"We are not as modern and enlightened as we may wish to believe" asserts Crawley, and this is the underlying theme of the book. While we intellectually may operate at a rarefied level, emotionally we are still not that distant from our hunter-gatherer ancestors, "our emotions are with us at every moment of every day, […]
Book Review Subject: Psychology
The Joy of Leadership
"There's more than one way to lead, succeed and be happy" the authors note in their opening chapter – but they have identified five recurring areas of focus, with the acronym SHARP: Strength: Focus more on your strengths than your weaknesses Health: Recovery is as important for executives as athletes – you have to balance […]
Mindset
The core concept is the simple notion of 'fixed' and 'growth' mindsets. Fixed mindsets are where people believe they have certain abilities, and need to constantly prove to themselves and others, what those abilities are. In this world when things go wrong it is an immediate setback because it means you have failed to prove […]