The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team is split into two parts. The first three quarters of the book starts with a fictional tale to help put the 5 dysfunctions into the context of a business. This is then followed by the 5 dysfunctions model, which provides details on symptoms, how to overcome the dysfunction, the leader’s role in managing the dysfunction, etc. The fable tells the story of a former automotive manufacturing executive, Kathryn, becoming the CEO of a troubled, Pre-IPO tech Silicon Valley startup, DecisionTech. The last two years have no…

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Freakonomics is the first book co-authored by this journalist and economist duo. It looks for unlikely answers to existing phenomenon, covering topics like incentive systems, cheating, the power of information, cause and effect versus correlations, and many others. It doesn’t go in to great detail on how they prove their findings like a research journal article would, but does lightly summarize the methodologies used. You won’t be able to utilize these methods just from reading Freakonomics, but it could very well open your mind to new ways …

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Most of us have heard of the StrengthsFinder assessment – a fast-paced question set used to help us identify what we do best as individuals– but did you know there’s a similar test that assesses your strengths and opportunities in emotional intelligence (EQ)? The authors of Emotional Intelligence 2.0 contend that emotional intelligence is the strongest predictor of workplace performance, citing that 90% of high-performers and only 20% of low-performers are high in EQ. EQ is measured into two categories, each with two skills. In order to reco…

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“The Goal,” is a staple of many BBA and MBA programs. It introduces the Theory of Constraints (ToC), which started out as a series of manufacturing and logistic concepts but has since been applied to almost every industry and profession (Retail Sales, Project Management, general problem solving, etc.). While the book’s cheese factor is on point, the concepts can be very powerful and thought provoking.

The book starts out by introducing the protagonist, Alex Rogo, a plant manager for Unico, a large manufacturer. The company as a whole …

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