Honest. You’ll thank me if you STOP what you’re doing right now and order two copies of Rising Together. Really. Do it now. Why? Author Sally Helgesen, a noted leadership coach and Thinkers 50 Hall of Fame member, warns that there are eight triggers in the workplace that “are the prime reasons men and women end up retreating to gender silos, … Continued
How many PhD engineers does it take to give away 1.3 million wheelchairs in 94 countries? (One!) Hell Freezes Over in India!No problem! It’s 1974 in Cambridge, Mass., and Don Schoendorfer braces for the first question on his oral qualification exam for his engineering PhD at MIT. The brilliant professors on the committee begin with their … Continued
“A start-up is a journey of failures,” writes Uri Levine. Good luck! Entrepreneurial Wisdom: True or False?“A start-up is a journey of failures,” writes Uri Levine, who describes himself as a passionate entrepreneur and disruptor, and a two-time “unicorn” builder. He quotes Albert Einstein, “If you’ve never failed, you’ve never tried anything new.” Quick! You, or someone on your team, … Continued
“He finally had time to…”Zillions of cartoonists have reinvented this desert island cartoon. What’s your LOL caption? Complete the sentence and submit to Your Weekly Staff Meeting. (There may be prizes!) Jumpstart Your 2023 CreativityOK, I admit it. I read the comics every day in the online editions of the Los Angeles Times and the Orange County Register. (I only read the … Continued
We’re over-blessed with resources to prompt our morning conversations with Almighty God. What’s your favorite? Morning Music With the MasterIn just 750 tightly-crafted words in the introduction to this short-and-significant 365-day devotional, Eugene Peterson winsomely pulls us into the grand life of conversation and prayer with Almighty God. His 1994 book (one of four in a … Continued
Help! My wife thinks I may have too many books. But I don’t think so, do you? TOP-10 BOOKS FOR 2022This issue features selected books I reviewed in Issues No. 501 to 540. To read other 2022 book reviews from Your Weekly Staffing Meeting eNews, visit the archives at John Pearson’s Buckets Blog. In 2022, I published 40 issues. (But … Continued
Issue No. 528 of Your Weekly Staff Meeting features three options for reading my review of Thriving on Overload: 1) One sentence, 2) One paragraph, or 3) Ten golden nuggets! And this reminder: click here to download free resources from the 20 management buckets (core competencies), click here for over 500 book reviews, and click here for my review of Dan Busby’s … Continued
Issue No. 527 of Your Weekly Staff Meeting spotlights a colorful and massive book, Before and After Jackie Robinson: A Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers Told Through the Lens of Tickets and Passes, by “Ticketologist” Dan Busby. Fascinating! And this reminder: click here to download free resources from the 20 management buckets (core competencies), click here for over 500 book reviews, and click … Continued
Issue No. 526 of Your Weekly Staff Meeting features a contender for my 2022 book-of-the-year honors. (It’s a poignant page-turner.) And this reminder: click here to download free resources from the 20 management buckets (core competencies), click here for over 500 book reviews, and click here for my new blog, Pails in Comparison (PIC), with shorter book reviews of his latest “PICs.” No. No. No Way. (Way!)Last … Continued
Issue No. 525 of Your Weekly Staff Meeting features two new books on thinking. Contrarian page-turners—with paradoxical thinking. They’ll mess with your comfort zones! And this reminder: click here to download free resources from the 20 management buckets (core competencies), click here for over 500 book reviews, and click here for John’s new blog, Pails in Comparison (PIC), with shorter book reviews of his latest “PICs.” … Continued
