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Book Review: Why Should Anyone Work Here
Why Should Anyone Work Here: What it Takes to Create an Authentic Organization by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones I read this book a few...
Brian Watkins
Jul 29, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Nine Lies About Work by Marcus Buckingham
Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World by Marcus Buckingham This was a difficult book for me to read. I...
Brian Watkins
Jul 23, 20212 min read
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Book Review: Tribes by Seth Godin
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us by Seth Godin Seth Godin is one of the best business thinkers in the world today, mostly on the marketing...
Brian Watkins
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Sprint by Jake Knapp
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp Sprint, written by members of the Google Ventures...
Brian Watkins
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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Book Review: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg One of the many non-business books that I believe all...
Brian Watkins
Jul 1, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Leading With Emotional Courage by Peter Bregman
Leading with Emotional Courage: How to Have Hard Conversations, Create Accountability, And Inspire Action On Your Most Important Work by...
Brian Watkins
Jun 24, 20211 min read
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Book Review - Excellence Now: The 43 Number Ones by Tom Peters
Excellence Now: The 43 Number Ones by Tom Peters I make no apologies for being a Tom Peters fanboy. I believe he is the top management...
Brian Watkins
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Becoming the Best by Harry M. Kraemer
Becoming the Best: Build a World-Class Organization Through Values-Based Leadership by Harry M. Kraemer I got the pleasure of hearing Mr....
Brian Watkins
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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Book Review: The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work and Life by Shawn Achor I've written many times before about the need...
Brian Watkins
Jun 3, 20211 min read
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Book Review: The Ultimate Question 2.0 by Fred Reichheld
The Ultimate Question 2.0: How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in a Customer-Driven World - Fred Reichheld This is an older book, but one...
Brian Watkins
May 27, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Think Again by Adam Grant
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant I like many of the things Adam Grant does, so I was excited to get...
Brian Watkins
May 20, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Infinite Game by Simon Sinek
The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek You don't want to be around me when I read this book. I found myself every few minutes audibly saying...
Brian Watkins
May 13, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Quiet by Susan Cain
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Won't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Being a Great Manager is about relationships. A key...
Brian Watkins
May 6, 20211 min read
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Book Review: The Upskilling Imperative by Shelley Osborne
The Upskilling Imperative: 5 Ways to Make Learning Core to the Way We Work by Shelley Osborne Mrs. Osborne works at Udemy, which is a...
Brian Watkins
Apr 29, 20211 min read
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Book Review - The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni
The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business by Patrick Lencioni Full disclosure, I have never been a fan...
Brian Watkins
Apr 22, 20212 min read
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Book Review: Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Conversations, Whole Heart by Brene Brown Brene Brown is one of the most popular authors and speakers in...
Brian Watkins
Apr 15, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Speed of Trust
The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything by Stephen MR Covey Trust is one of the those qualities that everyone says is...
Brian Watkins
Apr 8, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Powerful by Patty McCord
Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility by Patty McCord Part of the marketing for this book says when it comes to the...
Brian Watkins
Apr 1, 20211 min read
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Book Review: Get a Coach, Be a Coach by Roger Connors
Get a Coach, Be a Coach by Roger Connors The idea that everyone needs a coach should be common knowledge. If Serena Williams still has a...
Brian Watkins
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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Book Review: When by Daniel Pink
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink Full disclosure: I am a Daniel Pink fan. It is hard for me to read him in...
Brian Watkins
Mar 19, 20211 min read
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