Our Iceberg is Melting
OUR ICEBERG IS MELTING by John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber is not just a story about cute emperor penguins in the Antartica but there’s much more in this short tale. The penguins fable drew on the frameworks found in Leading Change (by John Kotter in 1996) and The Heart of Change (also by Dr Kotter and co-written with Dan Cohen in 2002). At first glance, the book may look silly but it draws on the power of good stories to influence behavior and compel actions.
Discover how to use the “Eight Steps Process of Successful Change” (as the penguins did even without knowing them) to enjoy even more success in these changing times. […]
Counterbalancing Activities
I learned a new phrase today after reading an article on American Management Association (AMA) by Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D. That new phrase is counterbalancing activities.
Dr. Goman said, “People who thrive on organizational change have two things in common: They take good care of themselves and they have outside interests.”
Not Quite What I Was Planning
Do you have a six-word memoir? Can you write one? When I saw the 225-page book Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure, I grabbed a copy off the shelf at the bookstore. And finished reading it in one sitting.
The six-word memoir was launched online in 2006 by SMITH magazine and they’re now compiled into a book, and published this year. It is personal storytelling that soon creates a storm across the Internet.
The English Patient
THE ENGLISH PATIENT is a historical fiction set in the hills of Tuscany during World War II—a tale of tragedy and passion. The novel does not go according to chronological order, but alternates between the present and flashbacks to memories, seen from the point of view of each of the main characters. It slowly reveals the identities of the characters as the story progresses.
I can’t believe it took me ages to begin reading The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. I bought the book in May 2007 […]
Hot Stuff
There is never a dull moment in any of Elaine Fox’s novels and this includes HOT STUFF. This is a fun book and it has certainly made me laugh. After many failed romances, the thirty-something Laurel who is a writer for DC Scene decides that enough is enough and so gives up on falling in love. She thinks that “arranging” her own marriage would be a better idea. Her thinking is fueled by the book her demanding editor, Rulinda insists that she reads. The book is entitled Love Is Not the Answer.
The male protagonist in this book is Joe who is a witty, good looking guy. He owns a coffee cart outside of Laurel’s office.
Coraline
CORALINE by Neil Gaiman is a story for children but it is a rather dark one. I loved it.
Coraline is a little girl who lives with her parents in a huge old house together with other people who share the same house. Those other people are two old former actresses named Miss Spink and Miss Forcible who own three dogs, and an old man Coraline calls ‘the crazy old man’.
She loves to explore her surroundings.
MY 5 AM MORNING WALKS
