by Authors Mark Van Vugt & Anjana Ahuja Review by Faith Wood, Inspiring Minds Consulting If you don’t have followers than, let’s face it, you are not leading (regardless of your title). This book sought to answer the question of not only why some people lead but why most choose to follow. Taking an anthropological […]
(Excerpt from Taking the Bully by the Horns EBook by Faith Wood) Why don’t anti-bullying campaigns work? We certainly hear about them frequently within the educational system, but when push comes to shove, the current campaigns are ineffective. And, what about the workplace? Bullying is prevalent throughout corporate environments and all businesses, although you may […]
Book Review: Willful Blindness by Author Margaret Heffernan Reviewed by: Faith Wood, Inspiring Minds Consulting In spite of our protests to the contrary, we as individuals prefer the familiar to the unfamiliar. We prefer to surround ourselves by people who think like us and share our ideals and values. We crave conformity over critical thinking […]
So many times we ask ourselves why we do (or continue to do) self-destructive activities such as smoking, over eating, procrastinating on a big project. We ask “why “of others. Why are you late? Why won’t you just do it? Our whole self-development industry is based on figuring out the proverbial why in our life. […]
Author: Charles Duhigg Page Count: 290 Publisher: Doubleday Canada (www.randomhouse.ca) Genre: Social Science ISN 978-0-385-66974-0 Reviewed By: Faith Wood, Inspiring Minds Consulting (www.imind.ca) When we talk about habits, most of us immediately reflect on those we wish to break or remove. Habits like smoking; over eating; alcohol consumption; gambling and chewing ones nails, etc. seem […]
The Virtual Self – How our digital lives are alterting the world around us Author: Nora Young Published by McClelland & Stewart ISBN: 978-0-7710-7064-8 Page Count: 204 Reviewed by: Faith Wood, Inspiring Minds Consulting Ltd. We have become a society addicted to our digital technology. With a desire to be constantly online and the simplicity […]
Read a fantastic book last summer and wanted to share my thoughts on it. I am proud to be Canadian! In the Mood for Peace – The Story of the Izzy Doll Author: Phyllis Wheaton Genre: Historical, Non-fiction Soft cover, 192 pages, B&W interior photos, Colour title page photos ISBN 978-0-9681294-1-8 Released: 2012 To purchase: […]
Do you have any great books on your summer reading list this year? Well last summer, I wrote this review of an insightful little book written by online marketing guru, Brendon Burchard. Thought I would reprint it in my blog here. Author: Brendon Burchard ISBN: 978-1-4516-6753-0 Publisher: Free Press Are you in need of a […]