Habits – they affect us as an individual and as a leader. Chances are you have at least one habit you would like to change, and perhaps habits of your team members you would like to help them change too. I’m sure that is true, but it’s hard to do! There are hundreds of […]
Which Habit is For You?
As you likely have heard, Stephen R. Covey, author of many bestselling books, most notably The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People died Monday at age 79 (here is the CNN story). Covey was an author, speaker, humanitarian, business person and much more. In 1996 he was named by Time Magazine as one of the […]
Five Great Reads from the First Half of the Year
The end of the year typically brings book reading lists, and a variety of “best of’s”. I like these lists and have created them myself. Today, as I finish my vacation, I asked myself, why make people wait until the end of the year? Below are my five favorite reads of the year so far, […]
#Positivity at Work Tweet: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas to Help You Create a Positive Organization Where Employees Thrive
By S. Chris Edmonds and Lisa Zigarmi That is quite a long title – for a book with very short (and powerful) ideas! Written as the sub title says in 140 short quotations – actually they are all tweets originally posted on Twitter – this book is super readable. So if you are a person […]
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Business and in Life
Today’s Resource Recommendation is The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Business and in Life by Charles Duhigg. On April 15th I recommended another book on habit and I mentioned that this book was on my Kindle. It is a powerful book if you want to better understand yourself and human behavior […]