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I've never been all that consistent in reviewing books. It has tended to be something that bubbled up naturally out of my thinking about the material. But another innovator, Greg Satell, recently released a post dedicated to curate his 2019 book reviews and I really appreciated that effort.
Below is a running list of reviews I have written over many years. My goal will be update this post with new reviews so that there is one easy place to find all of them. After each title and a link to the review, I will have one quote from my review that I think highlights why this work is an important one for you to explore further.
The Kingdom Empowered Entrepreneur
There are three things that every innovator and entrepreneur needs to persevere in the challenging work that we face daily: values, inspiration and tactics. Most of what we get from thought leaders is a mixture of inspiration and tactics (Consider the articles in your LinkedIn feed and see if you agree!).
Talking to Strangers
We live in an era of isolation. Loneliness is reaching epidemic levels. We are also a quickly urbanizing; with 90% of the planet's people expected to live in urban areas of 2100. So it is natural that we have a significantly higher number of connections to strangers on a daily basis. But is this a big deal? Well, according to Malcolm Gladwell's new book "Talking to Strangers," not only is it a big deal, but we are really bad at it.
The Power of Proximity
The most profound lesson from this deeply personal book is simply that proximity makes a tangible difference in our ability to impact someone's life. While that might seem obvious, our society is living in a very different place generally. We retreat behind garage doors, phone screens and tinted car glass to avoid the needs of others. With all of the amazing advances in technology, we have found many ways to stay comfortable, keep pain at arms length and avoid getting involved.
Top 10 Leadership Conversations in the Bible
By focusing on themes such as prayer, worship, favor, change, failure, risk, humility, and others, Steve ties the real life leadership challenges portrayed in Scripture to 21st Century leadership realities.
Multipliers
As I was listening to the book today, one thing that stood out was a question she referenced when talking about how to help multiply the efforts of others. She encouraged the reader to ask the question "What kind of intelligence does this person have?"
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin was an entrepreneur. He was a talent agent, a printer, a publisher, an author, a scientist, a politician and an organizer. Each of these things had a revenue stream and each one added to his ability to engage his community.
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