It’s that time of year. As we prepare to “check out” for a few days, with family, and loved ones, and food, and faith, we look back over a year nearly gone. So, looking back, here is my list of some of my favorites – my very personal “best of” lists for 2011. It is… Read More The Best of 2011 – My Picks in Books, Blogs, TV Show, Long Reads – and my iPad!
Stay with me a few minutes on this — there is a critical business lesson coming. Let me tell you a story that explains the true greatness of the basketball legend Michael Jordan. First, some reminders (from Wikipedia): His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest… Read More Michael Jordan, Defensive All-Star — A Business Lesson For Us All
Yesterday, Bob Morris and I both weighed in on this blog with our “best business books” list from 2009. (Our lists were very different – mine here, Bob’s here). So I started thinking about which books I have read that have had true, lasting impact on my thinking, and even occasionally my behavior. I keep… Read More “Life is difficult; don’t be lazy” – 2 great lessons from M. Scott Peck’s The Road Less Traveled, maybe the best book I have ever read
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