How to read a business book
Trevor Cook over at Corporate Engagement points to a great post at Cyberlibris about how to read a business book. That post is actually a riff on a FastCompany article on the same topic, but Cyberlibris breaks it down a bit further. Good thoughts, but the post does seem to indulge in a bit of the Bult To Last smackdown that’s going around lately. Anyway, some good advice on reading business books.
Personally, I rarely take business books particularly literally (exception granted to Flawless Consulting). I like absorbing points of view from business books and I really like it when I read books with complementary ideas. That’s when I really start to pay attention–when I read similar ideas from disparate points of view. That’s what gets my brain sparkin’.
As far as reading goes, here’s what’s been on my lap lately. Finished up My Name is Asher Lev a few days ago. Not a business book, but a good classic read. I’m hauling around Working in my murse and reading it whenever I get a chance. Working is a classic, but it still reads true. The interviews were taken over 30 years ago, but they’re timeless. It’s really helped me understand that the stuff I’ve learned about work in my short history is really nothing new–people have been doing work and feeling the same way about it for years and years. Near my reading chair, I’m juggling The Practice of Management, Managing With Aloha and The Simplicity Survival Handbook. That last one is particularly slacker-friendly material. :-)
Related Stories
POSTED IN: reading
Recent Comments