by Brian Sanders | Jun 8, 2020 | Brian on Books 2020
2020: Book #10 Why do you do what you do? What’s your motivation? Famed author and storyteller Patrick Lencionni presents the importance of knowing your motivation in his latest parable book, “The Motive.” He wants you to discover your purpose. What unlocks your...
by Brian Sanders | Jun 8, 2020 | Brian on Books 2020
2020: Book #9 How do you turn a presupposed weakness into a strength? If you think people see you as inexperienced, but you feel you’re qualified for the job, how do you pivot so that inexperience is seen as a strength? That’s the premise of “Edge: Turning Adversity...
by Brian Sanders | Jun 8, 2020 | Brian on Books 2020
2020: Book #8 How did Shakespeare impact the writing of Lincoln? He had favorite poets and poems. Did his style find its way into the President’s pen and speech? That’s the purpose of Fred Kaplan’s book, “Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer.” Interesting. Tedious....
by Brian Sanders | Feb 22, 2020 | Brian on Books 2020
2020: Book #7 “More so than Churchill, Lincoln had early in life developed a vital leadership virtue – patient listening – often scarce among supreme political and military leaders…. The president knew when to listen carefully.” Knowing he was not an...
by Brian Sanders | Feb 22, 2020 | Brian on Books 2020
2020: Book #6 “It’s not surprising that even well-intentioned leaders who value trust often fall into the trap of hiring and promoting high performers without regard to whether they can be trusted and trusting. Performance can easily be quantified in terms of output....
by Brian Sanders | Feb 12, 2020 | Brian on Books 2020
2020: Book #5 “Uncle Abe is as homely as his pictures represent him – in fact, the ugliest man I ever saw…” “Evidently, Gus (Schurmann) later visited Tad (Lincoln) at the White House. While in D.C., they saw a play at the Grover’s Theater and ironically met John...
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