Recommended reading

Working with Emotional Intelligence –

[](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553378589?ie=UTF8&tag=vantan-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0553378589) Currently I’m reading ‘[Working with Emotional Intelligence’](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553378589?ie=UTF8&tag=vantan-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0553378589), which is Daniel Goleman’s follow-up to his hugely successful book, ‘Emotional Intelligence’. Here’s an excerpt which is relevant to the work I’m currently handling. As we endeavour to improve information flow, we must remember it’s not just having a knowledge repository (systems/infrastructure) but building a sharing culture …

The Undercover Economist – uncovered

[Tim Harford](http://www.timharford.com/), otherwise known as the [Undercover Economist](http://timharford.com/undercovereconomist/) and author of the same-titled [bestselling book](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195189779?ie=UTF8&tag=vantan-2), was speaking about how he came to write his latest book, [The Logic Of Life](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400066425?ie=UTF8&tag=vantan-20). He has a [Financial Times column](http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/timharford) and appears on the BBC. Each Citigold member was given a copy of the book. Alas, as a guest …

His father’s dreams

I picked up Barack Obama’s book, [Dreams From My Father](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400082773?ie=UTF8&tag=vantan-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1400082773), and started reading it this evening. The story of how a smart Kenyan man met a shy American girl in the University of Hawaii is in itself remarkable, considering it was not the most tolerant of times. I came to a section where Obama, as …

Ambient Findability

Just picked this interesting book up. Considering how impressed I was with Adam Greenfield‘s SXSW presentation and book, Everyware, this was another extension of the theme. Flipping through Ambient Findability, some extracts reminded me of the thought process I currently undergo at work when planning information architecture (at a more basic level): In a sea …