Here’s the line up of books I will present on Social Justice Issues at the 2019 Urban Engagement Book Club
(Note: for over 20+ years, I have presented synopses of business books at the First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas. But I have also presented similar synopses presentations on books on social justice issues for CitySquare in Dallas for nearly 14 years. This post is about those gatherings). ——————— Here’s the world we live in. Read More
Stop. Just stop.
Stop. Stop and be silent. Stop; be still. Stop, and don’t talk (for a while). Stop and listen. Stop and think. Stop and ponder. Stop, and…be more attentive. Stop, and breathe. Stop, and wait. Stop and ponder some more. Just stop for a few moments – today; everyday; every week. Stop…and learn. Stop…and read to Read More
What if Milton Friedman was wrong — wrong because he “skipped” a crucial concern
Fast stat: The average CEO made 20x the amount of money in the 1950s (through 1965) than the average worker in the company; the average CEO made 361x the amount of money than the average worker in the company in 2017. (one source, among many: CEO Pay Skyrockets To 361 Times That Of The Average Read More
Dare to Lead by Brené Brown – My Six Lessons and Takeaways
The epigraph of Daring Greatly is this quote from Theodore Roosevelt: It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred Read More
This is Marketing by Seth Godin – My Six Lessons and Takeaways
A few years ago, I wrote a blog post entitled How to Market Yourself. I think about this a lot, because I need to do more marketing. I always need to do more marketing! Along comes Seth Goidn, with some real help for us all. In his new book This is Marketing: You Can’t Be Read More
Here is the New York Times list of Best Selling Business Books for January, 2019 – Leadership By Doris Kearns Goodwin is #1; Dare to Lead by Brené Brown is #2
The New York Times has published its’ January, 2019 list of Best Selling Business Books. The number one book is Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin. This inventive book looks at leadership as seen in four of our presidents: Lincoln, Roosevelt and Rooesevelt, and Lyndon Baines Johnson. At #2 is Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Read More
