Book Reviews & Articles

"Reading is the main way that I both learn new things and test my understanding." Bill Gates in an interview with the New York Times in 2016

Everyone in a leadership position knows that gaining knowledge, remaining curious and being challenged are good and even essential ways to keep on top of things.

We all have our reading lists, but too often it’s hard to find time to get started with them. So we’ll provide a regular review by Ophicleide, one of our associates, to tempt us to read the actual book! And we are more than happy to accept reviews from others. Do please contact us if you have one to present.

November

The Promise That Changes Everything: I Won't Interrupt You by Nancy Kline

Tuesday, 10 November 2020

Nancy Kline is famed for creating the Thinking Environment, outlining how people can produce independent thinking in their organisations, teams and lives. In her latest excellent book, The Promise That Changes Everything: I Won’t Interrupt You (Penguin Life, London, 2020) she has coined the phrase “digistraction”.  This is short for digital distraction.  It can be best illustrated when she writes “Some of us would rather do without our friends than our phones.” It occurs to me that this maxim might also be applied to certain Board members.

The Promise That Changes Everything: I Won't Interrupt You by Nancy Kline