As we head into the summer, it’s time for many of us to take some time to catch up on reading. Here are seven reads that I’ve either read and reviewed or have on the list for the summer break. I’d love to hear what’s on your list.
Read MoreBook Review Fear Less - How to win your way in Work & Life Dr Pippa Grange
In this highly compelling read, psychologist and author Dr Pippa Grange explores fear, how it can take over our lives and how we can turn it on its head into a tool of courage.
She kicks off by exploring language (and how changing it from battlefield terminology into something kinder will help), healthy competition and definitions of success – all in the first couple of chapters. She looks at the concept that fear isn’t just in our heads – it’s in our environment too.
Read MoreBook Review The Six Thinking Hats – Edward de Bono
In his lifetime, Edward de Bono wrote 85 books, but he is arguably best known for his work around lateral thinking, including this one – The Six Thinking Hats. Over time, I’ve heard it cited as being a book about managing brainstorming sessions, but there’s much, much more to it than that.
Read MoreBook Review – Finntopia - what we can learn from the world’s happiest country by Danny Dorling and Annika Koljonen
Finland is one of the fairest countries to live in, with an outstanding level of innovation and dynamism. It tops the rankings of not only happiness but of a host of other accolades including education, equality, and clean air. But how did this happen? This book gives us an insight into what’s been achieved over decades of work and what we can all learn from their example
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