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At least it was short…

Switch by A.S. King

August 17, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith 1 Comment

In the latest edition of “Travis doesn’t quite get it,” we have Switch by A.S. King. I kept waiting for some sort of lightbulb moment, but nothing ever flicked that switch (couldn’t resist). Switch tells the story of a Tru Beck, a teenage girl from my home state of Pennsylvania, for whom time has ceased to exist. In her world, it’s randomly gone away, but things are still expected to go on just the same. Meanwhile, at home, she lives in what sounds like the house equivalent of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: A.S. King, Switch

Travis_J_Smith's CBR14 Review No:61 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: A.S. King, Switch ·
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Why Change is Hard

Switch by Chip Heath

August 23, 2019 by Classic 3 Comments

So this is the first of the books I had to read for my training this summer. I have to say that “Switch” was my favorite just because it really gets down into why change is hard for people and organizations. And it shows how small changes can build into such big successes. I am at an organization right now going through some upheaval since our boss was let go after our employee feedback survey and overall morale dropped over three years. Of course looking […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Business, Chip Heath, Dan Heath, Leadership, Pyschology, Self-help, Switch

Classic's CBR11 Review No:199 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Business, Chip Heath, Dan Heath, Leadership, Pyschology, Self-help, Switch ·
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