Book Reviews

It’s always a delight to find a book that can be useful to so many people regardless of the type of work they do. James Borg’s Persuasion, the art of influencing people is one such book and well worth reading. As Borg says, “The book will show you how to put yourself and your thoughts […]

A neighbour I can't seem to get along with is a bully. The problem started, as these things usually do, over something quite trivial. How such a small thing could have grown into an emotional hot-button between two adults still has me shaking my head in disbelief.
Take the Bully by the Horns, by Sam Horn […]

Daniel Pink

Seldom have I had so much fun reading a book. From the Agriculture Age of the 18th century to the Industrial Age of the 19th century to the 20th century's Information Age, Daniel Pink's theory is that the 21st century will move us into the Conceptual Age. In the Conceptual Age, creators and "empathizers" […]

Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro

It takes much longer to read a book when you keep stopping to think about how differently you would have handled a particular situation if you only had known about the tools discussed beyond reason. beyond reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate is written by Roger Fisher, the co-author of Getting […]

Herb Cohen

Have you ever read a book only to find yourself wishing you had read it earlier? That was my experience reading Herb Cohen's Negotiate This! By Caring, But Not T-H-A-T Much. Filled with sound advice and fascinating examples from Herb's extensive negotiating experience, the book makes for interesting (and amusing) reading. Add to that […]

Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton & Sheila Heen

The book Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most comes out of the work of the Harvard Negotiation Project. Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen define a difficult conversation as anything you find hard to talk about. The authors explore “what it is that makes conversations difficult, […]

Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton

 
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton is a guide to negotiating using a method developed at the Harvard Negotiation Project called principled negotiations.  The principled negotiations method can be used in virtually any negotiation. Issues are decided upon by […]

Malcolm Gladwell

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell is number 4 on the Globe and Mail's list of best selling non-fiction books.
What were the thoughts that came into your mind as you read that sentence? Did you form an opinion about Blink? Well, those instant judgements or decisions are precisely what Blink is about: those first impressions and […]

Malcolm Gladwell

In our short attention span society, books that continue to resonate with a reader days after being read are quite rare. Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference […]

Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D.

Donald Clifton was a well-known psychologist and the Chairman of Gallup, Inc. and Tom Rath is a Global Practise Leader at The Gallup Organization and Donald Clifton’s grandson. Together they […]