Leadership insights, thoughts from lived experiences and readings
Earlier this week I finished listening to the audiobook Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth. This is a very thought provoking book with full of enthusiasm. Like many I have always admired talent too much in my childhood and youth, while at times I myself have been admired the same way. But I started… Continue reading Grit by Angela Duckworth
After joining Twin Health last month, I started learning more about human anatomy & physiology, chronic diseases caused by dysfunctional metabolism. That's when I encountered some of the youtube video of Dr Jason Fung and liked his style of delivery very much. This week I finished listening to his audiobook The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse… Continue reading The Diabetes Code by Dr Jason Fung
Last week I finished The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene. I knew he is a tough writer after reading The 48 Laws of Power last year. In this book, Robert dives deep inside human psychology and how we think individually and collectively influenced by social, political, regional context. This book sounded less Machiavellian compared to The 48 Laws… Continue reading The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene
Last week I finished Culture Wins by William Vanderbloemen. In this book the author defines - "Culture is about how a team uniquely functions when it’s at its best". An organization’s culture is largely reflected in its values – not the values determined by management, but the values which are actually lived out by the employees. Here… Continue reading Culture Wins by William Vanderbloemen
Last week I finished another fantastic leadership book Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman to participate in our upcoming management book club discussion in office. In this book, the author explores the roots and applications of effective, inspiring leadership. Leaders can be broadly classified as either Multipliers or Diminishers. A Multiplier creates… Continue reading Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
This week I finished several books and one of those was the last Patrick Lencioni book that I haven't read earlier - Getting Naked: A Business Fable about Shedding the Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty. This is another good book by him where focuses on the soft skills of leadership in the context of client services.… Continue reading Getting Naked: A Business Fable about Shedding the Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty
Yesterday I finished The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle. This is another good book on team culture that I decided to read after being highly impressed reading The Culture Map by Erin Meyer. The author emphasizes on 3 skills as the heart of great teamwork. Safety: The foundation of a strong group lies in… Continue reading The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
Today I finished The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by Erin Meyer. This book has been in my to-read list for a long time but finally I finished as this was the topic for discussion in our monthly management book club reading at office. This is a very valuable resource for anyone working… Continue reading The Culture Map by Erin Meyer
Earlier this week I finished Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, David Maxfield. These same authors also wrote Crucial Conversations – Tools for Talking when the Stakes are High that I read earlier this year and consider one of the best leadership and management books.… Continue reading Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior
Last week I finished Truth from the Valley: A Practical Primer on Future IT Management Trends by Mark Settle. This is thanks to Wali bhai and Asha bhabi who gifted me this book. This is the second book from Mark which is better than his earlier one The Truth from the Trenches. He brings up how Silicon Valley… Continue reading Truth from the Valley by Mark Settle
Last week I finished HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership by Harvard Business Review featuring a good collection of leadership articles from renowned business leaders. Here are the articles from the book Daniel Goleman - What Makes a Leader?Peter Drucker - What Makes an Effective Executive?John P. Kottner - What Leaders Really DoRonald A Heifetx and Donald L. Laurie - The… Continue reading HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leadership
Last week I finished Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey. I got the reference of this book in a leadership development program that I joined from my company. The authors talk about how strongly we resist changes personally as well as organizationally… Continue reading Immunity to Change by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey
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