The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: a Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni uses a fictional tale to impart some serious leadership and management lessons. The five dysfunction are….drumroll….absence of trust, fear of conflict, lack of commitment, avoidance of accountability, and inattention to results. My biggest complaint/annoyance with this book and with MANY other leadership/management books … Read More
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Yes. I read it. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson. I read it as I was struggling with a tough work relationship and felt like I had exhausted all of my “normal” tools…so why not take a “counterintuitive approach” since nothing else seemed to … Read More
The Betrayal of Trust, by Laurie Garrett, is another must-read for those of you who have a deep interest in global public health and a deeper interest in wanting to see improvements in the practice of public health. Praise for the Author First, praise for Laurie Garrett as an author. Her writing is compelling. She … Read More
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In by Robert Fisher is a classic. It was first published in 1981 and reissued ten years later. If you are about to ask for a raise, promotion, or buy a used car, this book is for you! Getting to Yes offers a framework for “principled negotiation” for … Read More
If you are anything like me, you constantly fight scrolling through social media and emails first thing in the morning. I like starting my workday with a sense of feeling up-to-date. The downside is that my email dictates my accomplishments as opposed to my prioritized to-do list. There is a hack for that! I recently … Read More
Not only did I read Feminist Fight Club, I was a founding member of a club! So, to say that I am a fan is an understatement. Feminist Fight Club is deemed the “Lean In for the Buzzfeed Generation”. The aspects of Lean In that didn’t resonate for me (the assumed wealth, position, and even … Read More
7 habits of highly effective people. I’ll read it so you don’t have to. Stephen Covey’s The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is a management mainstay. I can imagine how groundbreaking it must have been in the ’80s. When I read it 30+ years later, it did seem to me to be obvious and … Read More