I know business "fables" are supposed to help people who don't normally read to grasp the concepts, and this one was okay, no more cheesy than most. II know business "fables" are supposed to help people who don't normally read to grasp the concepts, and this one was okay, no more cheesy than most. I believe in the Five Dysfunctions espoused by Lencioni; if only the team was always willing and able to recognize the silos when they exist....more
I'm excited to take the quiz, even though I think I've figured out what I am. I think I need to read the "Put Your Strengths to Work" one instead, sinI'm excited to take the quiz, even though I think I've figured out what I am. I think I need to read the "Put Your Strengths to Work" one instead, since I'm good with self-awareness, not so much with application of skills....more
A so-so business/personal relationship book that encourages you to be completely honest and ask probing questions to get to the real issue in your conA so-so business/personal relationship book that encourages you to be completely honest and ask probing questions to get to the real issue in your conversations with others. A little touchy feely, easier said than done (on the honesty part, anyway), but it did give me some good ideas for asking the right questions.
The author inserts too much of her life into the advice--it may be easy and affordable for her to take a retreat and really think about things, or wake up at 4 to sip tea and meditate before her fireplace, but that's a bit excessive for the average working Joe. And it's pretentious and off-putting to hear a piece of advice is similar to one she was told by her martial arts sensei in Japan. Really? How nice for you....more
Although I enjoyed this book, Gilman, as a magazine editor, had many colorful stories of his life in newsstand publishing, but not many that were trulAlthough I enjoyed this book, Gilman, as a magazine editor, had many colorful stories of his life in newsstand publishing, but not many that were truly applicable to business in general. I did like the stories, but found little to use in my day-to-day work....more
This book talks about how selling has changed, and the techniques that worked in the past are too obvious and off-putting in today's marketplace. The This book talks about how selling has changed, and the techniques that worked in the past are too obvious and off-putting in today's marketplace. The techniques the authors suggest are somewhat better, but still pretty creepy, if you ask me.
I read this for work, and it didn't really apply to the purpose for which I needed it....more
A concise, helpful explanation of how to apply situational leadership styles to levels of performance. I photocopied some graphs to help me remember wA concise, helpful explanation of how to apply situational leadership styles to levels of performance. I photocopied some graphs to help me remember what goes where; it's confusing until you build up a muscle memory for these things....more
Our store management team read this book as part of our development. While the reasoning is sound, the execution is HORRIBLE--too many acronyms, multiOur store management team read this book as part of our development. While the reasoning is sound, the execution is HORRIBLE--too many acronyms, multi-part systems, graphs, and charts. In addition, it's mostly telling without explaining how; if I could objectively step back during a heated conversation and analyze the situation, I wouldn't need this book, and yet it never really gives you the tools to accomplish this, but says it's exactly what you need to do. Worst of all, though, were the "real life" examples used; most were corny or implausible. I don't need to read about Yvonne and Jotham (Jotham? WTF kind of name is that for a hypothetical scenario?) and their sex life in a business book, and I don't believe Jotham or any of the other "fictional" people to whom the book's techniques were applied would have capitulated so easily....more
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