The Think Big Manifesto
By: Michael Port Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: Stand for something before someone stands on you, says the back cover of Michael Port’s latest
March 1, 2012
18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done
By: Peter Bregman Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In this age of “work-on-demand”, where lines between work and home are continually being blurred, Peter
February 1, 2012
What’s Stopping You? Why Smart People Don’t Always Reach Their Potential and How You Can
By: Robert Kelsey Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: Robert Kelsey is a former banker and financial journalist who found himself on a career path
December 1, 2011
Leadership
Delivering Happiness – A path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
By: Tony Hsieh Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In an honest and candid ride-along, Tony Hseih describes his journey from enterprising & optimistic youngster surviving several
August 1, 2010
Career Management
MOJO: How to get it, how to keep it, how to get it back if you lose it
By: Marshall Goldsmith Reviewed By: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: In follow-up to his best seller, What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There, uber coach Marshall Goldsmith
July 1, 2010
Linchpin: Are you indispensable?
Linchpin: Are you indispensable? by Seth Godin Reviewed by: Glain Roberts-McCabe The Premise: The capitalist factory-orientation towards work is fundamentally broken. There used to be
May 27, 2010
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