Fish!: A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results | Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen, 2000 What’s It All About? Way back in the day, when I was working for Magna and touring one of our sister plant Norplas in Ohio, I found the plant’s book club reading Fish!: A Proven … Read More
Book Reviews
Andy & Me: Crisis and Transformation on the Lean Journey
Andy & Me: Crisis and Transformation on the Lean Journey | Pascal Dennis, 2005 What’s It All About? In his business novel Andy & Me: Crisis and Transformation on the Lean Journey, Pascal Dennis draws on his own experiences in automobile manufacturing to tell the narrative of Tom Papas, the manager of a struggling original … Read More
Turn the Ship Around
Turn the Ship Around: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders | Author: L. David Marquet, 2013 | What’s it all About? The first introduction I had to David Marquet was actually a cartoon, “Greatness” by David Marquet. Someone had shared it with me, and I started using it in some of my training … Read More
Colour Savvy: Helping You Achieve Success in Your Work Life
Colour Savvy: Helping You Achieve Success in Your Work Life | Susan Geary and Anne Bulstrode, 2010 What’s It All About? At every stage of your workday, it’s important to understand your team! By having a greater understanding of how your team members think, communicate, and handle stress, you’ll be better prepared to handle any … Read More
Can’t Hurt Me
Can’t Hurt Me: Master your Mind and Defy the Odds | Author: David Goggins, 2018 | What’s it all About? This is the story of David Goggins, from beginning to his present life, and he has lived a life worth sharing. Yes, he is a Navy Seal, however that is only a fraction of the … Read More
The Dream Manager
The Dream Manager: | Author: Matthew Kelly, 2007 | What’s it all About? As simple as the title sounds, it really is about a company hiring a dream manager! Not a typical position title you would hire when looking to minimize overhead and costs to increase profits, is it? Well you need to read deeper … Read More
The Go-Giver
The Go-Giver: A Little Story about a Powerful Business Idea | Authors: Bob Burg and John David Mann, 2007| What’s it all About? Are you a go-getter? One that loves to drive results, making things happen all the time. However, as hard as you hustle that promotion has not come or your big break just never … Read More
The 4 Disciplines of Execution
The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX): Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals (WIGS) | Authors: Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling, 2011 | What’s it all About? If you are in the mindset that you really want to gain some momentum on a project, a workplace or a personal goal, this book provides a great … Read More
The 5 Second Rule
The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence With Everyday Courage | Author: Mel Robbins, 2017 | What’s it all About? For all those moments when you may have been struggling with why you didn’t just do that thing you wanted to do, this may be a good read for you! In this … Read More
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, is the Key to Performance, Health and Happiness
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, is the Key to Performance, Health and Happiness | Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz, 2003 What’s It All About? No matter how hard we try, we can’t control the amount of time we have available to us each day. But there is still something we can … Read More