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Good books

Feb 8th, 2009 | By Roz | Category: Wisdom

From several sources, I cull this list of worthwhile business books for your pleasure and profit:

Hot Spots: Why Some Teams, Workplaces and Organizations Buzz With Energy and Others Don’t by Linda Gratton
The power of developing a collaborative mindset, spanning the boundaries that keep things from getting done, and fostering a sense of common purpose: practical [...]



Is it important to take a day of rest?

Dec 13th, 2007 | By Roz | Category: Productivity, Wisdom

The short answer is “yes.” Even those Kings of Intensity, the International Game Developers Association recognize this in their very good article “Why Crunch Mode Doesn’t Work”. Although written for software developers, there’s lots of information applicable to the rest of us about productivity rates, sleep deprivation, etc.
Here’s an interesting statistic:
In our study, [...]



Worth Repeating

Sep 3rd, 2007 | By Roz | Category: Wisdom

If you don’t have passion and purpose, greater productivity won’t help you.Anonymous
The wise know what to be thinking about, where as the merely intelligent only know how to think.Scott Berkun
Bad news does not get better with age.Michael Hyatt



Quotations

Aug 7th, 2007 | By Roz | Category: Wisdom

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.
-Rodin
You get what you get, and you don’t throw a fit.
-Amy Welborn’s child’s kindergarten teacher