Category: Reading

🎭Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines by Joy Buolamwini Starting with facial recognition accuracy leading into intersectionality and systemic bias. Already oppressed groups can be further excoded by AI systems. Neutral does not mean unbiased. Why should we trust closed AI systems let loose on society? On…

💸The Go-Giver: A Little Story About A Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg and John David Mann The more you give of yourself to help others, the more that comes back to reward you. A short, fun read that inspires and educates. 🪕Born Standing Up by Steve Martin An overnight success; decades in the making.…

📢Talk like Ted by Carmine Gallo Great advice and examples on successful public speaking. My favorite tips were to make an emotional connection, not to read your slides, and to speak with your body language. 🧘Tranquility by Tuesday by Laura Vanderkam Another helpful planning and productivity book. I loved the focus on some of the…

Well, mine is too. But I am fighting the good fight and trying to get better every day. My goal for 2024 is to read at least 60 books. So far, I am on track. Reading is a key driver of my personal development and my leadership career. If you want to learn more, please…

I was not as organized as I would have liked to be in planning my reading for Women’s History Month. Nonetheless, I ended up with four out of five women authors and some awesome books. 🧹In Defense of Witches – The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women are Still on Trial by Mona…

Most of my February reading was dedicated to Black History Month. This was the first time I had done a themed reading month. It was a great opportunity to learn more and to read some books that I might not have gotten to otherwise. ♀️ Sister Outsider – Audre Lourde The writings of Audre Lourde…

In 2015, I discovered and dove into the world of FIRE aka Financial Independence, Retire Early. This movement was my first exposure to intentional lifestyle design. Many of the themes from FIRE are present in current-day productivity advice. The Retire Early portion of FIRE wasn’t really about retirement in the traditional sense. It was a…

🦡Where the Deer and the Antelope Play – Nick Offerman Shout out to Brinton Johnson who recommended I read Nick Offerman. I don’t know much about his acting career, but he is a great writer. I chose this title from Nick’s catalog, because I love hiking and national parks. I enjoyed Nick’s storytelling about his…

🏉Legacy: What The All Blacks Can Teach Us About The Business Of Life by James Kerr – I didn’t expect a lot from this book, but it surprised me with a very solid overview of business and performance concepts. I wasn’t quite an All Black, but I loved played playing collegiate rugby. 🤷Messy by Tim…