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Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it." (Is.30:21)
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The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive | Notes & Review
Patrick Lencioni. The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: A Leadership Fable. Jossey-Bass, 2000. (181 pages) If everything is important, then nothing is. I believe that all successful organizations share two qualities: they are smart, and they are healthy. An organization demonstrates that it is smart by developing intelligent strategies, marketing plans, product features, and […]
Do Hard Things | Notes & Review
May 26, 2010
Alex and Brett Harris. Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations. Multnomah Books, 2008. (241 pages) http://www.therebelution.com/ They define rebelution as “a teenage rebellion against low expectations.” (11) The teen years are not a vacation from responsibility. They are the training ground of future leaders who dare to be responsible now. Chapter 3 […]
TED Talks Worth Talking About | Ken Robinson on Bring on the Learning Revolution
May 26, 2010
Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! TED, February 2010. Picking up from his 2006 talk, … I believe there is a second climate crisis which is as severe, which has the same origins and we have to deal with, with the same urgency. This is a crisis, not of natural resources, but a […]
TED Talks Worth Talking About | Simon Sinek on How Great Leaders Inspire Action
May 25, 2010
Also his book, Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. So, why does Apple, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Wright Brothers inspire when there are so many others doing the same thing? There’s something else at play here. There’s a pattern. All the great inspiring leaders think, act, and communicate […]
Drive | Notes & Review
May 20, 2010
Daniel Pink. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Riverhead Books, 2009. (242 pages) INTRODUCTION Pink starts with the stories and experiments of Harry Harlow and Edward Deci. Harlow’s experiment (lab monkeys solving a puzzle) offered a novel theory–what amounted to a third drive: “The performance of the task,” he said, “provided intrinsic reward. […]
JPS Torah Commentary: Deuteronomy דברים | Notes & Review
May 20, 2010
Jeffrey Tigay. JPS Torah Commentary: Deuteronomy דברים. The Jewish Publication Society, 1996. (548 pages) THE COMMENTARY TO DEUTERONOMY INTRODUCTION The Title | notes… The Text | notes… The Character and Structure of the Book | notes… The Main Themes of Deuteronomy | Monotheism. Loyalty to the Lord. The concept of God. Covenant. Love. Israel. Israel […]
JPS Torah Commentary: Numbers במדבר | Notes & Review
May 20, 2010
Jacob Milgrom. JPS Torah Commentary: Numbers במדבר. The Jewish Publication Society, 1990. (520 pages) THE COMMENTARY TO NUMBERS INTRODUCTION Preliminaries: The Title | Latin Numeri… THE GENERATION OF THE EXODUS (3) THE ORGANIZATION OF THE WILDERNESS CAMP (3) Census in the Wilderness (3) The Arrangement of the Camp (11) The First Levite Census (14) The […]
JPS Torah Commentary: Leviticus ויקרא | Notes & Review
May 20, 2010
Baruch A. Levine. The JPS Torah Commentary: Leviticus ויקרא. The Jewish Publication Society, 1989. (284 pages) THE COMMENTARY TO LEVITICUS INTRODUCTION Notes… The Principal Types of Sacrifice (3) The expiatory Sacrifices (18) The Disposition of Sacrifices (34) The Initiation of Formal Worship (48) Admonitions on Priestly Conduct (58) The Laws of Kashrut: Proper Foods and […]
JPS Torah Commentary: Exodus שמות | Notes & Review
May 20, 2010
Nahum Sarna, gen. ed. The JPS Torah Commentary: Exodus שמות. Jewish Publication Society, 1991. (278 pages) THE COMMENTARY TO EXODUS INTRODUCTION The Title | notes… Reversal of Fortune (3) The Birth and Youth of Moses (8) The Commissioning of Moses (13) The Challenge of Leadership: Initial Failure (22) Divine Reaffirmation (30) The Plagues (38) The […]
JPS Torah Commentary: Genesis בראשית | Notes & Review
May 20, 2010
Nahum Sarna, gen. ed. The JPS Torah Commentary: Genesis, בראשית. Jewish Publication Society, 1989. (414 pages) I’ve been wanting to write my notes and reviews on the JPS Commentaries for a while. But I’ll be honest, that is a daunting task. So, beginning this night, I’ll begin to post the TOCs of each edition, and […]
I Didn’t Know My B.A. stood for “Bookaholics Anonymous”
May 19, 2010
After straightening up in my areas of study for the rooms to be cleaned, I just looked at this stack that I’m currently reading, reviewing, and rummaging through, and thought, “I need help…serious help.” This doesn’t even include several books that I’ve “reshelved” to the main library. I’m a little concerned. Any suggestions?
The One Minute Manager | Notes & Review
May 15, 2010
Kenneth Blanchard & Spencer Johnson. The One Minute Manager. Berkeley Books, 1982. (111 pages) “In this brief story, we present you with a great deal of what we have learned from our studies in medicine and in the behavioral sciences about how people work best with other people.” (9) By “best,” we mean how people […]
The Halo Effect | Notes & Review
May 15, 2010
John Raynolds. The Halo Effect: How Volunteering Can Lead to a More Fulfilling Life and a Better Career. Golden Books, 1998. (213 pages) Remember, when you become involved, when you lead with your heart as well as your head, the result is always good. (2) “Whenever you do the right think you feel better about […]
Managing the Nonprofit Organization | Notes & Review
May 6, 2010
Peter Drucker. Managing the Nonprofit Organization: Principles and Practices. HarperCollins, 1990. (235 pages) The ‘non-profit’ institution neither supplies goods or services nor controls. Its ‘product’ is neither a pair of shoes nor an effective regulation. Its product is a changed human being. The non-profit institutions are human-change agents. Their ‘product’ is a cured patient, a […]
Jesus and the Victory of God | Notes & Review
May 3, 2010
N.T. Wright. Jesus and the Victory of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Volume 2). Fortress Press,1996. (741 pages) It was serendipitous for Wheaton to be holding their Theology Conference featuring Wright, and particularly this work. Audio available here. Part I/Introduction 1. Jesus Then and Now 2. Heavy Traffic on Wredebahn: The ‘New […]
How To Read The Bible | Notes & Review
May 3, 2010
James Kugel. How To Read The Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now. Free Press, 2007. (819 pages) This afternoon, my wife and I attended “Bible By The Bay” by Lehrhaus Judaica held at the local JCC. For the seminar entitled A Biblical History of the Senses, I’d like to thank Steve Weitzman for […]
May 28, 2010
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