If you happened upon the Business section of the Sunday Globe on 3/20/16, you may recall a snippet that suggested there are two Bostons. A study by the Boston Redevelopment Authority contains “stark numbers that show few benefits from the economic boom going to those near the bottom of the income scale,” further concluding that nearly half of the…
The Perfect Average Day
When my day follows this pattern, I consider it pretty close to perfect: 5:00 Wake without yawning… 5:05 Stretch without pain… 5:10 Wonder who’s aboard that far-off sounding train – wait, not a poem! 5:15 Read 15 – 20 pages of a business book, hopefully retaining even 20% of it. 6:00 50+ minutes on the treadmill with CNBC’s “The Profit”…
Book Report – Multipliers by Liz Wiseman & Greg McKeown
A client told me recently that she and her team swear by the words of Liz Wiseman. When I saw that Wiseman had written Multipliers with an assist from Greg McKeown, author of the life-changing Essentialism, I figured it was a can’t miss. And I’m happy to report that this one does not disappoint. We’re talking about an interview-heavy, highly…
Book Report – We Are Market Basket by Daniel Korschun & Grant Welker
Most folks have a go-to supermarket when they need bread, butter, and Cool Ranch Doritos (you know, staples of any good pantry) and it’s likely you’re no different. Shoppers want to pay fair prices and yet for many it’s just as important to know a store’s rhythms and patterns so that what amounts to an annoying chore can be completed…
Book Report – Scarcity by Sendhil Mullainathan & Eldar Shafir
My favorite authors, Chip and Dan Heath, recently made Scarcity by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir one of their book recommendations, so I jumped at the chance to read and review it. The similarities between these pairs of authors are fairly obvious – the highly readable style, the humor, and the repeated yet always fresh reinforcement of core ideas are…