Bigger, Faster Leadership: Lessons from the builders of the Panama Canal by Samuel R. Chand is an interesting treatise on leadership using the lessons learned by the builders of the Panama Canal as a concrete (pun intended!) metaphor for massive … Continue reading
I have long been a fan of Dr. John Townsend with my first exposure being his earliest collaborations with Dr. Henry Cloud. As well as being a New York Times Best Selling author and highly respected psychologist, Dr. Townsend is … Continue reading
Lauren Sapala is a writing coach who began to realize that a number of her clients, like herself, had Myers-Brigg Temperment Types of INFJ or INFP. In this motivational book, she outlines what she discovered about the writing process that … Continue reading
Over the past week I have re-listened to a motivational audiobook as I have been out and about in my car. I particularly love audiobooks that are read by the authors who wrote them, and this was just such a … Continue reading
The new year is traditionally a time of reflection of the past, and a realignment of goals and attitudes to start the next year. One particularly reflective book that I have read recently is The Mindful Librarian (by authors: Richard … Continue reading
I am interrupting the normal topics of this blog to do a bit of shameless self-promotion. The Director of the Graduate Library at Kennesaw State University (Cheryl Stiles) and I (Crystal Renfro) are proud to announce the publication of Transforming … Continue reading