Book Review: Teach To Work
You might not be drawn to Teach To Work unless you are in the teaching or mentoring arena. If that’s not you, stay with me anyway. This book has good things to say about how we train and teach the next generation. This will be important for us as business people and families. Written by Patty…
Read MoreBook Review: Capital Gaines
I was a little nervous when my wife said she got me something to do while she was gone. Projects at our house can be all over the board including remodeling down to the studs (of homes and campers!), building chicken coups, and writing projects for HS classes. The variety always keeps us doing new…
Read MoreBook Review: The Power of Moments
Chip and Dan Heath knock it out of the park again with this one. Do you wonder why you have so many fond memories and glimpses of great times with friends and family? Or why that one restaurant will always be your favorite because of the way the wait staff treated you? The Heath brothers…
Read MoreBook Review: The ONE Thing
Gary Keller and Jay Papazon team up again to write a mainstream business productivity book. It has practical advice that they used directly in their business. The main point of the book is that a narrow focus gets more results. It is basically a more direct Pareto Principle (remember the 80/20 rule), just narrowed down…
Read MoreBook Review: The Traveler’s Gift
Andy Andrews’ The Traveler’s Gift is one of the most engaging and enjoyable books I have read. So much so that I’ve read it 3 times in 2 years. It is a fairly short read, so don’t be impressed with my quick turn-around on it! “Seven decisions that determine personal success” is the subtitle of the book…
Read MoreRisky Chicken
Many people are aware of the inverse relationship between risk and reward. Financial investments are referenced most often when talking about risk and reward. Low risk = low return. Many of our activities and decisions today are based on the concept of minimizing risk. Risk Management has become a huge business and we are always hoping to…
Read MoreBook Review: Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy
There is a big reason not to read this book: I’m not in advertising. But as a business professional, there are even more reasons to read this book. This book is a great read if you sell anything, which you do. Even in a corporate job, you sell ideas, projects, services, etc. to your “customers.”…
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