First Friday Book Synopsis

Thinking More – Yet Again – about the Basics… I teach college at the community college level.  I speak to different groups of employees, at different kinds of organizations.  And I speak to leadership teams in many different organizations, including many leadership teams of cities. And, I often think about this: It’s time for another Read More

Do you remember the “Book of the Month” club days?  You would join, and each month, the club would send you their carefully chosen selection for the month. Well, it’s been a lot of years since I was a member of that club.  But I loved getting one book a month; and I actually read Read More

If you don’t believe in your heart of hearts that someone can succeed, it will be impossible for you to convey your strong belief in them. Julie Zhuo, The Making of a Manager   Do you want to succeed in your business endeavors?  Here is one way to look at things — You need two things Read More

The First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas — is a book club where you don’t have to read the book! ———————- Announcement:  Malcolm Gladwell has a new book! You almost want to shout that out, don’t you?!  A new Malcolm Gladwell book ranks right up there with a new Daniel Silva book – you want to read Read More

The New York Times has just published its list of Best Selling Business Books for September, 2019.  Dare to Lead by Brené Brown is back at the top spot; and not for the first time. I presented my synopsis of this book at the January, 2019 First Friday Book Synopsis in Dallas – our monthly book-centered event now in Read More

I’ve just finished reading Digital Transformation: Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction by Thomas M. Siebel.  (I will be presenting my synopsis of this book this Friday at the September 6 First Friday Book Synopsis). Like all good books, it is both worth reading, and it is filled with references to other good Read More