I usually review a book for the ‘Change for the Better’ newsletter but this month to mix things up, here’s something different – a review of the Apple TV+ show, Ted Lasso.
Read MoreBook Review - Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Our Brain to Get the Best Out of Ourselves and Others Dr Helena Boschi
This is a great book for anyone who wants to get a basic and clear understanding of how our brains work and what that means for us.
Written by Dr Helena Boschi, a psychologist specialising in applied neuroscience in a business context, it’s a very accessible way of exploring the different aspects of the brain, from emotion to bias to change.
Read MoreBook Review Fear Less - How to win your way in Work & Life Dr Pippa Grange
In this highly compelling read, psychologist and author Dr Pippa Grange explores fear, how it can take over our lives and how we can turn it on its head into a tool of courage.
She kicks off by exploring language (and how changing it from battlefield terminology into something kinder will help), healthy competition and definitions of success – all in the first couple of chapters. She looks at the concept that fear isn’t just in our heads – it’s in our environment too.
Read MoreBook Review The Six Thinking Hats – Edward de Bono
In his lifetime, Edward de Bono wrote 85 books, but he is arguably best known for his work around lateral thinking, including this one – The Six Thinking Hats. Over time, I’ve heard it cited as being a book about managing brainstorming sessions, but there’s much, much more to it than that.
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