Books

Great Mondays: How to Design a Company Culture Employees Love

Great Mondays: How to Design a Company Culture Employees Love

I pulled up my copy of Josh Levine’s new book Great Mondays: How to Design a Company Culture Employees Love on a Monday morning, and it made my day a great Monday. Josh speaks with an authoritative voice honed by years of serious work with culture leaders. He weaves together resonant strands of thought leadership…

“Organization Theory & Design: 12th Edition,” by Richard Daft

“Organization Theory & Design: 12th Edition,” by Richard Daft

Richard L. Daft, Ph.D. is the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Professor of Management at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. His comprehensive textbook (Cengage Learning, 2016) embraces new concepts in organizational development, including self-management and practices from Morning Star. Appreciation to him for the cutting edge theory, and the citations to my…

Love, Janis

Love, Janis

Love, Janis is a luminous, poignant portrait of the late singer that could only have been painted by someone personally close and yet sufficiently removed from the hot flame of Janis’ incredible career to render an affectionate, discerning picture. The artist of this portrait, Janis’ younger sister Laura, marshals the details of their shared upbringing…