4 min read ⌚ We’ve featured summaries of short books before on our site. One of them was no more than 32 pages! This one’s may be even shorter. And even though more than a century old, it still is as motivational as ever. So, we present to you the summary of Elbert Hubbard’s popular essay […]
4 min read ⌚ Exploring the World After September 11 Something profoundly changed with the world after September 11, 2011. In “Longitudes and Attitudes,” Thomas L. Friedman thinks that that something was long overdue. In fact, that’s why 9/11 happened in the first place. About Thomas L. Friedman Thomas Loren Friedman is a three-time Pulitzer winning […]
4 min read ⌚ Lessons I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Leading Want to learn to be a better leader? There’s probably no one better in the world to teach you that than John C. Maxwell. And here he is, once again, with another one of his classics, “Leadership Gold”! About John C. Maxwell John C. […]
3 min read ⌚ Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership Have you ever thought of Jesus as the perfect leader? Well, Laurie Beth Jones has. So, it isn’t at all surprising that her book is called “Jesus CEO.” And, well, it’s enlightening in more than one way. About Laurie Beth Jones Laurie Beth Jones is a […]
3 min read ⌚ Stop avoiding conflict. Welcome it. “Dare to Disagree.” About Margaret Heffernan Margaret Heffernan is a corporate speaker and a former CEO of a few e-commerce companies. “Dare to Disagree Summary” During the 1950s, Dr Alice Stewart, provoked by the increasing incidents of childhood cancers, decided to examine them. Her studies resulted […]
3 min read ⌚ Simple Questions That Lead to Success “Why” is a powerful word, which you should consider adding to your dictionary of everyday phrases. About Amanda Lang Amanda Lang is an award-winning journalist and the anchor and producer of Bloomberg North on Bloomberg TV Canada. “The Power of Why Summary” Do you want […]
3 min read ⌚ The Courage to Care About Your People, Your Clients, and Your Career It is time you built a career out of your job by practicing “True Professionalism.” About David H. Maister David H. Maister is an author, a consultant, a former professor at the Harvard Business School and a founder of […]
4 min read ⌚ From Independence to the Global Information Age India is the world’s sixth largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest by PPP. But, it wasn’t always so. In “India Unbound,” Gurcharan Das follows its rise from its independence to this day. Or, better yet, from his own birth to his old […]
5 min read ⌚ Talk to Anyone, Anywhere – Online or in Person For some people, starting a conversation is the second most difficult thing on this planet; which is the reason why, to them, making a friend is the most difficult one. Don Gabor, in “How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends” tries to […]
4 min read ⌚ Holding People Accountable for Results the Positive, Principled Way Blaming other people won’t get you far; holding them accountable might. Especially if you use the positive, principled way. “How Did That Happen?” by Roger Connors and Tom Smith is here to teach you. And we to summarize it! About Roger Connors and […]
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