Summer’s arrived, at least in our corner of the world, so this compilation includes some lighter reading with a focus on personal development and work/life balance. Enjoy the season!
HBS Blogs -The Mostly Unplugged Vacation
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Peter Bregman has some great down-to-earth reflections on personal balance and leadership – here’s the first of three we’re recommending to you this month. And if you don’t get to it until you’re back from an unplugged vacation, kudos to you!
HBS Blogs – Why I returned my iPad
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Number two from Bregman; a great reflection on the seduction of technology.
HBS Blogs – How & When to Motivate Yourself
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The last Bregman read for this month with some tips on personal motivation.
Fast Company – Employee Un-Engagement
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Some insights from Michael Hyter, the co-author of The Power of Inclusion regarding employee trust and leadership self-awareness.
Fast Company – The Most Important Quality for CEOs? Creativity
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A recent survey by IBM found that the most important leadership quality for success in business is creativity – even greater than integrity and global thinking.
Faith & Leadership – Humor as a mark of live-giving leadership
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Humour (or humor, as our US friends would write) is not typically seen as a strength in religious leaders. C. Kavin Rowe suggests otherwise.
Faith & Leadership Call & Response Blog – Carol Howard Merritt: How (and how not) to take criticism
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Carol Howard Merritt shares some personal insights into responding to criticism.
TED Talks – Benjamin Zander on Music & Passion
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If you’re not already familiar with them, TED is a “small nonprofit devoted to ideas worth spreading.” You can find audio & video podcasts of many of their presenters online, and we’re recommending you take 20 minutes out of your day to listen to Benjamin Zander’s presentation on Music & Passion. We think you’ll find it 20 minutes well-spent.
Our summer reading recommendation is QBQ! The Question Behind the Question. It’s an easy read, light to pack, and provides some good reflections on accountability, both personal and organizational.
QBQ! The Question Behind the Question
John G. Miller
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, NY
Ethics Centre Library Call #: BF611 M55 2004
