Decision making is a vital part of any organization, and even of the daily life of people. Decisions that are made at any level can have good or bad outcomes, but is making effective decisions an “art” or a “science”?
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown is an exploration of the growing division, contentions and loneliness that are so prevalent in our cultures today.
Joseph Smith was the founder and first president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He and five associates formally organized the Church at Fayette, New York, on 6 April 1830.
Twain was an American writer and humorist who has been called the “greatest humorist this country has produced”, and “the father of American literature”.
Sometimes we need inspiration to help us move forward and reach our goals, or perhaps redefine them. These are 40 quotes from famous people about life, love and success that may reinvigorate your resolve to pursue your passions and chase your dreams.
Men are right. The “relationship talk” does not help. This book explains how to achieve marital happiness: Love is not about better communication. It’s about connection.
12 Rules for Life is a book by Canadian clinical psychologist and professor Jordan Peterson. It uses ideas and examples from history, religion, psychology, mythology, science, and philosophy to give advise on how to be a successful and better human being.
In those days of great ideological conflict between the West and the East, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn became famous for his denunciation of the Soviet Regime.
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He helped to draft the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, and negotiated the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War.
Mohandas Gandhi was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule. Employing non violent civil disobedience, he led India to independence
Martin Luther (1483 – 1546) was a priest and monk, and a German professor of theology, and one the most important figures in the Protestant Reformation.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918 – 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader who became the first black president of South Africa.
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 – 1931) was an American inventor and businessman, who many consider as America’s greatest inventor.
One of the most famous people of all time, Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in April 1865
Man’s Search for Meaning relates Viktor Frankl’S experiences in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, and describes his psychotherapeutic method
Drucker’s books and scholarly and popular articles explored how humans are organized across the business, government, and nonprofit sectors of society.
Neal Ash Maxwell was an American scholar, educator, and religious leader who served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
In The 5 Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate, Dr. Gary Chapman explains how couples can keep their relationship alive and growing
Simon Sinek’s Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t is the natural extension of Start with Why, expanding his ideas at the organizational level.
How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is an old classic, a timeless bestseller. Dale Carnegie’s advice has already helped countless people to become better people and better leaders.
Grit is the combination of passion and perseverance. Angela Duckworth found grit to be a stronger predictor of high-achievement than intelligence, talent and other personality traits.
The title and the message of the book by Brené Brown Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, are inspired by a speech given by Teddy Roosevelt in 1910
The Gift of Imperfection is more than a self-help book, it is a motivational and inspiring guide to what she called “wholehearted” living.
Steve Covey organizes his book in a series of habits, showing them as a progression from dependence through independence on to interdependence.
Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs is in some ways another Jobs’ carefully crafted product, and these are my favorite 23 quotes from the book
Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses is a book by Eric Reis that presents a method for developing and managing startups or new ventures in bigger organizations.
