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The Lion King
• October - December 2017
THE BOOKS
WE LIKE
BOOKS
Enemy Called Average
The Keys To Unlocking Your Dreams
By John Mason
“It’s not what you have, it’s what you
do with it that makes all the difference.”
This quote from John Mason aptly cap-
tures the essence of the book, An Enemy
Called Average. The book will equip you
with the skills to be the whole person you
can be. Reading this book will open your
mind to big dreams and how you can
achieve your goals! It also teaches ways
to deal with negative feedback, be open
to change, set deadlines, and hang on
to your dreams. It teaches principles that
will help you break the chains of medioc-
rity and never settle for anything less.
The Mafia Manager: A Guide to the
Corporate Machiavelli
By V.
I’ve come across lots of management
books but none like this! Unlike other
guides to management, The Mafia
Manager is a Mafia captain’s unortho-
dox philosophy of leadership. These
philosophies are not only very insightful,
they are priceless management tech-
niques that have been tried and tested.
Here are some snippets I highlighted:
“Work smarter, not harder. Get others
to do as much as they can for you.”
“Do business with strangers as if they
were brothers and with brothers as if
they were strangers.”
“Be sure you understand what your
boss has ordered before you act on
his command. What if you whack the
wrong guy, or bomb the wrong joint...
Learn the art of asking questions.”
“Don’t become involved in any office
political battle without first asking your-
self, ‘What’s in it for me?’ and then
‘What’s in it for them?’”
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People
By Stephen Covey
If you have set any goals for yourself
or your organisation this year, I strong-
ly recommend The 7 Habits of Highly
Effective People. This all-time best-
seller by Stephen R. Covey is a guide
to effectiveness in attaining goals. This
book has an amazing way of chang-
ing your paradigms about life and
helps you develop deep-rooted prin-
ciples that will guide your actions and
ultimately lead to attainment of your
goals and living a fulfilled life.
The 7 Habits are:
1. Be Proactive
2. Begin with the End in Mind
3. Put First Things First
4. Think Win-Win
5. Seek First to Understand, Then to
Be Understood
6. Synergize
7. Sharpen the Saw
Habits 1, 2, and 3 of the 7 Habits are
focused on self-mastery (private vic-
tory), Habits 4, 5, and 6 are focused
BY NONSO NDUANYA
on developing teamwork, col-
laboration, and synergy (public
victory) while the 7th habit is
an embodiment of all the other
habits and focuses on continuous
growth and improvement.
INSPIRING
READS TO KICK-
START 2018
