Book review

“Decoding Success” by  Dr. Ron Friedman I enjoy the genre of books by Malcolm Gladwell, Cal Newport, and Tim Ferriss. Amazon recommended this book by Ron Friedman. The clever algorithm did not disappoint. The book is full of useful suggestions. I was struck by the idea of ‘retro-engineering’ Friedman shows you how you can take apart … Read more

A lobbyist’s job is to understand how legislators make their decisions. You want to know what makes them vote the way they do. If you are serious about your craft, you’ll read John W Kingdon’s work. For decades he has been the pre-eminent academic who gets how policy making, agenda setting and votes happen. In … Read more

If you are serious about public policy making, you’ll read Vaclav Smil. If you want to better understand the solutions for some of the most challenging issues, you’ll read his work. Smil is one of the most influential minds of today. Sadly,  most people have never bothered to read his publications. This Czech emigre, is … Read more

It was nice to join the book launch of ‘How the EU Institutions Work’ and ‘How to Work with the EU Institutions’ on 22 September. If you missed it, you can watch it below.     In these COVID-19 days, Zoom is the easiest way to bring people together.  I look forward to the return … Read more