Libros

Libro: El secreto del cambio de José Manuel Gil

Jueves 23 de abril

Las personas somos seres sociales por naturaleza. No nos gusta estar solos. Buscamos la compañía de otros. Nos gusta reunirnos e interactuar. Buscamos pareja, amigos, familia, pertenecer a clubs, a grupos, a organizaciones, a empresas. Si estamos solos no nos desarrollamos, nos deprimimos y sufrimos. Necesitamos a los demás seres humanos para realizarnos. Y hoy […]

Professional Reading Club: The knowing-doing gap. How smart companies turn knowledge into action

Jueves 25 de julio

The book we have chosen this month tries to answer questions such as why we can’t get anything done, and why organizations stuck in good intentions rather than in good actions. The authors of The knowing-doing gap. How smart companies turn knowledge into action, Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton, both prestigious professors at different departments […]

CIENCIA, y un gran paso para la humanidad

Miércoles 3 de julio

CIENCIA, y un gran paso para la humanidad Es un libro de divulgación con el que descubrirás, de primera mano, la aportación española a la Conquista de la Luna. También otros “grandes pasos…” científicos, unos que han sido y otros que serán. Pretende ser un pequeño lienzo en el que extraordinarios “artistas” han reflejado con […]

Professional Reading Club: la utilidad de lo inútil de Nuccio Ordine

Miércoles 3 de julio

“Y es precisamente tarea de la filosofía el revelar a los hombres la utilidad de lo inútil o, si se quiere, enseñarles a diferenciar entre dos sentidos diferentes de la palabra utilidad”. Pierre Hadot. Ejercicios espirituales y filosofía antigua. La utilidad de lo inútil es el manifiesto, definido así, “manifiesto”, por su propio autor, el […]

Professional Reading Club: The Innovator’s dilemma

Miércoles 19 de junio

“The Innovator’s Dilemma is the book no manager, leader, or entrepreneur should be without” The book we recommend you this month is a disruptive innovation classic written by Clayton M. Christensen, one of the world’s top management thinker. It is called The Innovator’s dilemma. When new technologies cause great firms to fail, and it was […]

The Right and Wrong Stuff by Carter Cast

Viernes 3 de mayo

The book we have read this month is The Right and Wrong Stuff. How brilliant careers are made and unmade written by Carter Cast, in which the author aims to explore the career derailment that most people suffer at some point of their professional development. “The derailment research shows that careers stall more from having […]

September 2019: The Great Game Business

Martes 2 de abril

The Book of Mistakes. 9 secrets to creating a successful future

Viernes 8 de marzo

  Not everyone had access to the handwritten text, so David starts a journey where he will learn powerful lessons that will completely change his life. He will experience his transformation from someone who struggles with his professional life to someone who becomes an entrepreneur. This business fable, which includes some references to God and […]

Brain Rules: 12 principles for surviving and thriving at work, home and school

Miércoles 5 de diciembre

The last book of our Professional Reading Club for 2018 is Brain Rules by John  Medina which explains what neruocienctist have learned about the brain explained in a way anybody can understand. Most of us have no idea what’s really going on inside our heads. Yet brain scientists have uncovered details every business leader, parent, […]

Professional Reading Club: Getting to YES Negotiating agreement without giving in

Lunes 2 de julio

Getting to Yes has helped millions of people learn a better way to negotiate. One of the primary business texts of the modern era, it is based on the work of the Harvard Negotiation Project, a group that deals with all levels of negotiation and conflict resolution. Getting to Yes offers a proven, step-by-step strategy for coming […]

Professional Reading Club: The New One Minute Manager

Miércoles 25 de abril

A revised edition of the timeless business classic written by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson updated to help today’s readers succeed more quickly in a rapidly changing world. For decades, The One Minute Manager® has helped millions achieve more successful professional and personal lives. While the principles it lays out are timeless, our world has changed drastically since the book’s […]

Professional Reading Club: Start With Why

Miércoles 28 de marzo

This month, in the Professional Reading book we have proposed to read the book Start with why, by Simon Sinek. Simon Sinek’s recent video on ‘The Millennial Question’ went viral with over 150 million views. Start with Why is a global bestseller and the TED Talk based on it is the third most watched of all time. […]