HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER
Title: The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
Competencies: self-development, coaching talent, mentoring, empowering others, performance management, creativity, innovation
Who benefits: individuals, supervisors and managers, coaches
Consultant Usage: highly recommended for executive coaches
What’s it about? Today, dear reader, you shall be treated to an extremely short posting reviewing a new book. Â
The book is about where natural talent meets personal passion. Either that grabs you or it doesn’t. If it does, jump on it. If not, don’t waste your time.
Oh, it is a good book on many levels. It can be a great source of information for coaching talent.Â
It will make HRD types happy with topics like creativity, mentoring, circles of influence, and attitude and aptitude.
It will make book readers happy because the author writes in a clear, impactful style and has a great sense of humor.
Readers of people magazines (like People) will love the stories about Paul McCartney, Matt Groening, Meg Ryan,….err, sorry, lost my train of thought after Meg Ryan.
But mostly is a great book for those seeking self-actualization or self-fulfillment. (Yes, damn it, those are buzz words in our trade, but I can’t think of any better words.) You see, this book is very personal to me. I found that place where talent meets passion about a year ago. I am writing this posting today from a small town in southern Mexico where I spend my days helping educate poor children and their teachers in hopes that some of them can break out of their cycle of poverty.Â
So, you see, I found this book both validating and spot-on. Hope you do too.
Catch you later.
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Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley (mostly) retired after 35 years in organizational consulting, training and management development. During those years he worked internally with seven organizations and trained and consulted externally with more than 90 large and small businesses, government agencies, hospitals and schools.
Hi Bill,
thanks for the book. I’m working with a client on that exact issue. I’ll take a look at it and maybe it will be helpful to him. He is very talented in a job that doesn’t use his talents much.
Also, I’m looking for something on how to be politically savvy at work. Some specific behaviors. Love Block, but not right. Do you know anything?
Keep it up.
Jeanne