In pursuit of business EXCELLENCE
Where do you start?
“Excellence in performance and in life begins with a vision of where you want to go and a commitment to do what it takes to get there.” These words open Terry Orlick’s masterful book In Pursuit of Excellence in which he describes the mental skills and positive thinking required to Read More...
The five secrets you must discover before you die book review
What is the key message of this book?
The wisdom of life can be learned by asking those who have lived long and remarkable lives. As the book’s cover says: “If you want to know the secret to a happy life, ask someone who has lived it.” The common themes are presented as the “five secrets”. I would put Read More...
Crucial Conversations – Tools for talking when stakes are high
What makes a conversation crucial?
When opinions vary, stakes are high and emotions run strong. The human automatic emotional response, the book explains, paralyses our ability to converse effectively. Fight or flight, both initiated by an adrenalin rush, convert in conversational terms into the stumbling blocks of heated argument or silence and withdrawal.
The benefits
Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Read More...