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Tag Archives: Book review
Arena One and Two
Finished both these books over the weekend and last night. They are in the same vein as the hunger games in that they are post apocalyptic USA with groups of teens trying to survive. My son pointed out to me … Continue reading
“Mistakes were made (but not by me)”: Part 4
This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Mistakes-Were-Made-But-Not/dp/0156033909 Today we are going to finish our look at Chapter 1, “Cognitive Dissonance: The Pyramid of Choice.” “The Pyramid of Choice” refers to a very important concept that we have all experienced and … Continue reading
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“Mistakes were made (but not by me)”: Part 3
This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Mistakes-Were-Made-But-Not/dp/0156033909 Today we are going to continue to look at Chapter 1, “Cognitive Dissonance: Spirals of Violence – and Virtue.” “Spirals of Violence” refers to the fact that many of us believe or have … Continue reading
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“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 10 – The final post
This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html I’m going to wind things up on wankers today with a look at the final chapter: “Right but not successful” I’ve skipped a few chapters to get here so consider them homework. This … Continue reading
“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 9
This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html Today lets take a look at Chapter 7: “Human Resources: Friend or Foe?” Lets start this post with a quote from page 95: “HR folks are decent, hard-working and well-meaning people, but without … Continue reading
“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 8
This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html Today lets take a look at Chapter 7: “Commoditizing Leadership” This chapter is all about the infinite number of books that have been written by successful industry leaders with a solution to all … Continue reading
“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 7
This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html Today lets take a look at Chapter 6 “If you are a butcher, everything is a piece of meat” The title for this chapter has to do with high tech leaders and their … Continue reading
“Mistakes were made (but not by me)”: Part 2
This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Mistakes-Were-Made-But-Not/dp/0156033909 Today we are going to look at Chapter 1, “Cognitive Dissonance: The Engine of Self-justification.” So what is “Cognitive Dissonance” ? The authors define it as: Cognitive dissonance is a state of tension … Continue reading
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“Mistakes were made (but not by me)”: Part 1
This book can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.ca/Mistakes-Were-Made-But-Not/dp/0156033909 The object of this first post it to review the Introduction and prepare for what comes in the subsequent chapters. This book by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson first caught my attention six … Continue reading
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“Weeding out the wankers” – Part 6
This book can be purchased at: http://ijgbooks.com/weeding.html Today lets take a look at Chapter 5 “Lost in the translation” This chapter starts with a spoiler, “Strategy is critical.” Those three words are what the chapter is all about. Everyone, at … Continue reading