by Giuseppe Martinengo | May 4, 2019 | Books & Quotes
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
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 & Personal Growth
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 & Personal Growth
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, 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 & Personal Growth
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 | Leadership & Personal Growth, 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 | Leadership & Personal Growth, 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, Leadership & Personal Growth
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, Books & Quotes, Leadership & Personal Growth
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 & Personal Growth
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 & Personal Growth
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 & Personal Growth
The true measure of leadership is influence—nothing more, nothing less.
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 13, 2019 | 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Leadership & Personal Growth
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
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...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 10, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Religions
I am a BYU alumnus and I went to BYU for my Master and my PhD, but I was already married and I was busy taking care of my family and going to school. The Honor Code was not hard to follow, but again, I was a little older and married. Early this week I heard for the...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 8, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family & Relationships, Religions
Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities.—First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles In 1995, leadership...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 7, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, General Conference & Talks
Elder Peter Johnson In the Saturday afternoon session of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an African-American man was sustained as a General Authority Seventy. This is the first time than an African-American general authority...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 6, 2019 | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, General Conference & Talks, Religions
General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Lord spoke to those through whom He restored the Church in the latter days. He said of them that they, might have power to lay the foundation of this church, and to bring it forth out of...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 4, 2019 | Books & Quotes
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries: Book Review The Lean Startup by Eric Ries is an excellent introduction to the lean startup concepts and movement. I have been involved in a few very small startups, nothing that ever made or will ever made the headlines, but I enjoyed...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Apr 1, 2019 | Books & Quotes, Leadership & Personal Growth, TED Talks
Why certain leaders or companies are successful, and others are not? Because “people don’t buy what you do; they buy why you do it.”
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 30, 2019 | Books & Quotes
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell, is a fascinating book. It was first mentioned to me by a coworker and I decided to read it. After reading the Tipping Point, I then went ahead and read also two other Gladwell’s book, Blink...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 28, 2019 | Books & Quotes, TED Talks
Talk Like Ted by Carmine Gallo
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 26, 2019 | Books & Quotes
I always liked to read, but in the last couple of years I have been reading more books about leadership and management. One of the best I have been reading is the New York Times bestseller “Measure What Matters” by John Doerr. It is a very engaging book...
by Giuseppe Martinengo | Mar 24, 2019 | TED Talks
What an interesting idea! I just discovered this very interesting TEDx talk video where Leanne Delle, who is a writer and a registered nurse, explains the problem with “last day” mentality. In the beginning of her talk she refers to the famous Stanford commencement...
