My synopsis of Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is Today, Thursday, June 17, 12:30 pm, over Zoom – Come Join Us – (And, here is the synopsis handout)
If you have an open lunch time window today, Thursday, June 17, 12:30 pm (CST), I am presenting my synopsis of Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude Jr., today, Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 12:30 (CST) for the Urban Engagement Book Club, sponsored by CitySquare, on Zoom. Begin Again: James Baldwin’s Read More
We are so forgetful, and inattentive, and lazy – so keep at it, keep learning, until you come close to finally getting it!
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which one can say, “Look! This is something new”? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time. Ecclesiastes 1: 9-10 —————— Here’s an observation…not exactly original Read More
The Premonition by Michael Lewis – Here are my Seven Lessons and Takeaways
• Once it became clear that swine flu would come and go, like a massive hurricane that dissipated before making landfall, it became something else. A message in a bottle. A premonition. A warning. • I think this particular story is about the curious talents of a society, and how those talents are wasted if not Read More
The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism by Hubert Joly – Here are my Seven Lessons and Takeaways
• The architecture I am advocating has employees at the heart of business, creating and nurturing caring and authentic relationships both within the company and also with all of the company’s stakeholders—customers, vendors, local communities, and shareholders—in a way that not only contributes to the company’s purpose but also creates great outcomes for each of Read More
(Note: the SECOND FRIDAY OF JULY) Noise: A Flaw In Human Judgement By Daniel Kahneman and Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone – for the July 9, 2021 First Friday Book Synopsis (On Zoom) – In our 24th Year
Randy Mayeux provides thorough synopses of the content of useful, best-selling business books. He provides a comprehensive, multi-page synopsis handout, that concludes with his own lessons and takeaways from each book he presents. —————- For the SECOND FRIDAY OF JULY, the July 9, 2021 First Friday Book Synopsis, Randy Mayeux will present Read More
Here is the June, 2021 list of best-selling business books from the New York Times – A new Kahneman book; a new book by Brad Stone on Bezos and Amazon; Atomic Habits by James Clear still #1
Here is the June, 2021 list of best-selling business books from the New York Times. For the umpteenth month in a row (yes, umpteenth is a precise number), Atomic Habits by James Clear is at the #1 spot. I don’t keep a record of how long it has been at the top spot, but this Read More
