Well, it’s summer, time to unpack the briefcase and pack the beach bag; time to set down the 10(k) and pick up a book; time to deep-six old and tired ideas and replenish them with new and invigorated ones. So, here is the annual “Work Matters” summer reading list for corporate counsel.
Looking for a 30,000-foot perspective? Try “The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives,” a meditation by statistician Leonard Mlodinow on chance and circumstance. He tells readers that stuff happens for no other reason than it just does. People can’t change this unalterable fact, so we should use it to our advantage. His advice: While much is out of our control, there is one area within our control: “the number of at-bats; the number of chances taken; the number of opportunities seized. … Or, as IBM pioneer Thomas Watson said, ‘if you want to succeed, double your failure rate.’” For me, that’s a comforting thought.
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