Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson – Here are my five lessons and takeaways
• THIS BOOK IS about the huge differences in incomes and standards of living that separate the rich countries of the world, such as the United States, Great Britain, and Germany, from the poor, such as those in sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, and South Asia. • One might think that the fact that world inequality Read More
My synopsis of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson is Today, Thursday, October 21, 12:30 pm, over Zoom – Come Join Us – (And, here is the synopsis handout)
Click on image to download the full synopsis handout If you have an open lunch time window Today, Thursday, October 21, 12:30 pm (CST), I am presenting my synopsis of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 12:30 (CST) for the Urban Engagement Read More
Four Thoughts from Ed Catmull’s terrific book Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
I recently presented my synopsis of Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull, for a team within a large organization. I first presented this book a few years ago, and I always love it when I re-visit a book for a new group. This is Read More
Accidental plagiarism in our everyday life – a reflection about life-long learning
This morning, I was on a call with facilitators who work in the training arm, as independent contractors, of a larger organization. This is a smart, accomplished group (excluding me, of course). In the course of our one-hour meeting, at least four times, someone said: “I don’t remember which book I read this in, but Read More
Starting Strong is good – Finishing Strong is better
You can go wrong so many ways. One way you can go wrong is by starting out wrong. Or starting out on the wrong path. Or starting out just half-heartedly. But…even if you get the start right, that is…alas…no guarantee that you will get the end right. So, another way to go wrong is to Read More
Here is the October, 2021 New York Times list of best-selling business books – Vanderbilt by Anderson Cooper is at #1
The New York Times has published its list of best-selling business books for October, 2021. For the first time in many, many months, Atomic Habits by James Clear has fallen from the #1 spot to #2. This was knocked from the top spot by the Vanderbilts… which is…understandable. Of the ten books on this month’s Read More
