Honest.You’ll thank me if you STOP what you’re doing right now and order two copies ofRising Together. Really. Do it now. Why?Author Sally Helgesen, a noted leadership coach andThinkers 50 Hall of Famemember, warns thatthere are eight triggers in the workplace that “are the prime reasons men and women end up retreating to gender silos,
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
“A start-up is a journey of failures,” writes Uri Levine. Good luck! Entrepreneurial Wisdom:Trueor 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,
“He finally had time to…”Zillions of cartoonists have reinvented this desert island cartoon.What’s your LOL caption?Complete the sentence and submit toYour 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 theLos Angeles Timesand theOrange County Register. (I only read the
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 wordsin 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
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 fromYour Weekly Staffing Meeting eNews, visit the archives atJohn Pearson’s Buckets Blog.In 2022, I published 40 issues. (But
Issue No. 528 ofYour Weekly Staff Meetingfeatures three options for reading my review ofThriving on Overload: 1) One sentence, 2) One paragraph, or 3) Ten golden nuggets! And this reminder:click hereto download free resources from the 20 management buckets (core competencies),click herefor over 500 book reviews, and click here for my review of Dan Busby’s
Issue No. 527 ofYour Weekly Staff Meetingspotlights 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 hereto download free resources from the 20 management buckets (core competencies),click herefor over 500 book reviews, andclick
Issue No. 526 ofYour Weekly Staff Meetingfeatures a contender for my 2022 book-of-the-year honors. (It’s a poignant page-turner.)And this reminder:click hereto download free resources from the 20 management buckets (core competencies),click herefor over 500 book reviews, andclick herefor my new blog,Pails in Comparison (PIC),with shorter book reviews of his latest “PICs.” No. No. No Way.(Way!)Last
Issue No. 525 ofYour Weekly Staff Meetingfeatures two new books on thinking. Contrarian page-turners—with paradoxical thinking. They’ll mess with your comfort zones!And this reminder:click hereto download free resources from the 20 management buckets (core competencies),click herefor over 500 book reviews, andclick herefor John’s new blog,Pails in Comparison (PIC),with shorter book reviews of his latest “PICs.”
Issue No. 524 ofYour Weekly Staff Meetingfeatures a newWSJbestseller on the five conversations for unlocking creativity, purpose, and results. It’s already a Top-10 pick for 2022! And this reminder:click hereto download free resources from the 20 management buckets (core competencies),click herefor over 500 book reviews, andclick herefor John’s new blog,Pails in Comparison (PIC),with shorter book
Steve Macchia on discernment:“We want a simple system to follow: set up the room, put people in place, consider the right options, add a prayer,and then press the button of discernment.” “God, what fabric softener do you want me to buy at the store this week?” Wait!Is this a book on discernment—or an entire PBS