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Retooling on the Run
Retooling on the Run is a profound reminder that while we may be executives, managers, doctors, or teachers we are also human beings whose own well-being is a precondition for global evolution. Heller and Surrenda show how to move through life's challenges and changes. Retooling is a blueprint for enhancing personal effectiveness at work.
304 pages, Paperback
First published February 15, 1995
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December 21, 2021
In an effort to do some work related thinking, I've been going through all the business books ever emphatically recommended to me. (This list goes back quite a ways.)
One of the biggest challenges with this book is the title. The work in this book is not fast, nor easy. It was originally written in 1994 and a lot of the practices cited are now more common. Still, it's a management book that looks largely at the mind-body connection and includes a lot of mental-physical exercises. If you get this book, be prepared to stand, feel, and think quite a bit. It's not a book with lists of practical tips. That is, the book is super practical in a sense, but it's not a chart that shows you how to prioritize your work day, but about how you navigate the world.
I do think it's a good exhortation for being mindful and thinking about how we hold ourselves physically and what that means for out attitudes in navigating the world. That said, I feel like it's not "on the run" but a deeper, more thoughtful practice that must be reinforced regularly to take lessons to heart.
Disclosure: I know one of the authors.
One of the biggest challenges with this book is the title. The work in this book is not fast, nor easy. It was originally written in 1994 and a lot of the practices cited are now more common. Still, it's a management book that looks largely at the mind-body connection and includes a lot of mental-physical exercises. If you get this book, be prepared to stand, feel, and think quite a bit. It's not a book with lists of practical tips. That is, the book is super practical in a sense, but it's not a chart that shows you how to prioritize your work day, but about how you navigate the world.
I do think it's a good exhortation for being mindful and thinking about how we hold ourselves physically and what that means for out attitudes in navigating the world. That said, I feel like it's not "on the run" but a deeper, more thoughtful practice that must be reinforced regularly to take lessons to heart.
Disclosure: I know one of the authors.
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