Aristotle
Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great Carmine Gallo St. Martin’s Press (June 2018) How to master the ancient art of persuasion by combining words and ideas to move people to high-impact action I have read…
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For at least several thousand years, at least since Aristotle, the three steps of the decision-making process have remained essentially the same: 1. What is the question to answer or the problem to solve? Comment: If you don’t get this…
Read MoreMany years ago when I began to teach English at the Kent School in Connecticut, I devised an acronym for my students based on two primary sources: Aristotle’s Rhetoric (4th century BCE) and Modern Rhetoric (1949) co-authored by Cleanth Brooks…
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The Leader Habit (4/19/18): Master the Skills You Need to Lead–in Just Minutes a Day Martin Lanik AMACOM (April 2018) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle I am among those who…
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Breaking Bad Habits: Defy Industry Norms and Reinvigorate Your Business Hardcover Freek Vermeulen Harvard Business Review Press (November 2017) “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” I agree with Aristotle’s comment, presuming…
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Let the Story Do the Work: The Art of Storytelling for Business Success Esther K. Choy AMACOM (July 2017) How and why “Once upon a time” has almost unlimited applications and can have compelling impact As Esther K. Choy realizes…
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The Executive Education and Center for Leadership and Change Management programs at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania continue to generate an abundance of valuable material for executives in need of cutting edge thinking. Nao Tools offer an…
Read MoreThe Leading Brain: Powerful Science-Based Strategies for Achieving Peak Performance Friederike Fabricius and Hands Hagemann TarcherPerigee/Penguin Random House (February 2017). Here are several science-based strategies that can drive peak performance Although by no means an authority in the multiple dimensions…
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The unique power of the “creative prelude”
In the latest of his eight books, SCRAMBLE, Marty Neumeier provides a fictional account of a young CEO in trouble. He and his team have five weeks to reimagine their company. If the board approves their plan, they’ll live to…
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