What I'm reading 9 September

Did love really die in 2015? Does it really matter?
How to stay strong during uncertain times. I like the point which says that some things are really not in our control. It reminds me of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Peak Performance, where Captain Picard tells Data "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life."
London, World War II and the German assault.
Never underestimate how small things can have a large impact.
Want to improve your résumé?
Britain's mafia state? Britain and mafia in the same sentence...let me think that over, but nevertheless, an interesting article. "Property in this country is a haven for the proceeds of international crime."
The book This Changes Everything — Naomi Klein’s opus on how climate change could be our greatest opportunity to reinvent the world before we destroy it — is now becoming the movie This Changes Everything. You should also read Earth in the Balance by Al Gore.

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February 2023 - Things of Interest

All Things Tech 1. Daniel Susskind’s report on work and meaning in the age of AI 2. Intel execs make small cut to their overall compensation after a disastrous quarter 3. Netflix lists rules and exemptions to prevent account sharing outside household. Also, The era of Netflix password sharing is coming to an end. Netflix reveals first details of password sharing crackdown 4. How to use ChatGPT : What you need to know, how you can get started on it, and what you can use it for. And seven goals when asking it to re-write something 5. ChatGPT might be taking over the internet, but a computer scientist explains why some problems are still too h...

December 2020 - Things of Interest

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Leaders and employees

In the last month, I came across a few interesting readings on leadership and employees worth sharing. Jacob Morgan has a book out called The Future of Work: Attract New Talent, Build Better Leaders, and Create a Competitive Organization. He talks about the book in his Forbes post and his manifesto . I especially like the graphic on the evolution of the employee on the Forbes website. Jacob's also involved in a collaborative initiative, The Future Organization. You can join if this is of interest and if you can afford the membership. Good employees stem from and result in good leaders, leaders who inspire, according to Bain and Company, their article, Leaders who inspire: A 21st-century approach to developing your talent . " Leaders can no longer rely only on traditional leadership skills to be effective. They can no longer simply issue directives. Nor can leaders rely heavily on the traditional tools of motivation—the classic carrot-and-stick approach. Instea...

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