As Harry Truman said, "All leaders are readers but not all readers are leaders."  Maybe that’s because they weren’t reading the best books. Picking good leadership books is subjective at best, but here are some titles that have landed on several “... More »

Senior Leaders & Executives

Beginner Level Content , Business Impact , Management Development , Training and Development - General , Leadership Development

168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think Laura Vanderkam Portfolio We may be the most overscheduled people in the history of the world, and most of us are convinced that if we add one more item to our "to-do" list, we will snap - especially working mothers, who seem... More »

Human Capital

Beginner Level Content , Informal Learning , Trends

You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto Jaron Lanier Knopf In an online interview (of course) author Jaron Lanier noted: "On one level, the Internet has become anti-intellectual because Web 2.0 collectivism has killed the individual voice. It is increasingly disheartening to ... More »

Learning & Development , Learning Technologies

Beginner Level Content , Training and Development - General , Trends

Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power James McGrath Morris Harper We found it rather revealing the other day when we found a Facebook page for people who like to read newspapers on paper. A look at its members revealed that many, if not the majority, were curre... More »

Government

Beginner Level Content , Economy , Trends

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right Atul Gawande Metropolitan Books OK. It's the start of a new week in the beginning of a new month at the onset of a new decade. Seems like the perfect time for a to-do list. The making of a list of tasks is just about the ... More »

Human Capital

Beginner Level Content , Social Learning , Trends