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Continuous Discovery Habits by Teresa Torres- what this awesome book is all about
Continuous Discovery Habits is a practical, extremely useful book. I share the main concepts and the three most important personal takeaways.
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Inspired by Marty Cagan: five key points from this must-read book
Sometimes you come across a book at just the right time. The content immediately makes sense and you cannot stop reading. This happened to me when I recently read Inspired by Marty Cagan.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – 4 takeaways from a powerful book
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is probably the book that had the most overall impact on my life. Other impactful books mostly touched my professional life. This one not only did that, but also changed my life outside of work. It impacted my character.
Start with Why – 3 takeaways in applying this powerful concept
All companies know their What. It is what they are offering, the services and products they are selling. Some companies know their How. It is how they are building and offering their products and services, their values, their culture. The how is often also called Unique Value Proposition (USP). Only the rarest of companies are able to actually say Why they are doing what they are doing, what the real motivation is, what their purpose is
Deep work: a powerful concept – five takeaways from an inspiring book
have read a few books that had a significant impact on my professional (and personal) life, maybe none more so than “Getting Things Done” by David Allen and “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective people” by Stephen Covey. However, a few months ago, I discovered the work of Cal Newport and read his book “Deep Work”. Its impact on my thinking was and is on par with the classics listed above.
Getting Things Done – a simple system with tremendous impact
Have you ever started a big project, felt like you were standing in front of this mountain of tasks and you had no idea where to start? I have. And I was only able to slowly but surely climb the mountain by completely changing the way I organize and manage myself.