What's it about? The Life Cycle of a CEO (2024) shatters the myth of the natural-born corporate leader by revealing the five distinct phases every CEO must master. Through unprecedented research spanning thousands of executives, you’ll discover how successful leaders navigate each critical stage – from launch through legacy – and develop the specific skills needed at each step. You’ll learn exactly what it takes to transform from a capable leader into an exceptional CEO who drives lasting success. The most successful corporate leaders share a secret: their effectiveness comes not from being naturally gifted, but from understanding how leadership demands evolve over time. This is because each phase of a CEO’s tenure brings different challenges, requiring new skills and fresh perspectives. In other words, long-term success as a CEO depends on recognizing and adapting to these changing demands. This lesson reveals the five distinct phases every corporate leader must navigate. You’l...

What's it about? 24 Assets (2017) presents a roadmap for building a business that holds lasting value by identifying and cultivating 24 critical assets across key categories like intellectual property, branding, and systems. It emphasizes creating a scalable and enjoyable enterprise that thrives in today’s fast-changing digital landscape. With a focus on long-term growth and resilience, it provides actionable steps to help businesses become valuable, impactful assets in themselves. Building a business that lasts means creating something that can thrive without constant hands-on involvement. Many entrepreneurs start out with high hopes for independence and impact, only to find themselves bogged down in daily operations, constantly chasing sales and putting out fires. While hard work is essential, lasting success comes from building assets – components of a business that hold value over time and make growth sustainable. There are many different types of assets – intellectual prope...

What's it about? Raising Girls Who Like Themselves (2021) is a practical, research-backed guide for parents aiming to nurture happy, confident daughters who can thrive in a world that often undermines their self-worth. By fostering key traits such as body confidence, independence, and resilience, it empowers girls to become self-assured, healthy, and secure. Today's young women stand at a fascinating crossroads. They're shattering academic records, drawing inspiration from titans like Malala and Greta, and stepping into opportunities their grandmothers never imagined. Yet beneath this gleaming surface lies a troubling reality. In Australia, for example, nearly one in five girls aged 16 to 17 meets the criteria for clinical depression, while anxiety disorders grip one in fourteen. More alarming still is what's happening to our youngest: over half of girls as young as eight and nine years old report dissatisfaction with their bodies. This isn't just concerning – i...

What's it about? The Great Mental Models, Volume 4 (2024) explains how the worlds of economics and art shape our decisions and influence the outcomes of our lives. It dives into powerful mental frameworks that transform the way we think, act, and create. Whether you're a business leader, artist, or lifelong learner, this book will give you the tools to navigate complexity with clarity and purpose. As you might suspect from its title, The Great Mental Models, Volume 4 is an unusual book. It’s part of an ongoing series in which the authors look at various concepts, from physics and mathematics to general thinking models like Occam’s Razor, to see how they apply to our day-to-day lives. In this volume, we’re looking at some of the central concepts of economics and art, and the book is pretty much evenly divided between these two areas. As we begin with the section on economics, the authors make a point of noting that none of these concepts is either good or bad. On their own, t...

What's it about?In the depths of your mind, something remarkable happens every time you form a thought or speak a sentence. It’s a process so sophisticated that scientists are still uncovering its mysteries. This biological system, which burst into existence 100,000 years ago, created something unique in our species: a computational engine that builds unlimited meanings from finite elements, allowing us to think in ways no other creature can. This lesson strips away layers of conventional wisdom to reveal the stunning reality of human consciousness – from the computational engine of language to the outer edges of what humans can possibly know. You'll discover why children across the world master complex grammar without instruction, how power shapes thought itself, and what happens when we reach the limits of human comprehension. These insights offer a fresh perspective on the extraordinary system operating in your mind right now. Take a moment to think about the last sentence ...