by Kevin Brimhall | Jun 26, 2015 | Book Summaries, Leadership
I was excited to read this book by my friend and colleague Rick Lochner of RPC Leadership Associates. Rick is an accomplished leadership development expert, executive coach, and business consultant, and has been a Visiting Professor at the Keller Graduate School of...
by Kevin Brimhall | Apr 7, 2015 | Book Summaries, Personal Improvement
Goulston, a psychologist, consultant, author and frequent contributor on TV, has written an insightful and example-laden book that explores many facets of not “just” listening, but of effective communication, in general. Subtitled “Discover the...
by Kevin Brimhall | Nov 7, 2014 | Book Summaries, Leadership
Ram Charan is a true thought-leader in business and has been advising CEOs and boards of directors at companies around the world for decades. Subtitled “How Your Company Really Works,” this book is one of this prolific author’s earliest books, yet it...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 29, 2014 | Book Summaries, Leadership
In this book by leadership guru Patrick Lencioni, the CEO of a San Francisco-based company is struggling in his first year at the helm. Unbeknownst to him, what is required is not a review of marketing, strategic planning, and finance. Rather, the situation requires...
by Kevin Brimhall | Apr 28, 2014 | Book Summaries, Personal Improvement
Note: This resource is part of our Moving the Bar in Your Career and Your Life, a unique approach to professional development series: Effective Communication and Constructive Conflict. Click here to see the entire series. After more than a few folks...
by Kevin Brimhall | Apr 18, 2014 | Book Summaries, Personal Improvement
The authors define a Crucial Conversation as a discussion between two or more people where (1) stakes are high, (2) opinions vary, and (3) emotions run high. Examples frequently involve money, relationships, job performance, politics, parenting, health, chores,...
