Business & pleasure

Just read two books. "Making It Happen" is the legendary Sir John Harvey Jones [wiki] talking about his experience running ICI. While he talks about high level jobs like executive directors and chairman of the board, his advice is relevant to all levels of any company, and not just manufacturing ones. The idea of giving subtle input to guide people and tasks is one that can be applied all over the place. Recommended to anyone in the Business business!



On a much lighter note, Guy Browning's "Never Push When It Says Pull" gives you advice on the more mundane tasks we face, such as ironing, hiring a car, and using a lift (if you don't know what a lift is, see here):

Calling a lift is easy. Simply press the button and wait.
And then press the button again. Many lifts work on
the pressure you exert on the call button, so hitting it a
hundred times will make it arrive a lot faster. Before you
get into the lift, it’s as well to check whether it’s going up
or down. There’s nothing more embarrassing than
saying confidently to a packed lift ‘Ground floor please’
and then feeling the lift rocketing upwards.