Book Summaries
Book Summary: “Work Rules!”
In Work Rules!, Laszlo Bock taps into his experience from Google’s PeopleOps team. This is a bible for recruiters, HR managers, and execs.
Read MoreBook Summary: “Ego Is The Enemy”
Ego Is the Enemy book review: Ryan Holiday challenges readers to not let pride stand in the way of attaining or repeating success.
Read MoreBook Summary: “Grit”
Grit book review: Duckworth posits that grit–which she defines as passion plus perseverance–is a better predictor of success than talent.
Read MoreBook Summary: “Smarter Faster Better”
Smarter Faster Better explains how to leverage our brain’s hardwiring to increase productivity and accomplish ever-higher goals.
Read MoreBook Summary: “Fix It”
Fix It book review: This book provides practical, actionable leadership ideas that I’ve already begun to use with my team.
Read MoreBook Summary: “Black Box Thinking”
Black Box Thinking book review: Although his first book Bounce was really good, Matthew Syed’s newest book reaches a whole new level.
Read MoreBook Summary: “The 5 Levels of Leadership”
Of all John Maxwell’s work, The 5 Levels of Leadership does the best job of defining what separates good leaders from great leaders.
Read MoreBook Summary: “Originals”
Adam Grant’s insightful work made me reconsider some of my preconceived notions of how creativity is fueled in individuals and organizations.
Read MoreBook Summary: “Creativity, Inc.”
Creativity, Inc. book review: This book is packed with tips for how to breed innovation and employee autonomy in any company.
Read MoreBook Summary: “Becoming Your Best”
Becoming Your Best book review: This book offers a lot of great inspiration in the form of short leadership “tweets” from impressive leaders.
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