Archive for February, 2008
Published February 13th, 2008
One reader just wrote us this email: “Just a little note to say, I’m giving my staff each a copy of your book for Valentine’s Day tomorrow.”
What a sweet idea! And the book cover is even Valentine red. And the little image on the cover could almost be Cupid, right?
Now, if there were only a [...]
Published February 11th, 2008
A reader made a comment in a letter yesterday that beautifully captures this whole business of how the “physics of giving” works. After describing briefly her career path, and how she’d had the opportunity help many co-workers in her company find good positions that suited their talents (and had herself been blessed with a meteoric [...]
Published February 3rd, 2008
Now, wouldn’t you think that the co-authors of a book entitled “The Go-Giver” would answer that question with a resounding YES? But we don’t — and we also don’t think it’s better to receive than it is to give.
What? That’s right: the question itself is based on what John calls the “treacherous dichotomy,” and I [...]