In this book, Daniel Goleman shares a review of the emotional intelligence concept. The relationship between stress and performance has been known for about a century in psychology. It’s called the Yerkes-Dodson Law. The relationship of stress to performance, captured in the Yerkes-Dodson Law, shows that boredom and disengagement trigger too little of the stress [...]
Adam Grant is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, in this book he talks about two different attitudes : the one of giving and the other of taking (or being selfish and self-centered). It appears that giving has its downsides, people could take advantage of it, but it builds mature [...]
How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It, It’s a 100 pages book, the best Mark Cuban posts selection from his blog. It’s the essence of his spirit in business. Easy to read, it’s a must-read in the top #100 best-seller in different category from amazon.com. [...]
Sir Richard Branson shared with us how he see his approach in business, and he goes direct to the point. The harder I practice, the luckier I get – Gary Player I sincerely believe might constitute one of the most powerful sentences a business leader can utter : “I not sure – what do [...]
This is a book about ten Great Ideas. Each chapter is an attempt to savor one idea that has been discovered by several of the world’s civilizations—to question it in light of what we now know from scientific research, and to ex- tract from it the lessons that still apply to our modern lives. [...]
Rich Dad Poor Dad, is in the top #104 of best seller on amazon (today ). This book tells the story of Robert Kiyosaki and his two dads—his real father and the father of his best friend, his rich dad—and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. Lesson [...]
Timothy Ferriss is an American author, entrepreneur, angel investor, and public speaker. In 2007, he published The 4-Hour Workweek. A book full of ideas : Contain tips to delegate your work (by email), how to delegate more, to be more productive Discuss about the usage of virtual assistants or VA Where/How to travel Once you [...]
Best seller #1 on amazon in the category Consumer Behavior. Robert B. Cialdini shares with us some different situation where people are persuasive. I guess this book could save potentially some dollars if you are going to buy a car. The different chapters are : Reciprocation Commitment and consistency Social Proof Authority Scarcity COMMITMENT [...]
Joel Salatin is a full-time farmer, he shares his experience in his book of an alternative way of farming, and why, our days a lot of things are not normal. You can deliver chicks through the mail because they spend 3 weeks to lay the eggs without eating too much Yes, it’s work, but so [...]
James Allen (1864 – 1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass-produced since its publication in 1903. It has been a source of inspiration to motivational and self-help authors. (from wikipedia) Men are [...]
It’s the story, published in 1986 of Franck Bettger. He shared his life-story in sales, his personal mistakes, his principles he built during his business life. Finding out what people want, and helping them get it.
Patrick Lencioni is an American writer of books on business management / team management. The book is articulate in two parts. (1) a story with the concepts of the five dysfunctions and how to overcome them (2) listing of the different dysfunctions and how to overcome them, in a way more academical. “Politics is when [...]