The business case for slowing down

“Leaders are readers.” You’ve probably heard that before. But is it true for reading fiction? A long-time reader sent this article from Harvard Business Review: “The Case for Reading Fiction.” Why is reading literature showing up in a respected business journal? This is ground we have covered before: The ancients were so good at culture-building that we are still living …

Finally, an employee financial literacy program

I’ve said on here before that every workplace nowadays needs some sort of health program and a financial literacy program. Somebody is finally doing it: Automotive News – Austin Infiniti’s latest retention tool: Financial literacy Notice now simple it is. No vendor, no massive program. Just an executive assistant teaching four classes. They’ve already had employees pay off debts. And …

Podcast 96: The Workplace Book Club – ”Nothing beside remains”

What will be your legacy? Your organization’s legacy? On this week’s Workplace Book Club, we look at a poem. (Just like AMC did for the sake of a hit TV show.) Even in the workplace, are there things that last? Mike and Mark are #twoguyswithoutlookswithbooks.  The excerpt and study guide for this episode, “Nothing beside remains,” is available for free …

Podcast 95: The Workplace Book Club — No shame in tears

Charles Dickens has some thoughts on crying. He makes some blanket statements about the three ways expressing negative emotions improves you. Does it apply to the workplace? Mike and Mark are #twoguyswithoutlookswithbooks.  The excerpt and study guide for this episode, “No shame in tears,” is available for free download.   We would love your questions and comments (and book ideas!) for …

Podcast 94: The Workplace Book Club — Clothes make the man

Should looks matter? Do they?  What about criticism? What’s the appropriate response to getting it?  Shakespeare gives his 2 cents via Hamlet, and Mike and Mark are #guyswithoutlookswithbooks.  The excerpt and study guide for this episode, “Clothes make the man,” is available for free download.   We would love your questions and comments (and book ideas!) for future episodes: Email …

Podcast 93: The Workplace Book Club — Conviction vs. Friendship

What’s more important, logic or relationships? Truth or friendship? Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” has something to say about that–yes, even at work.  Another episode of #guyswithoutlookswithbooks, where we bring the book club to the workplace.  The excerpt and study guide for this episode, “Conviction vs. friendship,” is available for free download.   We would love your questions and comments …

Podcast 92: Introducing the Workplace Book Club — #guyswithoutlookswithbooks

Mark puts his money where his classically educated mouth is: He and Mike read and discuss a bit of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.”  What in the world does this have to do with the workplace? A lot, it turns out. Do you know anybody who is proud of their defects?  Welcome to #guyswithoutlookswithbooks.  The excerpt and study guide for …