The Pause Principle
Step Back to Lead Forward

I really should have looked more closely at this before reading - as a Quaker, I was interested to see how "pause" (or silence) could affect how we interact with the world, colleagues, etc.. Instead, this was far too much about management style (virtually every few pages had a citation from a How To......more

Americans have a bias for being decisive and acting. Get 'er done. Faster is better. Cashman reminds us how valuable it is to pause and receive information instead of acting without reflection.......more

This was the first book we read together as a staff at MSU. Based on how everyone else reacted, I think it is likely to also be the last book we read as a staff. I wanted to like this book, I really did. I like most books I read, to be fair. But this book was PAINFUL almost the entire time. The only......more

Love the principle, but this is a classic example of a business book that could just be an article. The author just wanted to write a book. I strongly relate to this principle though from my weekly, quarterly, and ops meetings with Collegiate Entrepreneurs. Even our daily huddles. We always insisted......more

Really good read. Basic message, but it does push you to ask yourself questions about yourself and your style with the aim to make you a more effective leader. It gives you a better perspective on how to handle difficult situations, better manage change, crisis. Great examples from different industr......more