My good friend Carsten Ohm just returned from ten days in South Africa with the Pioneers of Change. This is a group of people who are
developing the commitment, understanding, and a network of relationships to create or transform systems that they may come to serve Life, and operate in life-affirming ways.
Anybody who thinks work should be miserable simply because it is work or that there should be a cordon sannitaire between 'work' and 'life' needs to find a time machine, key in the year 1543, and go and join Calvin's crew. They'll feel more at home there. In the meantime, the rest of us will … Continue Reading ››
It's nice once in a while to look over the list of books I've read, and to think about which ones were the best. The ones I really enjoyed reading, or the ones that really changed my perception of some field. So, here's my top ten list of books, in no particular order:
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As you can see from the five previous posts I got some reading done in Goa :o) That's just one of the many advantages of long flights and of lazing by the hotel pool.
Saying sorry when you are is one of the most fundamental and important personal skills there is. A well-timed, well-phrased apology can get you out of a lot of trouble - and conversely, withholding and apology when one is due can poison almost any relationship.
In The One Minute Apology: A Powerful Way to Make … Continue Reading ››
I'm sure there's not a single person left in the modern business world who hasn't read "Who moved my cheese" by Spencer Johnson. So here's a book that offers the answer to that timeless question of missing cheese: I moved your cheese by Darrel Bristow-Bovey.
This book is a hilarious spoof of every self-help book … Continue Reading ››
A killer app is an idea so good, that it simply has to spread. Something so necessary and basic, that you have to adopt it. And according to this book by Tim Sanders, Love is just that.
I admire people who dare to use the word love in a business setting, and to stick it … Continue Reading ››
Subtitled "Fast and slow time in the information age", this book by norwegian Thomas Hylland Eriksen details the struggle between two kinds of experiences. Fast time is when you're doing 10 things at the same time. You're talking on the phone while reading email, listening to the radio and half-following another conversation in the … Continue Reading ››