Atul Gawande has a startling idea: that many of the problems that we face today can be solved by the simple, humble checklist. As a surgeon, he realized that many people were contracting serious illnesses – thousands of them dying from them – while they…
Communication is The Response You Get I’m sure theres been times when you were sure you were being totally clear with what you were saying, but the other person heard something else? One way to deal with that is to blame the other person and…
A habit is a routine or behaviour that is performed regularly, and in many cases, automatically. In the long run, the quality of our lives depends on the quality of our habits. This summary includes a step-by-step plan for building better habits – cue, craving, response,…
Lolly Daskal has seen it all in her years as an executive coach. She has spent countless hours in boardrooms, executive suites and corporate jets. She has also helped leaders navigate both success and failure. Through her work, Lolly has identified the one thing separating…
Communication Is More than Words Have you ever had the unfortunate experience of seeing a speaker who was clearly nervous and having a really difficult time? Of course you have. Think about that experience for a few seconds – how did it make you feel?…
Rachel Hollis is the founder and CEO of TheChicSite.com, and has built a large online Community by sharing tips for living a messy, but meaningful life. In this book you’ll learn twenty lies and misconceptions that hold us back from living joyfully and productively. The…
When you become an entrepreneur, there are many predictable frustrations you’ll run into: Not having enough profit Not enough personal income Not enough customers Can’t find good people Don’t have enough time The business depends too much on you And the list goes on. Finding…
Donald Miller has a simple and powerful message for us in Building A StoryBrand – that your customer should be the hero of the story, not your brand. It’s a secret that the world’s most successful companies understand, and Miller has boiled it down into…
The year was 1937, and the Great Depression was ravaging the world. Things were particularly tough in the United States, where the unemployment rate was as high as 25%, up from an average of 5% before that fateful day in 1929. So when Napoleon Hill…
I’d be surprised if you haven’t heard of the 80/20 Principle or what is also called the Pareto Principle, named after the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto who first noticed the effect. Most of us know or talk about it in general terms, but have we…
