Ross Dawson ’s book, Thriving On Overload , provides you practical insights and strategies to build a positive relationship with information and excel at work and all your ventures. Dawson draws on his work as a leading futurist and 25 years of research into the practices that transform a surplus of information into compelling value. More specifically, he shares simple actionable techniques for staying ahead in an accelerating world and massive amounts of information – for many of us, information overload. “It’s all about choosing to thrive on overload―rather than being overwhelmed by it,” explains Dawson. “ Thriving on Overload starts from the premise that who we are, our identities and lives and destiny, are framed by our relationship with information.” By reading the book and completing the exercises at the end of each chapter, you’ll learn how to develop the five intertwined powers that enable extraordinary performance in a world of overload: Purpose : understanding why yo
Here is a book that provides workplace leaders an urgently needed methodology for helping companies to reduce worker loneliness, and it delivers a blueprint for building strong, high-performing workplace teams. The book is, Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams From Isolated To All In , by Ryan Jenkins and Steven Van Cohen . “72% of workers suffer from loneliness. And, what was once a simmering problem shifted to a crisis when COVID-19 and the sudden transition to remove work isolated workers from each other as never before,” report the authors. “Loneliness is the absence of connection,” explain the authors. “Loneliness is not defined by the lack of people, because someone can be lonely even while surrounded by others. We require more than the presence of others. We require the presence of others to dream, strategize, and work toward commons goals.” Furthermore, “workplace loneliness is defined by the distress caused by the perceived inadequacy of quality connection to team