by Leigh Harrison | Oct 10, 2020 | Book Summaries, WISDOM From Others
In the ongoing book summary of Integrity by Henry Cloud he lists six characteristics essential to being a person of character, that is, to be able to meet the demands of reality. The first of these traits is the ability to establish trust. He names three ways that we...
by Leigh Harrison | Oct 10, 2020 | Book Summaries, WISDOM From Others
Henry Cloud is a leadership consultant, best-selling author and speaker. Probably his best known book and subsequent series of training workshops is Boundaries. His books have sold nearly 20 million copies. The Bottom Line Most of the time we think of integrity or...
by Leigh Harrison | Oct 10, 2020 | Book Summaries, WISDOM From Others
Previously I outlined the basic concepts that are laid out at the beginning of the book Give and Take by Adam Grant. Now I am going into the rest of the book which takes a deeper look at what it means to be a giver in various scenarios. Networking: 1. Takers can wear...
by Leigh Harrison | Oct 10, 2020 | Book Summaries, WISDOM From Others
Part of wisdom is learning from others and integrating that information into our lives by applying what is applicable. My hope is that you will be inspired by the summary to read the book. But if not, that this summary will spark an insight that you can implement in...
by Leigh Harrison | Jun 17, 2020 | Book Summaries, WISDOM From Others
Trust increases speed and decreases costs Trust is essential but we’re not sure how to build it. Fortunately, Stephen M.R. Covey, son of Stephen Covey of Seven Habits fame, wrote a book called The Speed of Trust. In the book Covey makes the business case for trust. He...