Posts by Curt Stowers
Book Summary – Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
While we would all like to believe that we are immune to the influence of others, nothing could be further from the truth. The reality is that we are hard-wired to be susceptible to various techniques of influence.
Read MoreMonday Morning Motivation – More
(Sharing Resources to Help You Grow Personally, Professionally & Financially) Sometimes it helps to get a little dose of encouragement — along with a good cup of coffee! — to start the day. Hopefully the message below will help you get off to a good start for the week. Please feel free to forward the newsletter on to…
Read MoreBecoming Comfortable With Money
It has always amazed me how uncomfortable some people are in discussing the topic of money. My guess is that is because of how they were – or were not – exposed to the topic. Growing up I saw my Dad and Mom work hard.
Read MoreHBR Classic – Skills of An Effective Administrator
Harvard Business Review first published Robert Katz’s “Skills of an Effective Administrator” in 1955. It is still as applicable today as it was when first published – which is why it is an HBR classic. Katz’s basic premise is that an administrator (manager) must possess three different skill sets: Technical Skills – These skills are…
Read MoreMonday Morning Motivation – Leaders
(Sharing Resources to Help You Grow Personally, Professionally & Financially) Sometimes it helps to get a little dose of encouragement — along with a good cup of coffee! — to start the day. Hopefully the message below will help you get off to a good start for the week. Please feel free to forward the newsletter on to…
Read MoreMaking Sure You Can Collect a Paycheck in Retirement
You’ve spent the last thirty plus years of your life building a nest egg. You watched your expenses, saved a fair amount each month, and used a good strategy to build up a 401(k) balance bigger than you would have ever imagined was possible. As the last person leaves the room from the retirement party,…
Read MoreBook Summary – The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
One of the most widely read and most widely referenced books on personal development is Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The habits are
Read MoreBook Summary – Rework
Jason Fried and David Heinemeir Hansson are the cofounders of 37 Signals. The company is renowned for their incredible products AND for being incredibly lean. In Rework they share what they have learned about building and running a business. In this summary I’ve distilled down each of their points to a single sentence or two. …
Read MoreBook Summary – Execution
In Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan outline the necessary steps for an organization to get things done. They highlight three key building blocks (essential leader behaviors, culture, people) and three key processes (people, strategy and operations). While the framework is quite simple, it is extremely powerful. The details…
Read MoreBook Summary – The e-Myth Revisited
The key idea of The e-Myth Revisiting is that you need to focus on working “on” your business versus “in” your business.
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