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Factfulness: 10 Top Thinking Errors About the World

October 9, 2024 Book Reviews, Business and Management disabled comments

Image courtesy of Gapminder Tools

Do you know that many of us systematically get our facts wrong? Or that a chimpanzee randomly answering questions may perform better than teachers, doctors, professors and even Nobel Laureates?

That is the premise behind Factfulness: 10 Reasons We’re Wrong About the World, a delightful book by public health professor Hans Rosling (and founder of Gapminder), with co-authors Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Ronnlund.


The Art and Science of Positive Influence in Leadership

August 28, 2023 Book Reviews, Business and Management disabled comments

What does it truly mean to be an ‘influencer’ at work or at play? Are there steps you can take to improve your influence?

Contrary to popular belief, positive influence isn’t about the number of Instagram followers or LinkedIn connections that you have. Rather, it is about how you can impact an interaction, relationship, task or community to produce a positive outcome for all.