Saturday, March 23, 2013
Refugee camp blaze kills 35 in Mae Hong Son | Bangkok Post: news
Refugee camp blaze kills 35 in Mae Hong Son | Bangkok Post: news I visited Mae Hong Son a few years ago and a refugee camp but not this one.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Book Report
Time to report on a couple of recent reads. Still Alice: What if you were to lose every memory you ever had? by Lisa Genova, 1997, Simon and Schuster. Because it's not new perhaps you've read it. Chosen as one of the books for our book club it's a novel that tells the story of a successful college professor with Alzheimer's. It gives good insights into the Alzheimer experience from multiple perspectives; the person with Alzheimer's, spouse, children and colleagues. It was helpful to me. Unfortunately I missed the discussion at book club.
LEAN IN: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg, 2013, Alfred A. Knoph. Sandberg is chief operating officer of Facebook. Mark Zuckenberg, founder and CEO, Facebook writes "For the past five years, I've sat at a desk next to Sheryl and I've learned something from her almost every day. She has a remarkable intelligence that can cut through complex processes and find solutions to the hardest problems. Lean In combines Sheryl's ability to synthesize information with her understanding of how to get the best out of people. The book is smart and honest and funny. Her words will help all readers-especially men-to become better and more effective leaders."
Sandberg is willing to be transparent and vulnerable. For example she talks about how often she feels like a fraud. In spite of her successes internally she feels inadequate and is if she's just pretending to be competent.
Perhaps the book could be summed up by saying her advice to all is that we should lean into...life, work, opportunity rather than allow our doubts and fears cause us to lean away.
I've had one good discussion of the book with a reader........anyone else?
LEAN IN: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg, 2013, Alfred A. Knoph. Sandberg is chief operating officer of Facebook. Mark Zuckenberg, founder and CEO, Facebook writes "For the past five years, I've sat at a desk next to Sheryl and I've learned something from her almost every day. She has a remarkable intelligence that can cut through complex processes and find solutions to the hardest problems. Lean In combines Sheryl's ability to synthesize information with her understanding of how to get the best out of people. The book is smart and honest and funny. Her words will help all readers-especially men-to become better and more effective leaders."
Sandberg is willing to be transparent and vulnerable. For example she talks about how often she feels like a fraud. In spite of her successes internally she feels inadequate and is if she's just pretending to be competent.
Perhaps the book could be summed up by saying her advice to all is that we should lean into...life, work, opportunity rather than allow our doubts and fears cause us to lean away.
I've had one good discussion of the book with a reader........anyone else?
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