This week’s book review is Predictable Success by Les McKeown
McKeown lays out an interesting theory of the progression of an organization through seven potential stages shown in the sketch below.
This week’s book review is Predictable Success by Les McKeown
McKeown lays out an interesting theory of the progression of an organization through seven potential stages shown in the sketch below.
This week’s book review is Start with Why by Simon Sinek
This is an excellent book that every person should read. Although it is especially relevant to business leaders, it applies to each of our personal lives as well!
This week’s book review is Louder Than Words by Todd Henry
Todd Henry steps the reader through the process of, and importance of, discovering what makes each of us unique. He calls this uniqueness the “authentic voice.” Each of us needs to devote ourselves to impacting the world with the uniqueness that only we possess.
My takeaway from this book is that we need to find a “Sherpa” mentor. A Sherpa mentor is one that doesn’t just provide passive advice but is fully vested in the path to your success. If you succeed, they succeed and, if you fail, they fail . . . just like a Sherpa and a climber.
Also, Henry provided an effective template for getting feedback on your performance and to help you define your uniqueness. I have summarized this process below:
This week’s book review is Living Forward by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy.
Hyatt and Harkavy detail out the process of building a life plan – a balanced plan for your life that provides long term focus complete with the detailed goals required to get there. The book is well written with tons of examples and great online tools.
The book review for this week is The New Gold Standard by Joseph A. Michelli
Michelli provides a very detailed history and study of the Ritz Carlton business. The book documents the culture, business practices and the five leadership principles of the Ritz Carlton;