This is not a comprehensive list, but my top recommendations for business and IT professionals. I’m working on a detailed post on each one and why it is important. Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath, Dan Heath The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni […]
books, personal development, professional development, recommended reading
I’ve had a requests to share my home office and video studio setup. Part one covers the equipment I’m using or recommend. Part 2 will be the office setup. I focused on value and budget. If you have an unlimited budget, hire someone with video production to setup your dream studio. For everyone else, here […]
office setup, podcasting, video broadcasts, video studioDrive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink (Author) Drive is based on a wealth of research and psychology experiments which explain the driving factors for motivation, and how most business incentive systems are actually counter productive. Basing your organization on Autonomy, Master, and Purpose will improve team engagement and performance. For […]
high performing teams, Human resources, management, motivation, performance assessmentInside the Magic Kingdom : Seven Keys to Disney’s Success by Tom Connellan Based on Disney’s old management tours, the book follows a set of participants who discover several key lessons to Disney’s park success. The lessons are easy to apply and will change your outlook on business, positioning, and operational excellence. Rating: Must read
best practices, business operations, operational excellence, operationsLeadership Secrets of Attila the Hun Paperback by Wess Roberts (Author) This book is a great introduction or supplement to leadership development. The historical stories provide a nice background for the leadership tips presented. It’s a fast read, and great gift for interns. Rating: Recommended
leadership, management, professional developmentThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable 1st Edition by Patrick Lencioni (Author) Lencioni does an amazing job explaining why teams collectively fail, even though individually they are achieving their goals. The book is primarily told as a fictional story which helps make the points more tangible. This is one of the books […]
communication, leadership, must read, organizational change management, teamsConclusion: To be good at automating, you need to remove all the noise (waste and steps that don’t need a decision) between you and each action. A while ago, my colleague and mentor Dusty Rhodes asked me the following question, “How would you teach process improvement, automation and simplification to someone new to the concept?” […]
automation, Business Analysis, business architecture, decision support, process automation, Process improvementhttp://www.costco.com Talk to anyone who has been a Costco customer for a while, and you will hear how passionate their fans are. Don’t confuse Costco with similar big box warehouse clubs with 48 stick butter packs and a 20 gallon tub of cheese doodles. Costco focuses small businesses (not just retailers) on middle to high […]
retail, small business
