by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 16, 2019 | Family History & Genealogy
Feeds from several top Family History or Genealogy Blogs
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 16, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, News, Religions
These are the feeds from some of the best blogs and news sites about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or LDS Blogs.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 16, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books, Innovation, TED Talks
The argument of this book is that a series of shared properties and patterns recur again and again in unusually fertile environments … The more we embrace these patterns — in our private work habits and hobbies, in our office environments, in the design of new software tools — the better we will be at tapping our extraordinary capacity for innovative thinking.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 15, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books, Innovation, Leadership
Zero to One : Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future is a book written by Peter Thiel. Taken on its own merits, Zero to One is a well-written and provoking book. But it is a read that requires an open mind, because it challenges many common opinions. Improving...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 14, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books, Innovation, Leadership
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull is a great inspirational book, one of the best books ever written about creative business and creative leadership. Ed Catmull, is co-founder with Steve...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 13, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books, Innovation
In The Innovator’s Solution, Clayton M. Christensen explains that innovation is not as unpredictable as most managers have come to believe. Although the process of innovations may seem random, if business leaders understand and properly manage the variables that influence the process, they can learn to create truly disruptive growth.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 10, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books, Innovation
The Innovator’s Dilemma explains the power of disruption, why market leaders are often set up to fail as technologies and industries change and what incumbents can do to secure their market leadership for a long time.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 9, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books, Innovation
The Webster’s Dictionary defines innovation as “the introduction of something new.” Peter Drucker, the famous management consultant and author said “Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship… the act that endows resources with a new capacity...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 7, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books
This is the second part of the post about the book by Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 6, 2019 | Books & Quotes
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell is about the advantages of disadvantages — and the disadvantages of seeming advantages.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 4, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books
In Blink Gladwell discusses how people’s subconscious strongly influence their decisions. We like to believe that we make decisions based on reason, but more often than we think, our decisions are based on snap judgments.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 2, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books
Blink explores the connection between psychological and neurological research and human intuition. In Blink Gladwell discuss how people’s subconscious strongly influence their decisions.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 1, 2019 | 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Books & Quotes, Leadership
The Law of Respect states that people naturally follow leaders stronger than themselves
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 29, 2019 | 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Books & Quotes, Leadership
The Law of Solid Ground states that trust is the foundation of leadership. This is the is the 6th of John Maxwell’s 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 28, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jesus Christ, Religions
This post is an adaptation from a talk given at Church. Several quotes are taken from the book by Tad R. Callister, The Infinite Atonement.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 25, 2019 | 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Books & Quotes, Leadership
The Law of E. F. Hutton is the fifth law in book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell The name of this law may be a little problematic, if one doesn’t know who this Mr. Hutton is. The name of the law comes from an old television commercial whose...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 24, 2019 | Jesus Christ, Leadership, Religions
Those individuals whom we most love and respect as leaders are so regarded by us because they embody, the qualities that Jesus had in his life and in his leadership.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 22, 2019 | Jesus Christ, Leadership, Religions
Jesus Christ This is the second part of my post about the talk by President Spencer W. Kimball title Jesus: The Perfect Leader. This is the link to the first part of the talk and this is the link to the third part. In this second part I will review the three more...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 19, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jesus Christ, Leadership
This article is a “classic” President Kimball, a wonderful inspiring article about true leadership. It is hard to make choices about what to include and what to comment about, but I will try.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 18, 2019 | 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Business Books, Leadership
The Law of Navigation is the 4th of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell. It is about the importance of planning ahead and control direction.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 16, 2019 | 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Leadership
Often people think that a worthy cause is all that is needed to rally people and motivate them, but people buy into the leader first, then the leader’s vision.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 15, 2019 | 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Leadership
The Law of Process is for me this is one of the best and more inspiring chapters in the book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by author John Maxwell The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: The Law of Process You don’t make your fortune in a single day,...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 14, 2019 | 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Leadership
The true measure of leadership is influence—nothing more, nothing less.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 13, 2019 | 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Leadership
Leadership ability is the lid that determines a person’s level of effectiveness. The lower an individual’s ability to lead, the lower the lid on his potential. The higher the individual’s ability to lead, the higher the lid on his potential.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 12, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Business Books
What is the best way to deal with differences? “Like it or not, you are a negotiator. Negotiation is a fact of life. Everyone negotiates something every day. Negotiating is a basic means of getting what you want from others.” Getting to Yes: Negotiating...