Excerpts

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 recapture 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.

The Elephant and the Flea: Reflections of a Reluctant Capitalist by Charles Handy

I have been a Charles Handy fan for many years and find that his work only becomes more prescient and meaningful with time. It’s amazing how he could envision the world we would be doing…

The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain De Botton

I: Consolation for Unpopularity Chapter 2 “If common sense is cordoned off from questions, it is because its judgments are deemed plainly too sensible to be the targets of scrutiny.” “It is not…

Excerpts

The Elephant and the Flea: Reflections of a Reluctant Capitalist by Charles Handy

The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain De Botton

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Excerpts

The Elephant and the Flea: Reflections of a Reluctant Capitalist by Charles Handy

The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain De Botton

All Resource Types

All Resource Categories

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