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“I couldn’t put this down. I’ll never stop thinking about it’, reads a review of this title. I can’t agree more. Book – American Dirt Genre : Fiction – Suspense 3.8/5 Book 34/52 2020 #reviewswithranjani “I couldn’t put this down. I’ll never stop thinking about it’, reads a review of this title. I can’t agree more. …
#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – NonFiction – Work, Management Book 33/52 Book – Linchpin, Seth Godin “There used to be two teams in every workplace: management and labour. Now there’s a third team, the linchpins. These people invent, lead (regardless of title), connect others, make things happen, and create order out of chaos. They figure out …
Episode 19 – Are you indispensable? How to be a linchpin in life and in your career? Read More »
#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – NonFiction – Work, Management Book 29/52 Book – Dip, Seth Godin “If you are not going to get to #1, you may as well quit now” “Average is for losers” Never quit, he says is bad advice. Winners quit all the time – they just quit the right stuff at the …
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#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – NonFiction – Management Book 30/52 Book – Decisive, Chip and Dan Heath Should I resign from this job or not? Vs.What do I enjoy doing for my career and how do I get to it? Today at PODSHORTS, we’ll talk about one of the villains of decision making – Avoiding a …
Episode 16 – Avoiding a narrow frame – Should I resign from this job or not? Read More »
#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – Fiction, Sci-Fi Book 25/52 and 28/52 Book 1 – The Old Man’s War Book 2 – Ghost Brigades Book 3 – The Last Colony “I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife’s grave. Then I joined the army. Visiting Kathy’s grave was the less dramatic of …
#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – NonFiction – Work, Management Book 30/52 Book – Decisive, Chip and Dan Heath “Always ooch before you leap!” Think about a student, Steve who has decided to go to pharmacy school. He thinks he likes working in healthcare and he enjoys chemistry. This is thin evidence for such an important decision. …
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#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – NonFiction – Memoir Book 17/52 Book – The Choice – Embrace the possible This can be a life changing read – this beautifully written memoir is not just fitting for the time we are in today but personally has been helpful in releasing the pent up anger and frustration I have …
#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – NonFiction – Memoir Book 16/52 Book – I can’t make this up, Kevin Hart I had zero interest in this book when I picked it up on an audible recommendation. I haven’t really heard of Kevin Hart. Or seen his comedy. As the cost of sounding snobbish, my previous three memoirs …
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#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – Non-Fiction – Work/Management Book 15/52 Book – Super Thinking: Upgrade Your Reasoning and Make Better Decisions with Mental Models So you sent a message and have received an single ‘OK’ in response. Or worse still haven’t got a response at all for your proposal. Before you fume in anger and conclude that …
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#ReviewswithRanjani #PODSHORTS Genre – Non-Fiction – Work/Management Book 14/52 Book – Think like a rocket scientist, Ozan Varol On working with uncertainty, first principles and moonshot thinking A former rocket scientist reveals the habits, ideas, and simple strategies you can use to make giant leaps in work and in life. You do not need to …
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