With so many recommendations, I had to read it. So, I did, and I enjoyed it. The book's stories are in turns funny, touching, pithy, and more; it was With so many recommendations, I had to read it. So, I did, and I enjoyed it. The book's stories are in turns funny, touching, pithy, and more; it was well worth reading....more
This book was an invaluable gift from a friend, the director of a successful, empowered organization. It's short, easy to read, and full of ideas wortThis book was an invaluable gift from a friend, the director of a successful, empowered organization. It's short, easy to read, and full of ideas worth slowing down to digest. Put it in action, and your workplace will be transformed. (It works well for families, too, btw.)
Just ignore the typically inane plot, of course. Why do most management books seem to rely on the same weak fictional framework, as if we want to read about another manager-in-crisis who happens to find himself on a train with just the perfect guru?...more
If the Sea World trainers can convince those giant whales to perform unnatural stunts in front of noisily adoring fans, shouldn't it be possible to geIf the Sea World trainers can convince those giant whales to perform unnatural stunts in front of noisily adoring fans, shouldn't it be possible to get your staff (or family, for that matter) to perform their tasks on time? Of course--and this book gives some great advice for how to achieve that.
Fantastic book, with a typical easy-to-read weak plot that's not the point anyway....more
Just as A Fine Young Man helped me figure out how to parent my son, Reviving Ophelia greatly improved my understanding of how to parent my adolescent Just as A Fine Young Man helped me figure out how to parent my son, Reviving Ophelia greatly improved my understanding of how to parent my adolescent daughter. Another highly-recommended addition to any parent's bookshelf!...more
This amazing book provided a ton of insights and ideas that helped me be a better parent to an adolescent boy. I can't recommend it highly enough to dThis amazing book provided a ton of insights and ideas that helped me be a better parent to an adolescent boy. I can't recommend it highly enough to do it justice....more
Excellent advice for parenting young kids ... wish it'd been around when my kids were a little younger! (We came in when the kids were on the older siExcellent advice for parenting young kids ... wish it'd been around when my kids were a little younger! (We came in when the kids were on the older side of the advice offered.)...more
My well-worn copy of this amazing book will testify with its softly rumpled pages and nondescript stains to the essential role it played in raising myMy well-worn copy of this amazing book will testify with its softly rumpled pages and nondescript stains to the essential role it played in raising my children. The advice is, in my experience, easy to understand, easy to apply, and absolutely right on target. I love this book so much that I used it as the primary text when I taught parenting sections to my GED and other students at Marywood--and they generally became big fans of the author, too....more
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