Mainly focused on Gen-Yers in the work place, this book offers some helpful hints on dealing with the generation born after 1985. I was hoping to gainMainly focused on Gen-Yers in the work place, this book offers some helpful hints on dealing with the generation born after 1985. I was hoping to gain more insight into what makes them tick (as a coach and teacher I felt this would help with getting a message or motivation across), but instead this book is mainly some tips and heads-ups.
To be frank, the useful information could've been bulletted, and even if this book is only 170 pages it was probably still too long. Tulgan, who is touted as a guru, really seems to have pieced this together quickly. Furthermore, there is no finality or wrap-up. Like I said, it would be better if each chapter used bullets to really get to the heart of the matter.
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Mainly focused on Gen-Yers in the work place, this book offers some helpful hints on dealing with the generation born after 1985. I was hoping to gain more insight into what makes them tick (as a coach and teacher I felt this would help with getting a message or motivation across), but instead this book is mainly some tips and heads-ups.
To be frank, the useful information could've been bulletted, and even if this book is only 170 pages it was probably still too long. Tulgan, who is touted as a guru, really seems to have pieced this together quickly. Furthermore, there is no finality or wrap-up. Like I said, it would be better if each chapter used bullets to really get to the heart of the matter....more
Solid stuff recommended by a friend. For many years, as both a coach and educator, I stumbled around who I was trying to become (Why do I coach?) and Solid stuff recommended by a friend. For many years, as both a coach and educator, I stumbled around who I was trying to become (Why do I coach?) and if I was getting the job done (What would it be like to be coached by me?). This book crystallized those answers, and while this acted more as validation than information, I am now much more able to articulate my goals as well as look at other coaches and accurately critique their approaches (which is actually part of my job as coaching director). Some bonuses... 1.) Code of Conduct and roles for coaching staff - great template 2.) Code of Conduct for parents - amazing 3.) Player Agreement - solid stuff that is easily adapted I appreciated this book very much. I also found a kindred spirit in Joe - seems like we've read and been inspired by much of the same material. So while I'll never play Rod Stewart's "Have I Told You Lately" while my players hug each other (as Joe and Biff do), I feel even more encouraged to go forward and preach the gospel of athletics as a place of empathy, growth, and personal/internal competition to be YOUR best, not the best....more
Dave Ramsey is great, and while you don't read his books for his prose (he's the first to admit that) there is so much to be said for his informal styDave Ramsey is great, and while you don't read his books for his prose (he's the first to admit that) there is so much to be said for his informal style, relying heavily on stories and parables. On all topics - debt, faith, character, leadership, child-rearing, marriage - he is so down to earth, but also very demanding that we can do better. And it makes sense as this is a guy who made his first million and then lost it before he was 25, then had the guts to write and self-publish his first book. Truly a self-made man, and the type of person whose voice we should listen more carefully to (his thoughts prior to the economic meltdown were also incredibly prescient). This book was written for small business owners, but really could be useful to anyone in a position of leadership. Furthermore, all of the online resources he promotes throughout the book are two things: OUTSTANDING and FREE! He never disappoints....more
Obviously this is a phenomena and there's little I can add to the discussion. I'll just say that I read this book because I wanted to relate to some oObviously this is a phenomena and there's little I can add to the discussion. I'll just say that I read this book because I wanted to relate to some of the younger athletes I work with and I became "an even bigger nerd" (their words) than they are about this series. I've heard book 2 is even better, and I can't wait to read it. Also, it's not hard to read between the lines on Collins' thoughts about how war and over-reaching government can affect young people....more
It's difficult to articulate the power of this book - practical, spiritual, mystical. It holds a special place in my heart and I will read it at leastIt's difficult to articulate the power of this book - practical, spiritual, mystical. It holds a special place in my heart and I will read it at least once a year for the foreseeable future. This is a challenging read, but not one to be scared of regardless of your religion (interesting insight and perspective on Jesus)....more
Love this series - wee bit of good clean fun, so it is! Starting "Irish Country Christmas" tomorrow! Looking forward to more of the good doctors when bLove this series - wee bit of good clean fun, so it is! Starting "Irish Country Christmas" tomorrow! Looking forward to more of the good doctors when book 4 is released....more
I picked this up because of a mention it received in an airline magazine. I had no idea that, the day after I finished, I'd see an ad for the movie reI picked this up because of a mention it received in an airline magazine. I had no idea that, the day after I finished, I'd see an ad for the movie release. This book is a 5-star for its age bracket. If I was a junior high student it would really move me. The history, the voice, the perspective, and the action are things that reminded me of when/why I fell in love with books. I kept having these visions of "The Red Pony" and "Dances with Wolves" - books that I could not put down when I was younger. They're going to have to do some work to make this a movie that will compel adults to spend $12 for a ticket, but I'd certainly recommend this to a young reader....more
I'm not an Apple nerd, nor do I have strong feelings about Mac v. PC, iPhone v. Droid...none of that is on my radar. If I like a device/toy, I buy it I'm not an Apple nerd, nor do I have strong feelings about Mac v. PC, iPhone v. Droid...none of that is on my radar. If I like a device/toy, I buy it because it's right for me and the price fits. So I walked into this book basically wanting two things: 1.) To learn more about an innovative leader, 2.) To learn more about an eccentric personality. Isaacson is amazing, and he was the right guy for this job. To collect information from the piles of interviews (people who loved or hated jobs, really no between) and combine it with a timeline of Jobs' life and his own final words really made sense. And it had to because while Jobs didn't read it, he did demand that it was written...and when Jobs demanded something it got done. I don't want this review to turn into a critique or a praising of Jobs and his life. Clearly he was a genius (Mac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, iCloud, movies, and more), obviously he was fearless (with no degree he changed music, computers, phones, and information forever), and sadly he's gone too soon. But he was far from perfect, and he knew it. Isaacson was allowed full access, so he doesn't hide the incessant tantrums; the easy tears; the odd quirks (fruitarianism, no deodorant, hundreds of black turtle necks and Levi's); the dark side (stealing ideas, "death stare", "the reality distortion field"); the arrogant belief that he could change anything (from a design to a relationship to his cancer); or the total lack of clarity in feelings of those who "knew" him. A look at this last component is a paraphrase current chief of design, Jony Ives: "I've thought a lot about why Steve is like he is, and think as weird as it sounds he has no ego. He is so mean and cold because he doesn't care what you think of him. He'll tell you right to your face, completely detached from your potential response, because he truly doesn't care about how you see him." Is that why he scolded Obama, then offered to run his ad campaign for 2012? Is that why he poured millions of his own money into Pixar, then screamed people out of planning meetings? Is that why he publicly fired and/or demoted hundreds of employees upon his return to Apple, but hired a young tour guide shortly before he died simply because the young man "did such a great job"? I could go on and on, but the gist is that if you love Apple - read this. If you hate Apple - read this. If one ounce of you has wondered if we have had a truly genius - I mean enduring brilliance - in our midst, read this. If you just like to get looks inside the way leaders and innovators work, read this. Two final thoughts. The first is that, as an educator, the final pages of this book ripped my heart out. The vision that Jobs was creating for education in America was every bit as earth-shaking as anything he'd done before. I hope those ideas don't pass with him. Secondly, when asked shortly before he passed if he'd change a thing from his Stanford commencement address (a must watch on YouTube), Jobs said, "I'd turn up the volume." That confidence, that arrogance, that assurity in his belief, is his legacy. Isaacson does it justice....more
Once in a while the book falls short of the movie (and not the other way around) and this is one of those exceptions. Someone told me this book is writOnce in a while the book falls short of the movie (and not the other way around) and this is one of those exceptions. Someone told me this book is written with a very masculine tone. I had no idea what that meant, but it's true: this is macho, clipped, badass writing. The problem, obviously, is that it's also writing that leaves a major character (Claire) faceless and more or less an object of affection (something the movie did an OK job of changing). But the void to me in the book is the Florist. This is a great villain among villains; a true man of evil. In the book he's a shadow, a mention, a looming presence. In the movie he's there, present, diabolical, and sickening. Plus, Jeremy Renner reinvents Jem in the movie and gives him facets the book doesn't even consider. Just decent as a read, just good as a movie....more
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