Posts from the ‘GTD’ Category
A number of books were discussed, or promoted/sold at the GTD Summit 2009.
“Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life” David Allen
“Getting Things Done” David Allen
“Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life” David Allen
“The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science” Norman Doidge
“Postcards from Tomorrow Square: Reports from China” James Fallows
“Breaking The News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy” James Fallows
“Outliers: The Story of Success” Malcolm Gladwell
“What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Success” Marshall Goldsmith
“Succession: Are You Ready? (Memo to the Ceo)” Marshall Goldsmith
“UP Your Service!” Ron Kaufman
“Up Your Service! INSIGHTS” Ron Kaufman
“Up Your Service! GREAT IDEAS!” Ron Kaufman
“Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition” Guy Kawasaki
“The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything ” Guy Kawasaki
“Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization” Dave Logan, John King, Halee Fischer-Wright
“The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life” Steve Leveen
“The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need” Daniel H. Pink
“The Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life” Steve Zaffron, Dave Logan
“The Unofficial Guide to Outlook 2007” Marc Orchant
“Tempo: Timing, Tactics and Strategy in Narrative-Driven Decision-Making” Venkatesh Rao
“Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Practical Tools for Leaders and Teams” Terry Schmidt
From the personal weblog of Alan L. Nelson:
“The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism (American Empire Project)” Andrew Bacevich
“Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things” William McDonough, Michael Braungart
“Beowulf: A New Verse Translation” Seamus Heaney (Editor)
“Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets” Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“Tree of Knowledge” Humberto R. Maturana, Francisco Varela
From José Caraball (¡Muchas gracias, José!):
“The War of Art” Steven Pressfield
From Elise De Bres (what a list!):
“The Magic of Conflict: Turning a Life of Work into a Work of Art” Thomas F. Crum
“The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich” Tim Ferriss
“The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business” Tara Hunt
“Release Your Brakes!” James Newman
“Each Day Empty” Taco Oosterkamp
“Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand” Leonard Peikoff
“The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less” Barry Schwartz
“How to raise exceptionally creative children” Jim Solatie. Published in Chinese at the Beijing International Bookfair in September 2008. So far the book is available only in Chinese. The publisher is Zhejiang Juvenile and Children Publishing House in Hangzhou, the biggest youth publisher in China. In Finland it will be published in September 2009, but in Finnish language only. An English version is planned. For more information on an English version, contact: info at vldb dot nl (change at and dot to what you expect).
“Find Your Great Work” Michael Bungay Stanier (Box of Crayons)
“The Leadership Dojo: Build Your Foundation as an Exemplary Leader” Richard Strozzi-Heckler
