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
Leadership
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
How are You Showing Up?
Turn Missed Targets into Better Results with Feedback. It was a typical day in high-volume manufacturing. Our $100 million+, 300-person operation had a new task at hand, one that needed to be completed right away. To get it done, I gathered the leadership team together and explained the task that we needed to accomplish. I … 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
Own the Day, Own your Life
Own the Day, Own your Life: Optimized Practices for Waking, Working, Learning, Eating, Training, Playing, Sleeping, and Sex | Author: Aubrey Marcus, 2018 | What’s it all about? Are you struggling with a busy life? Can’t get time to focus on what you want to do, or what you need to do? I talk a lot … Read More
Good to Great
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the LEAP… and Others Don’t | Author: Jim Collins, 2001 | You know that great feeling when you go back to something and you forgot how awesome it really was? That was what it was like going back to this memorable, eye-opening study on leadership, business, and results, … Read More
Dare to Lead
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. | Author: Brené Brown, 2018 | What’s it all about? One of my favorite questions to ask a leader who is struggling to develop an employees is: ‘What was their response when you sat one-on-one to discuss the performance gap openly?’ Time and time again, I get … Read More