August 2025 – The Key Point
1 post published by andreweverett360 during August 2025| The Key Point
Systems Thinking for Business and Managementby Umit S. Bititci and Agnessa Spanellis Organizations, markets, and economies are systems, analogous to ecosystems. This clearly-written, 278-page textb…| The Key Point
Click on a cover below to read the review on this site. Or, view as a list of titles and authors (text). Categories include: Art including Aesthetics, Visual Arts, Other Career, Personal Developmen…| The Key Point
Curiosity by Harvard Business Review Press Suffice it to say, I was curious about this anthology of 11 short articles about curiosity. Topics include creativity and exploration, managing complexity…| The Key Point
On Speaking Well: How to Give a Speech with Style, Substance, and Clarity by Peggy Noonan Prior to writing columns for the Wall Street Journal and Time, Peggy Noonan was a speechwriter for Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. In this book she shares her wisdom about speaking and speechwriting. KEEP IT SHORT. “No speech … Continue reading On Speaking Well| The Key Point
Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish “If you’re a knowledge worker, you produce decisions. That’s your job.” This book is about how to make better de…| The Key Point
Stick Man’s Really Bad Day by Steve Mockus Whenever you think you’re having a bad day, remember it could be worse. You could be Stick Man. “If something can go wrong, it probably will for him. But …| The Key Point
Managing Oneself and What Makes an Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005) Peter Drucker is often referred to as the leading management thinker of the 20th century. His seminal works in…| The Key Point
The Deviant’s Advantage: How to Use Fringe Ideas to Create Mass Markets by Watts Wacker and Ryan Mathews “Deviance is the source of all true innovation, growth, and indeed our collective survival. Deviance is defined by time, place, and circumstances.” “Without deviance there would be no art, no scientific breakthroughs, no technological advances… Physical evolution … Continue reading The Deviant’s Advantage| The Key Point
The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge by Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) with introduction and footnotes by Amity Shlaes and Matthew Denhart Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States on August 3, 1923 upon the death of President Warren G. Harding. He ran for reelection in 1924 and served one full term of his own. … Continue reading The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge| The Key Point
Seeing It: Photography and Commentary by Mark Hopkins As art professor Kit White has written, “Observation lies at the heart of the art process.” Learning to see is a fundamental skill taught in observational drawing classes. It’s also fundamental to fine art photography, as Mark Hopkins explains. The title Seeing It refers to being curious … Continue reading Seeing It: Photography and Commentary| The Key Point
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport Slow Productivity is “a philosophy for organizing knowledge work efforts in a sustainable and meaningful manner, based on the following three principles: 1. Do fewer things; 2. Work at a natural pace; 3. Obsess over quality.” Newport defines knowledge work as “the economic … Continue reading Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout| The Key Point
