One of the ways I learn best is by highlighting passages in books to help me grasp the core content. I then create book excerpt summaries that recaptures this information so that I can easily access this information. It also helps me revisit the material in a more comprehensive manner when I need a refresher. I’ve selected a number of books that I believe reflect important ideas that have a wide variety of professional and personal development uses for anyone in a leadership position.
I have always thought that the whole concept of work-life balance is a bit of an illusion. It is difficult for me to imagine someone who has a life that is always completely...
The true path to wisdom can be identified by three things, first, it must involve Agape…Second, it has to have practical application in your life. Otherwise, wisdom becomes a useless thing and deteriorates,...
I believe that business and nonprofit leaders need to think differently about what constitutes success. Besides the quality of their people, what differentiates most high-performing companies is their vision, focus, and discipline. Culturally,...
“Be not afraid of greatness; some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” —William Shakespeare Part One: Leadership Traits There is no such thing as passive...
Man is made or unmade by himself. In the armory of thought, he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself. He also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly...
Surrounding yourself with great people. Learning to delegate early on - not trying to do everything yourself. Making sure you've got the kind of people who are praising the team around them, not...
The visible you is the known you. It is never the real you. We have learned to speak and act in ways that allow us to cope with our world and peacefully coexist....
Your mind is your best friend, but it is also your worst enemy. Positive Intelligence measures the relative strength of these two modes of your mind. High Positive Intelligence means your mind acts...
PART ONE Chapter 1 – Setting Up the Equation Happiness is the absence of unhappiness Happiness is your default state Success is not an essential prerequisite to happiness While success doesn’t lead to...
Chapter 1 – Weapons of Influence They (ethologists) have begun to identify regular, blindly, mechanical patterns of action in a wide variety of species…Called fixed-action patterns, they can involve intricate sequences of behavior…...
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