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This is the second of three book reviews, with the books having in common the topic of human fallibility. In my last blog, I reviewed The Invisible Gorilla. This review is on Why We Make Mistakes. The third and final review will be on the simply titled Careful. Why We Make Mistakes Why We Make […]

This is the first of a three book reviews, of books on the topic of human fallibility. These three books were recommended to me by my friend, Mi Ae Lipe, who is a traffic safely advocate and expert. The first book, and the subject of this review, is The Invisible Gorilla. The next will be […]

Bidnes Cummunication is sooo impotent, it is literally won of the most impotent tings eye cann commiserate to you! Your judged ever day by you’re writin & oral communications. Literally. “It is sooo important that that I cant overemphasize it enuf”. The interwebs havent improoved this stuff any; and dont git me goin on twutter!!! […]

I’m not a big sports fan and I’m certainly not a fan of athletes as heroes. But I’ve been intrigued by Pete Carroll of the Seahawks. I read that he views his job as making everyone in the Seahawks organization the best they can be. That’s how I view the job of any business manager. […]

Are you tired of bad news? Me too. Let me offer you a short respite from all the doom and gloom. The topic today is beauty and, specifically, a review of a book titled, Sagmeister & Walsh: Beauty. Do a Google search on Beauty and you’ll get pages of female cosmetic products. This book isn’t […]

Malcolm Gladwell is one of the most popular authors in the world. His previous titles include: The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw and David and Goliath. Talking to Strangers is his first book in six years. The gap is mostly because he commands six-figure speaking fees and has gotten heavily involved in […]

This Time is Different, by Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth S. Rogoff, is subtitled, Eight Centuries of Financial Folly. The book has been called “a masterpiece” and “…the best empirical investigation of financial crises ever published.” In this amazing book, the authors, two eminent economists, survey and chart 800 years of financial cycle booms and […]

This fascinating book is subtitled, The Octopus, The Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness. So, no, this isn’t a business book. It is more of an ‘expand your perspectives book’ or a ‘think outside the box book.’ For the author, Peter Godfrey-Smith, I give him my highest compliment: This book is extremely thought provoking. […]