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In an article that appeared in Forbes magazine, Warren Buffett has this to say about habits: “At my age I can’t change my habits. I’m stuck. But you will have the habits twenty years from now that you decide to…
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Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations Dan Ariely TED Books (November 2016) How and why people can have perpetual energy by investing in “a sense of connection, meaning, ownership, and long-term thinking” In Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded…
Read MoreThe 60s: The Story of a Decade Henry Finder, Editor Random House (October 2016) Here is an incomparable collective portrait of a truly galvanizing era For more than 90 years, The New Yorker has earned and deserves its reputation as…
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Avid Reader: A Life Robert Gottlieb Farrah, Straus and Giroux (2016) Self-portrait of a remarkable life that continues to be driven and nourished by reading Since childhood, Robert Gottlieb has been an avid reader of books and those who write…
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Imagine a business incubator offering the acceptance that drives creativity, for individuals with learning differences, who have a passion for changing the world. Rick Fiery did – and every day he sees the necessary brilliance we all need, that so…
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Here’s a direct link to a brief account of the situation after Capt. Chesley (“Sully”) Sullenberger returned to work. And now you have the rest of the story…so far.
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Applied Minds: How Engineers Think Guru Madhavan W.W. Norton & Company (August 2016) How almost anyone can develop an engineer’s mind-set, one that could create a significant competitive advantage Few people complete a formal education in engineering (B.S. degree through…
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Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Austin McChord, chief executive of…
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