This book was written in 2017, way before Covid-19 but I’ve found it to be a really useful re-read over the last few weeks and months.
One of the things I have found most useful in building my own wellbeing and resilience (and suggest to others) is finding time to take a pause in whatever’s going on. That’s what this book is all about. If you are feeling that you’re running fast just to stand still, then this is definitely worth a read.
Read MoreDuring the summer, I was invited to speak to a group about mentoring and specifically around mentoring and lifelong learning. As part of my prep, I revisited this book and remembered why it had been so insightful the first time around.
Some of the approaches from this book I thought I knew – growth and fixed mindsets - but this gave me a greater understanding of what’s behind that.
Read MoreAre you a fan of reading articles from business schools and big management consulting firms? Then this book might just be right up your street. The back cover gives a good hint of what you might expect:
“Business is working in tunnel vision… organisations are now fully prepared for the past... A flipping point in the trend for adopting absurd management ideas needs to be reached. Management needs to be deprogrammed.”
To understand the link between how big management consultants, business schools and CEOs are creating what he calls “colossal groupthink”, then you need to read this book.
Read MoreSo, this book opens with a fantastic question, “Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or a hundred duck-sized horses?”, a question apparently asked of President Obama. For me, this sets the tone for the rest of the book – drawing you in from the start with a different lens on change to the typical books I’ve read on this subject.
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