What We’re Reading
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It: The Results-Only Revolution
Posted November 29, 2019 in Career Management, Latest News & Insights, Leadership, What We're ReadingBy: Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In this groundbreaking (and for many managers, mindboggling) book, authors Jody Thompson and Cali Ressler make the case for how measuring work based on time and not outcomes is outmoded, out-of-date and should be outlawed. As former HR leaders at Best Buy (US), […]
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What To Do When It’s Your Turn (and it’s always your turn)
Posted October 31, 2019 in Career Management, Latest News & Insights, Leadership, What We're ReadingBy: Seth Godin Reviewed by: Shelby Gobbo The Premise: As soon as you open this book, it speaks to you not only through Seth Godin’s words but through the bold imagery and photography that he has paired with each message. He opens with this, “This is a book about opportunity. The opportunity to take your […]
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Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
Posted September 30, 2019 in Career Management, Latest News & Insights, Leadership, What We're ReadingBy: Jim Matthis and Bing West Reviewed by: Susan MacKenzie The Premise: At the Roundtable, leaders notice an increase in navigating a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) environment. This is a military term and who better to share his leadership philosophies and best practices in that VUCA world than Jim Matthis. If his name […]
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The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation & Growth
Posted August 30, 2019 in Career Management, Latest News & Insights, Leadership, What We're ReadingBy: Amy Edmondson Reviewed by: Leah Parkhill-Reilly The Premise: Amy Edmondson is a Harvard researcher and professor who is best-known for coining the phrase “psychological safety” and delivering a phenomenal TED talk on the subject. At the heart of it, being a great leader (and ultimately a great boss) is about how effectively you can […]
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Stop Doing That Sh*t: End Self-Sabotage and Demand Your Life Back
Posted July 31, 2019 in Career Management, Latest News & Insights, Leadership, What We're ReadingBy: Gary John Bishop Reviewed by: Liyana Johan The Premise: From the author of Unfuck Yourself, Gary John Bishop is back with his second book Stop Doing That Sh*t which attempts to describe the reasons why we’re stuck in destructive self-sabotaging cycles and how by Stop Doing That Sh*t, we can break through and achieve […]
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Quiet Leadership – Six Steps to Transforming Performance
Posted June 28, 2019 in Career Management, Communication, Decision Making, Latest News & Insights, Leadership, What We're ReadingBy: David Rock Reviewed by: Susan MacKenzie The Premise: At the Roundtable, we work with some of the brightest leaders around. We coach to change their behaviour which results in better performance. If you are a people leader, how much of your energy gets focused on improving the performance of your team? In today’s work […]
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