Once there were two kings who tried to outdo each other in hospitality. The first king invited his rival king and gave him a lavish meal and handed him a great number of gifts. Not to be outdone the other king offered and gave a more extravagant meal in his
October 1, 2024
John Maxwell, a leadership guru himself, thinks this book is one of the best leadership books he has ever read. “The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations” authored by James Kouzes and Barry Posner is a best-selling classic that sold over two million copies. The book
September 26, 2024
The dictionary defines an archetype as something or someone that is a typical representative or example of a group. Tal Ben-Shahar the author of the book, “Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment” classifies four archetypes of people as the Rat Race Archetype, the Hedonism Archetype, the
September 19, 2024
This wedding event recorded in the Gospel of St. John is a source of many spiritual lessons. “On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone,
September 16, 2024
Additional tips to further enhance your problem-solving skills. The trick is not to limit your thinking in your head but extend it in different places. These are the breakthrough ideas from this book, “The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain” by Annie Murphy Paul. There are three
September 14, 2024
In his letter to the Philippians, St. Paul would insist that we be cheerful. “Brothers and sisters: Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! Your kindness should be known to all. The Lord is near. Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and
September 3, 2024
Peter Drucker is considered the Father of Modern Management. This best-seller of his, “The Effective Executive: The Definite Guide to Getting the Right Things Done” was first published in 1967 and has not lost a bit of relevance and usefulness for today’s manager in getting the right things done. That’s
August 29, 2024
Another good book on improving a company’s culture or work environment where there’s teamwork and employees are motivated in achieving a common goal is the one authored by Daniel Coyle, “The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups”. A sign of a strong corporate culture is when individual workers
August 22, 2024
This law of the gift is one of the great legacies of Pope St. John Paul II. For those of you who don’t know St. John Paul II, especially the millennials, he was the Pope of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005. He was a great Pope who wrote
August 15, 2024
This great book is for business owners, “The Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing in Business”, by Paul Jarvis. The book tells us that having a bigger company with many branches and on a constant expansion mode is not necessarily better than sticking to one
August 12, 2024