Latest Books Read by Dr. Jacqueline Huntly
You just have to love the title of this book. How did it come about? For Gordon Mackenzie, who held the title of Creative Paradox in his long career at Hallmark Cards, the giant hairball was that solid, entangled mass of rules, regulations and systems that constitute Corporate Normalcy. The place where creativity dies and …
“Know Thyself” Greek aphorism inscribed on the front piece of the Temple of Delphi, often attributed to Socrates It may be that we never truly know our “self”, or that that “self” can change. However, engaging in the continuous process of exploring who we are is how we develop self-awareness. Self-awareness is the foundation for …
“To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.” Lao- Tzu Chinese philosopher We acquire knowledge and experience as we progress through our lives and careers. It is not a shiny object that we decide to pursue and check off our list of achievements. Instead, developing wisdom is a process …
Christine Maslach, a preeminent researcher of burnout in the workplace, describes having had burnout in the workplace depicted to her as “an erosion of the soul”. David Whyte, an Anglo-Irish poet, brings his unique vision to the nurture of the “soul” in today’s workplace. After recently reading two of his books- “The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the …
Reading The Medici Effect by Frans Johansson triggered visceral moments of excitement, resonance and inspiration within me. No discipline thrives without innovation. Being open to the knowledge and experience of diverse fields of endeavor not only stimulates novel ways of thinking, but promotes the spirit of collaboration. I believe it was around the time I first read …
“A dojo [practice hall] is a miniature cosmos where we make contact with ourselves-our fears, anxieties, reactions, and habits. It is an area of confined conflict where we confront an opponent who is not an opponent, but rather a partner engaged in helping us to understand ourselves more fully…….” Joe Hyams Reading this book, Zen …
