Phil Cole
Good Meetings Create Something Valuable (THE LIST: The Art of Gathering)
Every interaction has the possibility of creating value in the world. If you want to lead, learn Priya Parker's methods.
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Phil Cole
- Feb 15, 2022
- 3 min
Sometimes Chefs Need a Cookbook (REVIEWED: The Best Place To Work)
Sometimes we don't know what behavior a situation requires, even though we see everything else. That's when we need a leadership cookbook.
Phil Cole
- Feb 8, 2022
- 3 min
Learning Isn't Just In Your Head (THE LIST: Decoding Greatness)
If we try to improve without new ideas, we aren't learning: we are practicing what we already know.
Phil Cole
- Feb 3, 2022
- 2 min
Understanding Our Brains Makes Us Better Leaders (THE LIST: How to Have a Good Day by Caroline Webb)
How to Have a Good Day is a practical, grounded work that covers a wide range of the reality of professional life.
Phil Cole
- Jan 24, 2022
- 4 min
A Conversation Can Change a Life (THE LIST: You Can Change Other People)
You Can Change Others offers vital tactics to help others see what really is. This book is a companion to the functional approach.
Phil Cole
- Nov 22, 2021
- 4 min
The Value of a Book (THE LIST: Read to Lead)
Reading is a foundation of a deliberate learning practice. This REVIEWED discusses how to read as a leader.
Phil Cole
- Sep 20, 2021
- 3 min
REVIEWED: Atomic Habits (THE LIST)
Learning occurs when we replace preferences – familiar and comfortable behaviors we have practiced – with new, more effective behaviors.
Phil Cole
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEWED: The Vice Chairman's Doctrine
The Vice Chairman’s Doctrine by Ian Dorowitz attempts to be both entertaining and insightful, but it succeeds at neither.
Phil Cole
- Sep 12, 2021
- 3 min
REVIEWED: Blueprint for Revolution (The LIST)
This book captures the scope of the definition of leadership in its full arc. It is an insightful exploration of the story of vision.
Phil Cole
- Sep 3, 2021
- 3 min
REVIEWED: The Benevolent Dictator
A label – “benevolent dictator” – does not turn abstract ideals into real-world behaviors.
Phil Cole
- Aug 14, 2021
- 3 min
REVIEWED: The Insider's Guide to Culture Change
The Insider’s Guide to Culture Change is an ambitious work, but is a disappointment as a tool for practitioners.
Phil Cole
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
REVIEWED: Peak (Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool)
Peak, Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool. First Mariner Books, 2017. If there is only one book you read about the learning process, it...
Phil Cole
- Mar 25, 2019
- 3 min
REVIEWED: Known (Mark W. Schaefer)
Yup, this one is going on The List. “Known: The Handbook for Building and Unleashing Your Personal Brand in the Digital Age” by Mark W....
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