2017 Year in Review
# of Books Read: 75
# of Pages Read: 25,322
# of Re-Reads: 8
Genre Read The Most: Business/Leadership
1. Best Book You Read in 2017?
Read MoreBook Summary: “Great by Choice”
Great by Choice book review: Like Jim Collins’s other books, this one is based upon years of research behind what makes companies successful.
Read MoreBook Summary: “The 5 Coaching Habits of Excellent Leaders”
I found The 5 Coaching Habits of Excellent Leaders to be a useful guidebook for improving my own reliability and my team’s output.
Read MoreBook Summary: “Principles: Life and Work”
In Principles, Ray Dalio encourages readers to doubt everything, suggesting that radical open-mindedness is the best way to learn.
Read MoreMost Impactful Book Quotes – Q3 2017
Below you will find a series of quotes I have found particularly impactful over the past three months. Feel free to leave a comment to let me know what you think or share your own book quotes that have recently impacted you. “When values are clear, decisions are easy.” -Roy Disney, mentioned in The Disney Way by…
Read MoreBook Summary: “The Everything Store”
In The Everything Store, journalist Brad Stone explores the beginnings of Amazon and the customer obsession of its mercurial founder.
Read MoreBook Summary: “Start with Why”
In Start with Why, Simon Sinek cuts to the core of why certain companies and leaders are successful and others are not.
Read MoreBook Summary: “The Power of Positive Leadership”
I desperately hoped this book would offer enough “meat” and offer real content rather than “pie in the sky” aphorisms. Gordon delivered.
Read MoreMost Impactful Book Quotes – Q2 2017
Below you will find a series of quotes that I have found particularly impactful over the past three months. Feel free to leave a comment to let me know what you think or share your own book quotes that have impacted you recently. “If you possess leadership responsibility in the workplace, you have an effect…
Read MoreBook Summary: “Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise”
Peak has practical implications across education, sports, and business. Learn about the science of deliberate practice and the 10,000-hour rule.
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