Millionaire Next Door
The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s WealthyStanley and Danko—1996. Introduction Meet the millionaire next Door Frugal Frugal Frugal Time. Energy, and Money You Aren’t What You Drive Economic Outpatient Care Affirmative Action, Family Style. Find Your Niche Jobs: Millionaires versus Heirs
We are All Weird
We Are All Weird: The Myth of Mass and The End of ComplianceSeth Godin—2011. Introduction: The Pregnant Elephant Part one: capitalism, industry and the power of mass – and its inevitable decline Part two: the four forces for weird Part three: the gradual and inexorable spread of the Bell curve
Turning Pro
Steven Pressfield—2012. BOOK TWO SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS Qualities of the professional:
Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg—2013 Introduction: internalizing the revolution. Chapter 1: the leadership ambition gap. What would you do if you weren’t afraid? Chapter 2: sit at the table. Chapter 3: success and likability. Chapter 4: it’s a jungle gym, not a ladder. Chapter 5: are you my mentor? Chapter 6: seek and speak your truth. Chapter 7: […]
Leading through Meaning
Leading through Meaning : A Philosophical InquiryMichael W Morrison, PhD Everyone is a potential leader. Much of who we are is at an unconscious level or buried under the countless adaptations we make to meet the expectations of other. The first causality in a life is often our eccentricity–the most unique part of whoa re […]
It Doesn’t Have to be Crazy at Work
Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson First It’s crazy at work But the thing is, there’s not more work to be done all of a sudden. The problem is that there’s hardly any uninterrupted, dedicated time to do it. People are working more but getting less done. It doesn’t add up – until you account […]
Invisible Women
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for MenCaroline Criado Perez Preface The gender data gap isn’t just about silence. These silences, these gaps, have consequences. They impact on women’s lives every day. impact can be relatively minor. Shivering in offices set to male temperature norm, for example, or struggling to reach a […]
Future Perfect
Steven Johnson—2012 Introduction Chapter 1: the peer progressives. Chapter 2: Peer networks at work. The Pothole Paradox. Incentives: we have a winner! Governance: liquid democracies.
Freakonomics
Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner—2005. INTRODUCTION: The Hidden Side of Everything. Chapter 1: What Do Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers Have in Common? Chapter 2: How Is the Ku Klux Klan Like a Group of Real-Estate Agents? Chapter 3: Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live with Their Moms? Chapter 4: Where Have All the Criminals Gone? […]
Forget A Mentor – Find a Sponsor
Find A Mentor – Sylvia Ann Hewlett Introduction I now understood that climbing the ladder in any competitive field required heavy-duty support from a senior person with heft and influence. So I finally got it–sponsorship, that is. I did my utmost to never again let it go. My career journey was complicated (more on that […]