This is a book about creating lasting organizational change and one that every leader should read.

The 4 Disciplines—Focus on the Wildly Important; Act on Lead Measures; Keep a Compelling Scoreboard; & Create a Cadence of Accountability.

This book does an excellent job of breaking down the differences between the “whirlwind” of urgent activity required to keep things running day-to-day and all the time/energy you need to invest in executing your strategy for tomorrow.

Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. In order to succeed, you need to be able to sell your ideas persuasively. From what I’ve observed, this ability is the single greatest skill that will help you accomplish your dreams.

At the beginning of 2020, I set new intentions to develop and drastically improve my public speaking skills. Talk Like TED is one of the books I’m reading to better understand what makes outstanding public speakers. I also joined a local Toastmasters group and plan to deliver (10) prepared public speeches. I recommend this book for those also looking to improve their public speaking & leadership skills.

This book is the solution that leaders at every level need—not just to understand the leadership game, but also how to play the leadership game, and win it.

Just as discipline and freedom are opposing forces that must be balanced, leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities between one extreme and another.

• A leader must lead but also be ready to follow.
• A leader must be aggressive but not overbearing.
• A leader must be calm but not robotic.
• A leader must be confident but never cocky.
• A leader must be brave but not foolhardy.
• A leader must be humble but not passive; quiet but not silent.
• A leader must be attentive to details but not obsessed with them.
• A leader must be close with subordinates but not too close.