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Book Summary: “Death by Meeting”

Tired of sitting through horrible meetings? Patrick Lencioni’s book “Death by Meeting” explains how to run the right meetings the right way.

In his book How We Learn, Benedict Carey unearths the surprising truth about when, where, and why we learn. Here’s a brief summary and review.

Cal Newport thinks that our society depends WAY too much upon email. Here’s my review of his new book, A World Without Email.

Kate Murphy’s book “You’re Not Listening” teaches how to become a better listener and ask better questions in conversations.

Adam Grant’s book “Think Again” encourages readers to question what they know, resist giving advice too quickly, and exhibit humility.

Joel Primus founded the underwear company Naked. In this book, Primus shares how he built the company, scaled it, and took it public.

In the book Big Potential, Shawn Achor explains that our society has a flawed way of thinking about competition, success, and praise.

Amy Edmondson’s research helped her discover that “psychological safety” is one of the biggest drivers of team success. Here’s how to build it.

No Rules Rules book review: Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings teams up with Erin Meyer to explain the magic behind Netflix’s culture.

Ben Horowitz’s book The Hard Thing About Hard Things is a hard-punching, brash, honest guidebook for startup CEOs.