———– #52 Books – Why Simple Wins: Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters Format: Kindle We have a culture of “more is more.” We struggle to let go of things. The pet processes that we so carefully designed. Tasks that we have made our own. If we want to let go […]
#52books How to Change the World
—————– #52 Books – How to Change the World: Change Management 3.0 Format: Softcover Booklet Jurgen Appelo has taken 4 common models and combined them into what he calls a “supermodel.” Dance with the System – PDCA or Plan, Do, Check, Act Mind the People – AKDAR or Ability, Knowledge, Desire, Awareness, and Reinforcement Stimulate […]
#52books The Start-Up J Curve
#52 Books – The Start-Up J Curve: The Six Steps to Entrepreneurial Success (Amazon affiliate link) Format: Kindle Since I started Middle Curve, I’ve been struck by how much noise there is in the entrepreneurial space. All the things one “must do to succeed.” It’s overwhelming. Howard Love has created a map. And he is […]
#52books The 12 Week Year
#52 Books – The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months (Amazon Affiliate Link) Format: Hardcover Brian Moran and Michael Lennington’s main argument is that we need to think in terms of quarters vs annually when it comes to evaluation and goal-setting. It’s not the argument that […]
#52books The Elite Consulting Mind
#52books The Elite Consulting Mind: 16 Proven Mindsets to Attract More Clients, Increase Your Income, and Achieve Meaningful Success (Amazon Affiliate Link) Format: Kindle I’m reading books on mindset these days. I’m a firm believer in the adage that your environment and your life reflects you. Now that I’m independent, the truth of that adage […]
#52books Coaching for Performance
#52Books – Coaching for Performance Fifth Edition: The Principles and Practice of Coaching and Leadership UPDATED 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (Amazon Affiliate Link) Format: Softcover ————————— My primary skill-building goal for the year – get better at coaching. Any problems I’ve had on projects have, at their core, been people issues. It is to be expected. […]
#52books The Spark, The Flame, and The Torch
#52 Books – The Spark, the Flame, and the Torch:Inspire Self. Inspire Others. Inspire the World. (Amazon affiliate link) Format: Kindle “Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it” Ernest Holmes Lance Secretan argues that we are now seeing in our economy and our workspaces exactly what we […]
#52books Born to Win
#52 Books – Born to Win: Find Your Success Format: Softcover Zig Ziglar is your classic, old-school sales trainer. Get beneath the 70s era salesguy persona and the Southern Baptist preacher delivery and you find that there is a reason why his work remains a classic. When I was growing up, Mom was a real […]
#52books Find Your Why
#52books Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team Format: Kindle This book is the “how-to” for Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. Simon Sinek, David Mead, and Peter Docker give incredibly detailed instructions for facilitating what they call “Why Discovery” and provide instructions […]
#52books The Art of Living
View on Instagram http://ift.tt/2Hp3DdF ————- #52 books – Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness Format: Kindle It’s been awhile since I have studied Ancient Greek philosophy. When I was studying it, as part of my graduate studies in History, we didn’t spend much time on the Stoics. Much of my […]
