Deckchair Reads

Think Like a Monk promises on it’s front cover to ‘train your mind for peace and purpose every day’.  As a super busy single mum of four kids, with a demanding job in tech, this promise drew me in immediately! I was also a little intrigued by the author Jay Shetty, who I had been […]

I ordered The Squiggly Career immediately after I had heard the authors speak at TEDx London Women. Their talk had been curiously titled “Why Squiggly Careers are Better for Everyone“. The session from Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis didn’t disappoint and very quickly had me gripped.  I wanted to know more on the subject of

‘The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry’ is the second of Jon Ronson’s books I have read.  This was another recommendation from my friend and colleague, Matt Hallsworth.  The first was ‘So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed’ which I absolutely loved.  I was therefore quite keen to read this book, although I wasn’t 100%

So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed is the first of Jon Ronsons books I have read.  It was recommended to me by my friend and colleague, Matt Hallsworth.  Matt and I seem to share a similar, slightly bemused view of many situations.  That in mind, Matt quite rightly estimated that I would love the style of

This book was a recommendation from my friend, the lovely Alison Mulligan, and trusting her judgement I was super keen to read it! I wasn’t disappointed, Atomic Habits is a great book, full of practical advice on how to make and break habits by making small incremental changes.  On his website, the author James Clear

I will start by admitting that I am a huge fan of Seth Godin, having come across one of his five TED Talks a couple of years ago, and having watched very many his online interviews, listened to his podcasts and read his blogs on a regular basis since that time.   Seth seems to me

Radical Candor was a suggested reading from Mark Smiths 90 Day Mentoring Challenge.  During the challenge we covered the main element of the book which is the difference between behaviours that the author refers to as; radical candor ruinous empathy manipulative insincerity obnoxious aggression The idea is that these behaviours can be plotted on an

Essentialism was a recommendation by Ben Hosking during an episode of the Business Applications podcast with Mark Smith.  As Ben is renowned on social media channels for his #HoskWisdom, I thought this might be worth a read! Too much of a good thing To give it it’s full name, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less,

As with many of my deckchair reads during 2020, Never Split the Difference was  recommended by Mark Smith during the 90 Day Mentoring Challenge.  The books author, Chris Voss, is a former FBI Hostage Negotiator.  In his book Chris describes how to gain and use some of the negotiating skills he learned in that role.

This was a recommendation from Lisa Crosbie during an episode of the UP Podcast. After checking it out on Amazon (other bookstores are available) I thought it looked like something I might like and ordered it immediately, hoping to get a bit of deckchair time at some point during the following weekend. Unfortunately the ‘great’