I am enjoying some time off with the family. Sun, sea, sports, reading, foods & drinks. It allows me to recharge the batteries and to reflect. Refreshing!

I am reading this book “Good to great” authored by Jim Collins. Quite interesting. I will come back later on what he has to say. In any case, he has nice one-liners – they simplify but illustrate the core of an idea. Two for the road:

“whether you prevail or fail depends more on what you do to yourself than on what the world does to you”

“greatness is not primarily a function of circumstance; but largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline”

I hope you are having a enjoyable and great vacation as well!

See you,

Chris

Didier,
Thanks for this reaction. I like it because their are indeed very useful tools available to facilitate interaction between people, a key part of management. The one I like is MBTI, see more on http://www.myersbriggs.org/
Best,
Chris

Hi Chris,

If you like to read, let me suggest this book, quite interesting as well, that I am reading at the moment (in french) :
"Manager selon les personnalités (Les neurosciences au secours de la motivation)" authored by Jacques Fradin and Frédéric Le Moullec.

Quote from the presentation :
"Avec de nombreux exemples, des conseils utiles et des outils immédiatement applicables, Manager selon les personnalités vous permet d'identifier de manière précise et objective les invariants qui structurent la personnalité de vos collaborateurs. Vous aiderez ainsi chacun à développer son potentiel et à entretenir durablement sa motivation."
...
"Ce que propose ce livre et la démarche opérationnelle qui le sous-tend, c'est la recherche d'un véritable bien-être au travail qui va bien au-delà de simples mesures-gadget destinées à tempérer les effets de la pénibilité."
(Pierre Hurstel, Ernst & Young Global Managing Partner-People)

This book is not only interesting for managers, but for anyone who wants to enjoy his work, ...so for anyone. That's why I would suggest it to anyone reading this blog.

More info on :
http://www.eyrolles.com/Entreprise/Livre/manager-selon-les-personnalites-9782708137066

Didier