Tag Archives: storytelling
Jonas Ridderstrale, Funky Business Forever
Today’s guest is Jonas Ridderstrale, the Swedish author of the international bestseller Funky Business Forever: How to Enjoy Capitalism. As Tom Peters says, this book is the antidote for bland thinking and bland writing. It’s provocative, challenging and has been … Continue reading
Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection
Brene Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston, with a bachelor’s, master’s and PhD in social work. She’s spent the past decade or so studying some juicy emotional issues — vulnerability, courage, authenticity and shame. Brene recently … Continue reading
Kevin Carroll, Rules of the Red Rubber Ball
Kevin Carroll has an amazingly cool background. Raised by his grandparents in Philadelphia, his first job really was with the U.S. Air Force where he served as a language interpreter and translator. And in those ten years he became fluent … Continue reading
Jim Kouzes, The Leadership Challenge
If you’re interested in leadership, you know that a new book on the topic gets published, oh, about every 20 seconds. And most of them are eminently miss-able – the same tired truisms with a new smear of lipstick – … Continue reading
Merlin Mann, 43Folders
Here’s a confession. I want to be able to think like Merlin Mann. He’s really smart on the topic of productivity, and in fact some part of his success comes from 43Folders.com which is a reference to David Allen’s Getting … Continue reading
