
WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: The Empowerment Paradox by Ben Woodwarda D. Hodges
I’m re-posting this book review for people who might have missed the original post late last year. The book is well worth reminding everyone about! This book is about turning struggle into strength. It really connected with me as I saw very strong parallels with

WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Noise by Cass R. Sunstein, Daniel Kahneman, and Olivier Sibonyy Ben Woodwarda D. Hodges
This book took me a long time to read, because I kept getting bogged down in the statistics side of what they were talking about. I’m not naturally a numbers person! The book is basically about why human beings tend to be poorer than they

WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: The Story Cookbook by Andrew Rixon and Cathryn Lloyd
This book (to which I have contributed) includes over 80 story-based activities to engage people with the power of story. The book is a terrific resource for consultants, facilitators, educators, change makers and leaders who want to harness the power of story to create positive

WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Humankind by Rutger Bregman
A few months ago I posted on social media that all my reading lately had been pretty depressing and negative and I asked for some recommendations for books that would cheer me up! Thanks to Dr Andrew Rixon for recommending this book to me! The

WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Narrative Coaching by David B. Brake
“How to Listen to Stories”, Chapter 11 in Narrative Coaching by David Drake This chapter provides a very narrative-focused take on listening to people. It’s quite different to the usual “active listening” approach. Drake describes four dimensions of listening: What is happening between the two

WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: The lost art of listening by Michael Nichols and Marta Straus
“The lost art of listening”, by Michael Nichols and Marta Straus (2021) This book, now in its third edition, provides a practical and entertaining guide to improve our relationships by learning to listen. It includes four main parts: The yearning to be understood; The real
