Ting! June 11, 2007 A Surprising Way to Listen to Intuition and Do Business Better (Wisdom Tree, $14.99)
By Skip Corsini
It's often the case that great thinking comes in small (79 pages!) packages when it comes to books about organizations and management. "Ting!" is a prime example of taking intangible concepts (such as innovation and creativity) and composing a nice little story about how they can be of value in our daily lives. It's the type of book to be read by people who have talent and work for good companies but are not excited about what they do. And, like a lot of good business and people these days, it comes from India.
There are encouraging messages presented that act as chapter summaries. They are the Rules of "Ting!" and examples are "say Yes! to your intuition," and "do nothing for 5 minutes a day." While I confess to doing nothing or nearly so for a lot more than 5 minutes (try 2 to 3 hours) a day, I understand that what is meant here is to try to "become more aware of what is really happening day to day and being more engaged in what you do, who you are, and what you're communicating." If you're not sure what "engagement" is, go to Gallup's Website and read some of the articles on employee engagement. You'll get it.
People are disposable items these days, being "at will" minions. It's no wonder they aren't "listening to their intuition and practicing awareness for 10 minutes every day." This book offers some key ingredients for a healthy organization.
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