Book review

I have been fascinated by the future of the labour market. For me, it started with a book called “Jobshift” by William Bridges, a book that suggested that we would get to a cake layer model. With an elite on top, a middle layer and a large bottom layer of unskilled labour. In some ways,

I am currently on my fifth book about Ayurveda. It is a fascinating subject. I just finished “Ayurveda, practical guide to optimal health, healing and vitality” by Geeta Vara and “Ayurveda beginners guide” by Susan Weis-Bohlen. Balance Ayurveda combines mind, body, spirit creating a balanced bioenergetic system. Strong digestive fire, nourished body tissues, well functioning

Living in balance with nature. Who does not want that? That is why India invented Ayurveda 5000 years ago. They also invented Prajna, Maya and Ananda. Wisdom, magic and bliss. Five thousand years later, those are in short supply. We all need more of that. More wisdom, more magic and more bliss. Harmony Balance and

For the last two weeks, I have advised everyone that I talk to, to pick up a copy of “The ministry for the future”. Not a business book, but a novel. A novel about climate change. The last time I got excited about a novel covering business topics was “Change agent” by Daniel Suarez.  Blow

My partner Liana is a Deepak Chopra Ayurveda coach. If you are interested, have a look at https://ritualsmarbella.com. I am a fan of Deepak, and I am now a fan of Ayurveda as we start to follow the practices. It started with warm water, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice and cayenne pepper in the morning (“Superlife”

Increasingly books are appearing that express concern about technology vs humanity. You are not a sum of data or an algorithm. You are not math, engineering, science. You are art (read Big Magic), you are joy, you are soul, you are small data, you are intuition, you are quirky, messy, and you are amazing.  Hard

Sometimes a book makes your heart sing. The last time that happened was with “Sensemaking”. “Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear” reminds me of “Deep work“ and “Perennial Seller“. It is a delight.  Big magic Big magic is about purpose, doing your best work, self-expression. Being brave and courageous. Pursuing

A company that cannot adapt to be more flexible— faces extinction. Hence the importance of intrapreneurship. You can test your level here. Many businesses stifle innovation. An aversion to change business culture is not the product of a lack of the resources necessary to accomplish rejuvenation; The inability — the unwillingness — to adapt and

My old Bookbuzz colleague Dirk de Corte recommended “The Ministry of Common Sense: How to Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape, Bad Excuses, and Corporate Bullshit”. I had looked at it before, and I had the impression it was a version of Humanocracy“. There are similar in some way, but this book takes a different angle. It is