Book Review:
The Power of Difference
by Simon Fanshawe
Intelligent, compassionate and insightful, an outstanding book on the subject; well researched, with scores of helpful and positive suggestions
Book Reviews & Recommends
So many books, so little time?… Our book reviews are more like books in a nutshell… they’ll give you the highlights, key takeaways and do/don’t read if… all in ~15 mins… enjoy :)
Book Review:
If I Understood You Would I Have This Look on My Face?
by Alan Alda
A detailed and impassioned case for using theatrical improvisation to develop key communication skills, particularly empathy.
Book Review:
Ways of Seeing
by John Berger
A seminal book that changed the way people think about oil paintings, publicity and perception. Though old now, it still resonates in today’s world
Book Review:
Culture Shift
by Kirsty Bashforth
The book takes you through the key stages of building and maintaining a corporate culture, and there are scores of case studies to provide examples.
Book Review:
The Checklist Manifesto
by Atul Gawande
How Little Things Make A Big Difference: how increasing knowledge and specialisation led to increased complexity and lethal mistakes... until the checklist.
Book Review:
Great At Work
by Morten T Hansen
This book is an excellent and highly researched follow up and companion to ‘Good to Great’ – this time focusing on employees rather than leaders.
Book Review:
Nudge
by R H Thaler & C R Sunstein
This book started the Nudge Theory movement, and is a fantastic read, full of eye watering examples to show how non-rational most of us are…
Book Review:
Toxic
by Clive Lewis
Poor performance from a different perspective – toxic culture, rather than toxic people; but a toxic culture empowers toxic behaviour….
