Item category 2: Commanders' Recommendation

At a time when many of us seek ways of working and living that are more resonant with our souls, this book offers insight into our condition and guidance for finding what we seek, within ourselves and with each other.

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for...

¿́¿Unlike the past, the success of an organisation can no longer depend on one or a few of its members. While it was previously possible to have a chief executive learning for the organisation, and directing it to achieve its goals and vision, the most successful corporation of the future is the ...

'The Opposable Mind' promotes the idea that everyone can benefit from integrative thinking, which can be taught. The book reflects many actionable ideas, written in a tone that makes change seem easy.

Pink argues that the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.

The RSAF has traditionally focused on training our people to be good operators. But not enough has been done to prepare our people for staff work. This is all the more peculiar given that staff colleges started off teaching staff work and only evolved into staff and command colleges later. We nee...