In his latest bestseller, Atul Gawande shows what the simple idea of the checklist reveals about the complexity of our lives and how we can deal with it. The modern world has given us stupendous know-how. Yet avoidable failures continue to plague us in health care, government, the law, the financial industry—in almost every realm

Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them. That’s why David Allen created Getting Things Done®. GTD is the work-life management system that has helped countless individuals and organizations bring order to chaos with stress-free productivity. After decades of in-the-field research and practice of his productivity methods, David wrote the international best-seller Getting Things

An interview with author Gerry Lewis, with Donna Papacosta of Trafalgar Communications: How many times have you been in a meeting that feels like the movie Groundhog Day? How many times have you seen someone bore the audience with a pointless presentation? In the new book by Gerry Lewis, SHINE, you’ll learn how not to

Summary by Jill Donahue for actionablebooks.com Schools teach us how to succeed in the adult workplace. And once in the adult workplace, we learn more skills related to work and none related to flourishing! The good news is that in his fascinating book, Flourish, Martin Seligman gives away keys to well-being and teaches us how

Summary by Carolyn B. Thompson for actionablebooks.com Patrick Thean is a successful serial entrepreneur who has started and exited multiple companies. He introduces us to the term “Rhythm”, which he describes as a habit. He tells us that the right Rhythms (habits) give us and our companies focus, alignment and accountability. He uses the word

Interview with The Center for Creative Leadership’s Jennifer J. Deal for Strategy + Business Magazine: Not so long ago, the idea that an employee could connect anytime, anywhere, was seen as a revolution in work–life balance. You could get home in time for dinner or go on vacation even when a project was at a