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I finished Seth Godin’s Linchpin a couple of weeks ago. I loved it. It is a very compelling read. It certainly makes you think. It is provoking. It is meant as a challenge. Artists think along the edges of the box, because that’s where things get done. Godin disputes thinking “outside the box” – and [...]

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Just finished reading Roughneck Nine-One: The Extraordinary Story of a Special Forces A-Team at War by Sgt. 1st Class Frank Antenori, US Army (Retired). Loved it. If you like a solid, action-packed ride – this is a book for you. I read a lot of military history and analysis. I am a geek this way. [...]

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I suppose I should start this review off with a disclaimer. I am Alan Webber’s target audience. He was a managing editor of the Harvard Business Review and the cofounding editor of Fast Company. I am a card carrying member of the Fast Company Nation and read HBR whenever something catches my eye.I am a [...]

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The boss brought my attention to this article about Generation X whether this current apocalypse from MSNBC. Being a proud member of Gen X and having read Douglas Coupland’s novel that officially branded us this article caught my attention. Like the subject of this piece, I too have been caught in the double whammy. I [...]

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Tom Peters goes old school. Well…not that old…but he digs out 3 books he did in the 90′s. The Project 50: Fifty Ways to Transform Every “Task” into a Project That Matters! The Brand You 50 : Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an “Employee” into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion! The [...]

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And again, he’s right. Hannah asked me the other day about a book and TP wrote about it today! It is starting to freak me out a little. Following up on my post from the other day about being in the moment, TP calls us out on meeting apathy/anger. I admit….I suffer from this. And [...]

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I’m fairly sure I have written about Rick Houcek before…I met him while I was a member of a TEC group. I love his passion. He gets fired up about stuff. In his latest email, he talks about changing up the types of questions he asks during an interview. He did this to change things [...]

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I keep getting books in the mail. Not the books I purchase on my own. Much to my wife’s dismay. But books that just seem to keep showing up. It started a few months ago. It looks like all of them come from one publisher. I have to imagine it is because of this site [...]

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Slacker Manager interviews Linda Ford on her upcoming book: The Fourth Factor: Managing Corporate Culture. She lists her six directives for building a great company: Question Rigorously Include Respectfully Commit Responsibly Experiment Relentlessly Integrate Radically Connect, Really Very Tom Peters. I like them – they resonate with me.

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[This post comes from the old site. I am trying, slowly, to move the relevant posts over. 48 Days to the Work You Love can be found on Amazon.com] More on personal branding. I mentioned in my last post that I was de-constructing myself. I pick up this book to help. There is a quote [...]

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