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reviewed Legion by Brandon Sanderson (Legion, #1)

Brandon Sanderson: Legion (2012, Subterranean Press)

Stephen Leeds is perfectly sane. It's his hallucinations who are mad.

A genius of unrivaled …

Review of 'Legion' on 'Goodreads'

I once created and played a character much like the main role in this book. Listening to Brandon Sandersons book makes me think back and enjoy it in double aspects.

Review of "HBR's 10 Must Reads on Building a Great Culture (with Bonus Article How to Build a Culture of Originality by Adam Grant)" on 'Goodreads'

Being a agile leadership coach I do train and improve organisationens towards culture of learning and trust. This books starts with science around different company cultures what strengths and weaknesses they have. It was good to learn about other company cultures strength.

The other articles in this book also have high quality and where spot on. The final article also stood out to me. It was about tempered radicals how to inspire change in a soft and steady way.

Joost Minnaar, Pim de Morree: Corporate Rebels (2020, Corporate Rebels Nederland B.V.)

8 radical lessons from 100 of the world’s most inspiring companies Today’s workplaces are broken. …

Review of 'Corporate Rebels' on 'Goodreads'

This book is a good overview of progressive cooperations in the same category as humanocrazy and reinventing organisations. I liked the book and the content and think this could be a more approachable version of ithe mentioned books. It is like a polished keynote speech. A bit to author centered. But would give value to most who would like to start thinking in the terms of collaborative cooperations.

Neil Gaiman: View From the Cheap Seats (Hardcover, 2016, William Morrow)

"An enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics--from art and artists to …

Review of 'View From the Cheap Seats' on 'Goodreads'

This is a book with ups and downs. Some parts are 5 but others are 2s. But Neil Gaimans narration make it worth it. If you like to hear about stories and or like Niel. This could be a book for you.

Stephen M. Wunker: Jobs to be done (2017, AMACOM, American Management Assocation)

Successful innovation doesn't begin with a brainstorming session--it starts with the customer. So in an …

Review of 'Jobs to be done' on 'Goodreads'

I associate jobs in this book to user stories. This book gives a slightly different perspective and a thought through methodology to pick improvements for a product or organization.