It’s amazing what you can discover when you take an anthropological look at retail sales. And when you discover the patterns we follow when we shop retail, you can also learn a lot about successful business-to-business relationships 😉

We think we are rational but really…..really…. we’re not. David McRaney spells out all the places that we easily step into delusion. You must have a sense of humor about yourself in order to read this and you must take it personally. Otherwise, you will walk away thinking the rest of the planet is deluded and you’re not. Think again.

The story of what science is telling us about human motivation that business hasn’t seem to have heard yet.

If culture eats strategy for breakfast, then this is snack that get some energy back into strategy. Makes big goals doable through breaking it down into bite-size chunks with grass roots efforts.

A well-told take on a great ‘what if’. What if 99% of the population died of a virus that happened so quickly we didn’t have a chance to protect ourselves. Similar to Stephen King’s The Stand and other takes on this topic. But special in that it shows us banding together in small collections of people, tribes, with different beliefs and focuses. And neatly tied together around one man and the people he loved who connects all the stories despite the fact that died just at the outbreak.

Don’t get too wrapped up in the first few chapters. The meat starts around chapter 5 or 6. Hang in there. It is worth your time.

How habits emerge within our neurology and how to add new ones or change destructive ones.

Simple and so true—a view at culture in organizations and how to grow your organization’s culture.

If you’re a leader and want to grow your mentoring muscles, try the co-active coaching approach. People will learn more from your careful listening and thought questioning than from most advice that you can give.

Who was he? You decide. Was he a great leader? Brilliant? or an a*hole?

This guy has a completely different approach to getting things done. It’s about creating a mind like water—a state of readiness that doesn’t react but responds. He is kind of dry, but his message will make you more productive,  peaceful and creative.  His methods are golden.

Two histories that occurred simultaneously—the building of the World’s Fair in Chicago, and a serial killer who woos girls under the pretense of marriage—both true stories, both occurring in Chicago at the same time. A ‘can’t put it down’ read.

Fall of Giants is OK, World without End is OK, but THIS one is a must read if you love English history and architecture.

This is no ordinary murder mystery. This is the story of a man with a most gifted nose, no scent of his own, and obsession. It’s insanely great.

Told as a parable so it’s easy to stay engaged. Covers all the basics of what to include when starting a new business. Who cares if it’s old. It’s great.

This is such a human book, so sensitive to what might stop the important conversations and what to do about it. Very valuable.