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).
Category Archives: Book Review
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.
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.
“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.”
Learning From Leaders: “Entrepreneurs Will Save The World”
A new book encourages entrepreneurial thinking and highlights 8 characteristics of problem-solving trailblazers.
There’s Nothing Mickey Mouse About Leadership
Today on LEADERSHIP PLUS, we learn lessons from the former CEO of Disney, Robert Iger.
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.
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.”
“The Myth of Equality”
I’m glad I found this book to help me to a greater understanding of the issues we face today.
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.
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.
“The Vision Driven Leader"
“…practical advice on how to develop a vision that will move you and your organization forward.”
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.”
