4 min read ⌚ How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win You think that you have the team capable of winning, and now you only need some good leadership skills? What you need is probably no more than few lessons from two U.S. Navy SEAL officers – Jocko Willink and Leif Babin – in “Extreme Ownership”! […]
3 min read ⌚ The empowerment of servant-leadership brought several new possibilities for the organizations to exploit and understand. “The Power of Servant Leadership” provides valuable insights for people in need of reforms, regarding management and leadership. About Robert K. Greenleaf Robert K. Greenleaf is an ex-director at AT&T and a visiting lecturer at Harvard University […]
3 min read ⌚ What Insiders Know About Executive Success The influence of executives is off the question. The magnitude of their decision-making is felt on all organizational layers. “The Next Level” pinpoints what an average executive must do to keep its authority and stabilize its position. About Scott Eblin Scott Eblin is a management and […]
3 min read ⌚ South Afrika’s only way to change is “Laying Ghosts to Rest”. About Mamphela Ramphele Mamphela Ramphele is an author, the former vice chancellor of the University of Cape Town, the former managing director of the World Bank and is a chairman of Circle Capital Ventures in South Africa. “Laying Ghosts to […]
3 min read ⌚ The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln “Team of Rivals” offers a look at the history of Abraham Lincoln’s legendary governance. About Doris Kearns Goodwin Doris Kearns Goodwin is a Pulitzer-winning author. “Team of Rivals Summary” In May 1860, while the US was battling the issue of slavery in the South, while […]
3 min read ⌚ “The Price of Politics” is a look behind the curtains in the operations of the US government. About Bob Woodward Bob Woodward has written a number of books on the US government. “The Price of Politics Summary” Watergate reporter Bob Woodward gives an inside look at the way that Republicans in Congress […]
5 min read ⌚ How to Stop the Corporation from Stifling People and Strangling Profits Robert C. Townsend has been described as “a witty and incisive archenemy of corporate bureaucracy.” Unsurprisingly, his 1970 classic, “Up the Organization,” can be best recapped as “a general handbook against bureaucracies of all kinds.” Read on – for a longer […]
3 min read ⌚ “The Way to Wealth” is a short essay by Benjamin Franklin, first published in 1758, and later translated into many languages and reprinted in many countries. About Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the US, was an author, a statesman, a revolutionary, author, a scientist, a firefighter, […]
3 min read ⌚ The Discipline of Getting Things Done Having a good strategy is not enough. To succeed, you need to work on your “Execution.” About Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan Larry Bossidy has formerly worked as an executive in three major American corporations and is currently chairman of Honeywell International. Ram Charan is an […]
4 min read ⌚ Investment Strategies of the World What Einstein is for the world of physics, Warren Buffett is for the world of investing. And when it comes to his investment philosophy – from early influences to late practices – “The Warren Buffett Way” by Robert G. Hagstrom is the essential book, according to many. […]
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