Book Reviews
Review: The Culture Code
"Culture eats strategy for breakfast," so the saying goes. I learned that lesson early on in my first management classes, via books like The Score Takes Care of Itself. The idea is to build a strong cultural foundation…
Review: How to Take Smart Notes
I've been trying out a new app lately: Obsidian. In my unending quest to organize my notes and recategorize them over time, I've grown more appreciative of some level of independence from proprietary services or platforms,…
Review: Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters
If there's a category of literature that's invites more skepticism than self-help books, it may be self-help parenting books. The genre combines the pseudo-science of pop psychology and copious amounts of anecdotal evidence,…
Review: The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility
Leader humility is a tendency to feel and display a deep regard for others' dignity. This definition of "leader humility" shows up in first chapter of The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility: Thriving Organizations — Great Results. It&…
The Expanse Finales
So I've been a bit behind, but I recently finished with both The Expanse novel series—with Leviathan Falls as the ninth and final book—as well as the sixth and final season of The Expanse TV series…
Review: The Aspirational Investor
The Aspirational Investor is a book by the Chief Investment Officer of Merrill Lynch that introduces a slightly different way to think about investments. It’s not looking to overturn how to think about investing; the author readily admits that…
