by Kevin Brimhall | Mar 10, 2020 | Book Summaries, Personal Improvement
This book, subtitled “A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace,” was recommended to me by my longtime friend and colleague Robyn Rickenbach of Springboard International. The author worked at Hallmark Cards for 30 years in a variety of creative roles (even...
by Kevin Brimhall | Dec 3, 2019 | Book Summaries, Organizational Excellence
Being a long-time GE employee (albeit from more than 15 years ago), I was interested to dig into this book, as it has been on my reading list for a while. It’s all about execution…and, as the authors discuss at length, I too have seen many terrific...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jul 26, 2019 | Book Summaries, Personal Improvement
I appreciate the saying by the great American philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson that “Not in his goals but in his transitions man is great.” So, I was excited when my friend Derek Noether suggested the book Transitions, because we all deal with many changes in...
by Kevin Brimhall | Jan 7, 2019 | Book Summaries, Motivation / Inspiration
When Kathleen O’Grady, Founder and CEO of Raleigh Coaching, suggested that I read this book, I could tell that she was excited for me to do so…and for good reason. Coelho’s book was written 25 years ago and is just as relevant today. The Alchemist is...
by Kevin Brimhall | Sep 27, 2017 | Book Summaries, Organizational Excellence
A Business Fable About Shedding the Three Fears that Sabotage Client Loyalty Let’s first address the obvious: this book has an eye-catching and even provocative title. However, what Lencioni is referring to as “getting naked” is the willingness to be...
by Kevin Brimhall | Apr 4, 2017 | Book Summaries, Personal Improvement
The book, written 30 years ago, includes a Forward which sums it up nicely: This is a lighthearted tale of a desperate knight in search of his true self. His journey reflects our own – filled with hope and despair, belief and disillusionment, laughter and tears....
