearning”
“Ultralearning” is a book about developing a strategy to learn something new that is “self-directed and intense.” Here’s a summary of the book.
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Is A World Without Email Really Possible?
In his book, “A World Without Email”, Cal Newport argues that email reduces our productivity. We take a look at his theory and how we can manage all of the other inputs coming at us every day.
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Leadership Library: Lead Yourself First
The focus for becoming a great leader is usually on how you relate to the people around you. But the book, “Lead Yourself First” takes a more introspective approach.
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Leadership Library: The Lakota Way
A book on Native American history has powerful advice on leadership that we can all learn from.
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Leadership Library: “The Effective Executive” by Peter Drucker
According to management guru Peter Drucker, there are five habits that effective executives need to develop. His book, “The Effective Executive” outlines each of them.
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Leadership Library: The Leadership Challenge
The book, “The Leadership Challenge: How To Make Extraordinary Things Happen In Organizations,” is a best-selling book that has been providing advice to managers for over 25 years. Yet, not everyone has learned its lessons.
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Leadership Library: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
Author John Maxwell has researched and found The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. Here they are.
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Dave’s 2022 Book List
I read 39 books in 2022. That’s a bit short of my goal, but I read a pretty wide range of non-fiction books. I’m posting my five favorites along with my entire list as I get a lot of ideas about books I want to read from the recommendations of others.
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Dave’s Leadership Library
Because we can always learn from the successful journeys of others, here are more books that you might find helpful in your desire to be more productive.
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Book Summary: Building A Second Brain
We all come across interesting facts while we are doing our work or reading a good book. We are certain that this information will be valuable to future projects or our general knowledge. But how do we store these facts? And, how will we remember them when we need them? In his book “Building A…
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Dave’s Leadership Library
Because we can always learn from the successful journeys of others, here are three more books that you might find helpful in your desire to be more productive.
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The Effective Executive: Timeless Advice
Today’s executives are not the first to have ever dealt with a too-long to-do list and stresses on our time. Management guru Peter Drucker wrote about this decades ago, and his advice is still applicable today.
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How To Build Better Habits
The idea of building better and more productive habits may sound ominous, but in his book “Atomic Habits”, author James Clear takes us through the process that starts with small wins.
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Dave’s Leadership Library
It was Harry S. Truman who said, “Not All Readers Are Leaders, But All Leaders Are Readers.” It makes sense. Or, as Mark Twain put it, “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” Here are three books I’d urge you to consider adding to your list of…
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Leadership Lessons from a US General
I wanted to read a book that told me more about the recent actions of our military. I also wanted to learn more about how a US General functions as Defense Secretary and navigates the highly charged political environment. That’s why I started to read “Call Sign Chaos” from US General Jim Mattis and loved…
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Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management For Mortals
Here’s a different way of looking at personal productivity. We live for about 4,000 weeks. How do we make the best of them?
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The Laws of Human Nature
Robert Greene’s “The Laws of Human Nature” may be the best book I have read in a long time and if I had my way it would be a textbook in every high school in America.
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Dave’s Leadership Library
It was Harry S. Truman who said, “Not All Readers Are Leaders, But All Leaders Are Readers”. It makes sense. Or as Mark Twain put it, “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” Here are three books I’d urge you to consider adding to your list of…
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Dave’s Leadership Library
Here are just some of the books that I’d like to suggest you add to your ‘to be read’ list.
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Dave’s Leadership Library
It is a well known fact that ‘leaders are readers.” Periodically, I like to share some books you might consider reading if you are interested in improving your leadership skills.
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Leaders Are Readers: “Launch” by Jeff Walker
Jeff Walker’s book, “Launch” is ideal for someone who is interested in developing an online business and learn about marketing in the digital age.
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Dave’s Leadership Library
readers.” Periodically, I like to share some books you might consider reading if you are interested in improving your leadership skills.
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Is “A World Without Email” Even Possible?
Researchers at the University of California hooked up forty office workers to wireless heart-rate monitors for 12 days. Their results showed that the longer the participants spent on email in a given hour, the higher their stress levels (measured by heart rate).
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Dave’s Leadership Library
Here are 5 books on leadership that you might want to add to your library, or give as gifts, during this holiday season.
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Leadership Lessons from a U.S. General
While you and I don’t take our troops into battle, this is wise advice for everyone who wants to be an effective leader.
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“The Laws of Human Nature”
“Authority is the delicate art of creating the appearance of power, legitimacy, and fairness while getting people to identify with you as a leader who is in their service.”
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Learning From Leaders: “Entrepreneurs Will Save The World”
A new book encourages entrepreneurial thinking and highlights 8 characteristics of problem-solving trailblazers.
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There’s Nothing Mickey Mouse About Leadership
Today on LEADERSHIP PLUS, we learn lessons from the former CEO of Disney, Robert Iger.
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Learn From Leaders: Crucial Conversations
Everyone can relate to the line, “One of the biggest mistakes we make during crucial conversations is thinking we have to choose between telling the truth and keeping our friends.” Here is a book with specific tips on how to be a better communicator and leader as we continue our series on learning from leaders.
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Lessons From Leaders: Phil Jackson
“In basketball—as in life—true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way.”
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“The Myth of Equality”
I’m glad I found this book to help me to a greater understanding of the issues we face today.
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Common Communication Problems and How To Fix Them
We all struggle with various communications issues. This book offers clear advice. I recommend it for anyone who feels that they struggle with this in their professional or personal life.
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How To Take And Organize Your “Smart Notes”
As a “recovering” journalist I’ve always been a note taker. Prior to discovering Evernote, my notes were largely jammed into file folders that were unsearchable and largely unmanageable. In “How To Take Smart Notes”, Sonke Ahrens walks us through a comprehensive organizational system that works on paper as well as digitally.
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“The Vision Driven Leader"
“…practical advice on how to develop a vision that will move you and your organization forward.”
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There’s Nothing Mickey Mouse About Leadership
“…a delicate balance is required between management being responsible for the financial performance of any creative work and, in exercising that responsibility, being careful not to encroach on the creative processes in harmful and counterproductive ways.”
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