The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities (J-B Lencioni Series)

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Sam Mendes directs Johnny Flynn as Burton, Mark Gatiss as Gielgud and Tuppence Middleton as Taylor. In a nutshell: “British theatre hasn’t known anything like it for decades and I haven’t seen anything directly comparable in all my reviewing days... It raises the benchmark for family entertainment.” Read the full review In a nutshell: “Not just a whodunit, but a wheredunit... Agatha Christie’s bravura twisty plotting is still second to none. Combined with the inspired use of an historic location, it’s criminally entertaining.” Read the full review In a nutshell: “Boy does it hit the funny bone. The audience is bludgeoned with a succession of sight gags, mistimed lines, misplaced props and collapsing scenery that creates a rising tide of hysteria.” Read the full reviewWhy waste so much time trying to fix our weaknesses when we can double-down on our strengths and allow them to flourish and grow? In a nutshell: “It’s a pleasure to report that the evening is a palpable hit. This is a witty, deft, touching evocation of a fascinating, fraught encounter that captures the mood of those times.” Read the full review Jonathan Kellerman’s psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix.” —Los Angeles Times Choose Yourself by James Altucher is one of the best motivational books around. James argues that the most valuable asset we have and the one which we should be investing the most time, effort, and resources into is — ourselves. This whole book is about how we can achieve success simply by choosing to invest in ourselves and our growth.

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What is tolerated at the top of a company is often the celling of what can be expected deeper within it. Leader Reflection and Call to Action Pat Lencioni blows up the myth that anyone with ambition can—and should—become a leader. This is a must read for anyone in leadership.” For anyone who has experienced loss, you’ll know there’s a period of grieving in which we blindly hope our loved one will return, despite recognizing its impossibility. Joan Didion captures this feeling expertly in her memoir on the death of her husband. Through the ruins of grief, though, she manages to find a silver lining and a sense of recovery, even as she memorializes his faults as well as his strengths. At once tremendously calming but chillingly honest, The Year of Magical Thinking will make life manageable in the face of death. A must-read for anyone going through the inevitable. In a nutshell: The longest-running play in the world, Agatha Christie’s fiendish murder mystery has been bamboozling audiences since 1952. Can you match wits with the Queen of Crime and figure out whodunit? Do you feel that spending time developing your team members’ interpersonal dynamics is superfluous or a waste of time?The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a wonderful story about an inspiring journey towards self-discovery. Mysticism and wisdom combine in this classic novel that has sold millions of copies worldwide. In a nutshell: “Not only does Luke Suri nail Frankie Valli’s eerily beatific falsetto, sweet and delicate as spun sugar, he also gives him a hot-headed volatility... His livewire musical performances are blistering.” Read the full review In a nutshell: “Gripping drama that valuably glances at the confusions of our wider national story... Joseph Fiennes makes Gareth Southgate seem almost like Shakespeare’s inheritor, weaving dreams for us all.” Read the full review In a nutshell: “Thanks to video and illusionist wizardry, the steam-spouting DeLorean skids into view from nowhere and takes off over the stalls, achieving a kind of 3D Hollywood magic... A feelgood triumph.” Read the full review People who are motivated by notoriety, status, and power won’t embrace the demands of leadership when they see little or no connection between doing their duties and receiving those rewards. The Fable

In a nutshell: Sarah Snook, aka Shiv Roy in Succession, plays all 26 roles in this tour-de-force solo version of Osar Wilde’s enduring tale. Kip Williams, artistic director of Sydney Theatre Company, directs. In a nutshell: “Matthew Warchus’s thrilling, warm-hearted production, exuberantly designed by Rob Howell and with pin-sharp choreography by Peter Darling, constantly combines comedy with a sense of wonder.” Read the full review In a nutshell: This intriguing new show revisits Live Aid and will feature songs from the concert’s all-star performers, such as David Bowie, U2 and Bob Dylan. John O’Farrell supplies the book and Luke Sheppard directs. Can there be a more critical, central, or indispensable activity within an organization than a meeting?

Habits and patterns: As Card points out, does he always drum his fingers on the tabletop? Does she always clip the recipes out of the newspaper or magazines before anyone else reads them? You can use your character’s habits and patterns against her, or a change in them can suggest a change in her life.