Category Archives: Book Reviews
My book reviews. Fiction, non-fiction and mainly business literature. These are all excellent books, ’cause I never review the books I don’t like.
Book review: Chief Joy Officer by Richard Sheridan
Book review: Payoff by Dan Ariely
Book review: Everybody Matters by Bob Chapman
Book review: Joy, Inc by Rich Sheridan
Joy, Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love by Rich Sheridan came out December 26 and it's the single best business book I have read in a long while.
Menlo is a software design and development company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They have built a culture that removes the … Continue Reading ››
Book review: Inside Apple by Adam Lashinsky
I just finished reading Inside Apple by Adam Lashinsky and I was struck by two observations:
1: Apple gets a lot of things exactly right and some other things exactly wrong.
Ie- the design-driven development, the commitment to making great products and the pride their employees can take in contributing to that are all fantastic.
On … Continue Reading ››
Book review: Best Practices are Stupid by Stephen Shapiro
Let’s play some Personality Poker
Book review: Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
There are some companies that seem completely unafraid to do things differently. While others cling desperately to business as usual, I admire organizations who try alternative ideas and Zappos is one of these companies. For those outside of the US who have not yet … Continue Reading ›› Happy at work at ?What If! Innovation
Let’s start at the beginning – the reception area. It IS a reception … Continue Reading ››