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Sep 02

Book Brief: “Zero to One”

By Book Briefs, Organizational Development
This week’s “Book Brief” of “Zero to One” highlights the unconventional thoughts of Peter Thiel, the 47 year old entrepreneur, venture capitalist and hedge fund manager.  Peter and his friends Max Levchin and Elon Musk founded PayPal, and Thiel was the first outside investor in Facebook in 2004, one of his many ventures that has helped him amass over $2 billion in net worth. Who should read this book:  Anyone starting a business or anyone who is wanting to take their business to the next level. But read the book only if you’re interested in going from “Zero to One”.…
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Aug 06

Book Brief: “The Secret of Teams”

By Book Briefs, Organizational Development
In my former role as a Director of a wealth management services group for Merrill Lynch, I had the opportunity to help build and work along side financial advisor teams.  This position gave me the unique opportunity to see what made the best teams gel and what made the wannabes come up short.  What I saw in the best advisor teams is what Mark Miller, Vice President of Training and Development at Chick-fil-A, outlines in "The Secret of Teams". Miller started researching top performing teams over twenty years ago and he shares the lessons he learned in this book.  He…
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Jul 23

Book Brief: The Power of Habit

By Book Briefs, Personal Development
Want to change some bad habits and start some good ones?  If so, this is a must read by Pulitzer Prize-winning business reporter Charles Duhigg.  This New York Times Bestseller will give you a very simple formula to tackle those destructive patterns that have been “eating your lunch” for so long. Duhigg outlines scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how you can change them.  The key to losing weight, being more productive, exercising regularly, and being successful starts with understanding how habits work.   The author says that 45% of the activities we do are related to habit. Habits are something we…
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Jul 15

Book Brief: “Thinking Fast And Slow”

By Book Briefs, Organizational Development, Personal Development
If Malcolm Gladwell’s one word is “blink”, then Daniel Kahneman’s one word is “think”.  In “Thinking Fast and Slow”, Kahneman, a professor emeritus at Princeton University and the only non-economist to win The Nobel Peace Prize in Economics, explains how our mind works “fast and slow,” and how our “two selves” shape our viewpoint.  This book combines psychology and economics and is consistently on the New York Times Bestseller list in the business category, garnishing rave reviews far and wide. Kahneman’s aim for the book?  “To improve the ability to identify and understand error of judgment and choice, in others and eventually in ourselves, by providing a rich and more precise language…
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Jul 02

How To Get Over The 3 Fears Of Getting Naked

By Book Briefs, Personal Development
How good are you at getting naked?  Hold on.  Its not what you're thinking.  I’m referring to a set of client engagement principles that Patrick Lencioni lays out in his book, “Getting Naked”. In his book, Lencioni drives home his points in a business fable about shedding the three fears that sabotage client loyalty.  For the sake of being  “brief”, we’ll leave out the discussion of the fable and simply outline his principles, specifically what giving “naked service” means: It means being... Vulnerable Humble Selfless Honest Open This is a great read for individuals who make their living in the service industry, particularly for CPAs, Business Consultants…
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Jul 02

Hope For The Overworked And Overwhelmed

By Book Briefs, Personal Development
In his book, “Overworked and Overwhelmed”, Scott Eblin shares the following story, which highlights the current reality for many professionals in today's world: "One workshop participant said that while waiting for his family’s flight to take off for their vacation, his 10-year-old daughter asked, “Daddy, can I see your BlackBerry?” When he gave it to her, she put it in her bag and said, “You can have that when we get back, Daddy.”" Eblin says busy executives must develop “mindfulness" by being intentional and aware if they are ever going to get off the fight-or-flight treadmill.  He states that many executives are burned out due to increased responsibilities and the constant onslaught of technology.…
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Jun 20

Procrastinate on Purpose…Don’t Put It Off Any Longer!

By Book Briefs, Personal Development
(Note: Here's this week's suggested read for our followers; "Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time." ) If there’s anybody out there that feels like you have too much to do and not enough time to do it?  Then investing a little bit more of that illusive time of yours would be well spent reading Rory Vaden’s new book, “Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time.”  He reminds us that we all have 168 hours in our week, 2.09 of which we spend per day at our jobs doing non-work related activities.  If that’s not enough,…
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