Books & Book Reviews
Book Review: The Tyranny of Metrics
What gets measured is not the same as what matters, and rewarding the measure corrupts it. Not everything that counts can be counted. Extrinsic reward for measured performance crowds out the intrinsic motivation that made people good at the work in the first place
In AIdentity, global talent strategist Abhijit Bhaduri, who led the redesign of Microsoft’s global learning strategy as ChatGPT transformed the workplace, reveals why your distinctive identity is your biggest competitive advantage.
Jeffrey Pfeffer’s 7 Rules of Power: Why Working Hard Isn’t Enough (And What Actually Gets You Promoted)
Power isn't a personality trait reserved for the bold and the loud.
It's a skill. A learnable, practiceable, improvable skill.
And the people who refuse to learn it don't become more virtuous for it.
They just become invisible.
Why Indian Wedding Guest Lists Are Endless
The size of the gathering at a big fat Indian wedding depends on the number of people in the family. India has several different words for "family" eg parivar, gnati, gosthi etc and they mean different connections. An explainer.
Inside the Box by David Epstein: Book Review
Everybody has their constraints to deal with. The billionaire has no time. The young person has no money. The experienced professional may have health challenges or caregiving responsibilities. The talented newcomer has no network. Some face lack of support systems, others battle internal doubts. These aren't just constraints, they're the very conditions that force us to find edges others miss. Deliberate constraint design can create career success when you have limited resources.
Write Effective Love Letters
MicroStimuli argues that human decisions are made in milliseconds by non-conscious processes. The entire tradition of trying to change behavior through awareness, information, and rational persuasion is therefore fundamentally broken.
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky: Book Review
Humans possess a tragic gift: we can activate the stress-response system through pure imagination. Zebras only activate stress when a lion actually appears. This mismatch between our bio machinery and our imagination explains why so many knowledge workers suffer stress-related diseases.
How to Make $75 M from One Business Book
The real business book ROI comes not from royalties, but from the authority platform it creates. The result: consulting contracts, keynotes, and workbooks and coaching that gets 10-30x your direct book sales. Learn the reframed strategy that turns your manuscript into a revenue-generating asset that compounds for decades.