Nov 19, 2019 | Book Review |
The title of the book comes from a famous comedian Steve Martin who once said in his speech ‘’Be so good that they can’t ignore you’’. The author of this book, Cal Newport, a Computer Science professor at Georgetown University, took inspiration from this line to guide...
Nov 9, 2019 | Book Review |
The Organized Mind by Daniel Levitin talks about the mind and the brain, its myriad processes, and systems related to the organization of ideas, thoughts, and decision making. Most importantly, it shows us strategies that will help us organize the vast influx of...
Nov 3, 2019 | Book Review |
There comes a time, when a manager starts to mentor and coach the people in his team. But how does a manager become a successful coach? What does coaching entail and how should one make it effective? The Coaching Habit (2016) by Michael Bungay Stanier simplifies the...
Oct 24, 2019 | Book Review |
The author, Peter Theil, is a renowned investor, entrepreneur, and funder of companies such as SpaceX & Airbnb. In his book Zero To One, he talks about building a startup from scratch, the challenges one may face, and what all one should do to make it successful....
Oct 8, 2019 | Book Review |
The author of this book, Fred Kofman serves as the Vice President of Executive Development of LinkedIn. As a part of one of his workshops on LinkedIn, he spoke to professionals around the world on ‘Conscious Business’ and seeing the excellent response, went on to...
Oct 3, 2019 | Book Review |
We have all heard of the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis. We have also been told that we should ‘tap into our strengths’, or, ‘focus on our strengths’, etc. But what are our strengths? How do we figure out our strengths? And...
Sep 29, 2019 | Book Review |
Life is full of challenges – complex relations, inevitable disappointments, and uncertainty. Our children have to be prepared for the best and the worst in life. It is the responsibility of parents and caregivers to ensure that they are prepared for it. They...
Sep 20, 2019 | Book Review |
With the dynamic changes taking place all over the world in terms of the work culture, environment, and the shift in the roles and responsibilities of the working class, the need for a change in leadership has become crucial. While managers are sufficient for an...
Sep 14, 2019 | Book Review |
The term ‘natural born leader’ is often used to describe some charismatic leader who seems to be natural at leadership. However, are people really born with leadership qualities? Learning Leadership (2016) by James Kouzes and Barry Posner sheds light on how...
Sep 2, 2019 | Book Review |
The way the world works has completely changed in the last 50 years. Today, organizations, work culture, and the roles of people are more knowledge-based. The standard management policies designed for maximum efficiency by Frederick Taylor more than a century ago are...
Jul 25, 2019 | Book Review |
Richard Branson is one of the world’s most innovative minds today. His experiences in entrepreneurship are a treasure trove that he has shared in The Virgin Way (2015). He believes that successful entrepreneurship entails much more than simply leading. Right from...
Jul 19, 2019 | Book Review |
Leadership entails a lot more than just giving orders to subordinates and managing teams. A leader must be committed, inspire positive change in team members, build and maintain a good work atmosphere, be a good listener, work to first help peers and employees...
Jul 9, 2019 | Book Review |
As professionals and leaders, we all reach a point when we wonder if we are doing it all right in today’s tough, cold-hearted corporate world. Leaders world-over have questioned themselves at some point in time – ‘is it a pretense or am I in control of my life?’ Jerry...
Jul 3, 2019 | Book Review |
Egotism, especially at the workplace is an extremely harmful trait. Whether it is a manager, junior-level executive, or even an organization leader, having an inflated ego at any point can have severe consequences. Ryan Holiday’s Ego is the Enemy (2016) shows...
Jun 25, 2019 | Book Review |
How did hierarchies come to exist? Why do only a select few lead? Is there really much difference between how societies functioned in the pre-historic era and how they function now? And what do all these questions and topics have in common? Leaders Eat Last, by Simon...
Jun 12, 2019 | Book Review |
In today’s global village, the concept of a ‘tribe’ has become very important. As a word, ‘tribe’ means a group of people that come together (physically or virtually) due to a shared cause, under a leader or leaders who organize and represent the group. A ‘tribe’ is...
Jun 4, 2019 | Book Review |
No one said that parenting would be a piece of cake. And it isn’t, especially when it comes to disciplining children. As a parent, it sounds natural to use traditional methods of disciplining such as time-outs or spanking. But deep down, all parents know that these...
May 27, 2019 | Book Review |
Negotiation and persuasion are part of our lives, whether it is as a parent negotiating with a child, or negotiations with a prospective client. Winning the opposite person over doesn’t require more than exercising persuasion tactics that one can easily learn to make...
May 16, 2019 | Book Review |
Why do we make choices and decisions about our future that makes us unhappy? Stumbling on Happiness (2007) by Daniel Gilbert shows the complex manner in which our brain processes information and influences our decision-making process. Through everyday...
May 9, 2019 | Book Review |
Today’s work culture is fast-paced. Companies rise and fall like dominoes in a chaotic and dynamic business environment. The concept of a big, old company that has been stable for decades is a slowly fading concept. Not many young companies today have what it...
