Book Reviews and Recommendations

Episode 30 – Timeless tales from the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse

#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – Fiction, Animated, Young Readers Book 51/52 Rating – 4/5 Book  – The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse   This is a book I bought for my 5 year old   As I read this out to her, I paused multiple times as tears welled up in my eyes. It …

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Episode 29 – 5 key takeaways from Netflix No Rules Rules

#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – NonFiction – Management, Communication Book 49/52 Rating – 4/5 Book  – No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention   “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the people to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and …

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Book Recommendation of the Week : Netflix – No Rules Rules

#BookRecommendationoftheWeek Book #49/52 2020 Non-Fiction, Leadership, Management ranjanimani.com Book Recommendation of the Week : No Rules Rules Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings talks about the unorthodox culture behind one of the world’s most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies. Here are my top three …

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Episode 27 – Living in a World without Work

#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – NonFiction – Management, Communication Book 45/52 Rating – 4/5 Book  – A World Without Work: Technology, Automation and How We Should Respond  [Shortlisted FT/McKinsey business book of the year] Growing up, our parents and teachers explained that  if we kept our heads down and tried hard at school or whatever else …

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Episode 26 – The One Skill that can improve your day to day conversation

#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – NonFiction – Management, Communication Book 47/52 Rating – 3/5 Book  – I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships The One Skill that can improve your day to day conversation A long time ago, one of my friends’ lost her parent. I recall feeling lost watching her navigate the …

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Episode 25 – Converting Moments into Memories : The Story of the Culture defining App of the Decade

#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – NonFiction – Innovation, Startup Book 44/52 Rating – 4/5 Book – No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram Converting Moments into Memories – The Story of the Culture defining App of the decade – *Instagram*   In “No Filter,” award winning reporter Sarah Frier, tells us the fascinating story of the …

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Episode 24 – 8 lessons from Pixar on building and fostering a culture of Creativity

#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – NonFiction – Innovation, Creativity Book 41/52 Book – Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration 8 lessons from Pixar on how to build and foster a culture of creativity! Interesting to hear Pixar’s history told first-hand, through the eyes of the co-founder, Ed Catmull …

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Episode 22 – Medici Effect on How Innovation lies at the intersection of Ideas, fields and cultures

#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – NonFiction – Innovation Book 38/52 Book – Medici Effect, What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation The Medici Effect : What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation   Diversity drives innovation – We’ll today talk about how break through insights lies at the intersection of ideas, fields …

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Episode 20 – Learning the Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living – Lessons from a Startup VC

#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – NonFiction – Entrepreneurship, Leaderships, Startups Book 36/52 Book – The Monk and the Riddle The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living  – Lessons from a Startup VC  “And then there is the most dangerous risk of all- the risk of spending your life not doing what you want …

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