Top Takeaways: “Drive” by Daniel Pink

Subtitled: The surprising truth about what motivates us This book definitely surprised me with some mind-bending research! My top takeaway? I FINALLY understood why creative types and those working on creative or experimental projects, aren’t motivated by the standard...

Top Takeaways: “Smart Brevity”

Subtitled: The power of saying less with more This review will be short, because the book is called Smart Brevity – and why not put the theories into practice! The average person sees over 100,000 words a day—Slack pings, emails, decks, doc after doc. And in all...

Top Takeaways: “To Sell Is Human” by Daniel Pink

Subtitled: The surprising truth about moving others Here’s another classic—this one by the prolific bestselling author Daniel Pink.The book has been around for over a decade, yet the principles are timeless. In fact, I’d say they’re even more important now as our work...

Top Takeaways: “Crucial Conversations”

Subtitled: Tools for talking when the stakes are high This was written by a group of five people, and yet for being written by a group, this book definitely has a solid stance on high-stakes conversions. In fact, it’s become a pillar in the leadership and coaching...

Top Takeaways: “A New Earth” by Eckhart Tolle

Subtitled: Awakening to your life’s purpose   This book is dense! And powerful. Aannnnnnd took me twice as long as usual to read it! Which isn’t a big deal unless it means I miss my commitment to do a book review every other Tuesday.  Then it becomes a...