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Book Review: Four Thousand Weeks
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman I openly admit I am a productivity program junkie. But even I was...
Brian Watkins
Feb 4, 20221 min read
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Book Review: Out of Office
Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working From Home by Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen This is a fascinating...
Brian Watkins
Jan 21, 20221 min read
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Book Review: Impact Players by Liz Wiseman
Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact by Liz Wiseman Being a huge fan of Multipliers by Mrs....
Brian Watkins
Jan 7, 20221 min read
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Book Review: Act Like a Leader
Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader - Herminia Ibarra As you would expect from a well-known professor from INSEAD, the information in...
Brian Watkins
Dec 17, 20211 min read
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Book Review Execution - Larry Bossidy
Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy One of the problems with "leadership" is that it focuses on things like...
Brian Watkins
Dec 10, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Limitless
Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life by Jim Kwik This isn't a recent book - I had seen...
Brian Watkins
Nov 12, 20211 min read
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Book Review: The Biggest Bluff
The Biggest Bluff: How I learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova This is one of those books that isn't a...
Brian Watkins
Nov 5, 20211 min read
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The Ultimate Bookshelf
I usually review a book on Friday, but today I want to compile a list of books that I believe are the best ones for any manager, new or...
Brian Watkins
Oct 29, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Creativity, Inc
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace As a huge Pixar...
Brian Watkins
Oct 22, 20211 min read
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Book Review: How Will You Measure Your Life
How Will You Measure Your Life by Clayton Christianson Clayton Christianson is well known in the management theory circles for his...
Brian Watkins
Oct 15, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Predictably Irrational
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely I loved this book from the very beginning. Mr. Ariely...
Brian Watkins
Oct 8, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Essentialism
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown Essentialism is a great book to help you focus. It addresses one of the big...
Brian Watkins
Oct 1, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Work Rules
Work Rules: Insights from Inside Google that will Transform How You Live and Lead by Laszlo Bock Mr. Bock was the Chief People Officer at...
Brian Watkins
Sep 24, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Change the Culture, Change the Game
Change the Culture, Change the Game: The Breakthrough Strategy for Energizing your Organization and Creating Accountability for Results...
Brian Watkins
Sep 17, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Rookie Smarts by Liz Wiseman
Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work by Liz Wiseman I openly admit that when I picked this book up, I...
Brian Watkins
Sep 10, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Hot Seat by Jeff Immelt
Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company by Jeff Immelt The book centers on Mr. Immelt's time as CEO of GE, told from...
Brian Watkins
Sep 3, 20212 min read
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Book Review: Smarter Faster Better
Smarter Faster Better: The Transformative Power of Real Productivity by Charles Duhigg The author of this book might look familiar. I've...
Brian Watkins
Aug 27, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Conscious Capitalism
Conscious Capitalism, With a New Preface by the Authors: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business bu John Mackey This book holds two...
Brian Watkins
Aug 20, 20211 min read
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Book Review: The Data Driven Leader
The Data Driven Leader: A Powerful Approach to Delivering Measurable Business Impact Through People Analytics by Jenny Dearborn If you...
Brian Watkins
Aug 13, 20211 min read
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Book Review: A World Without Email by Cal Newport
A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload by Cal Newport This is one of those rare books that had an...
Brian Watkins
Aug 6, 20211 min read
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