One of my favourite authors is Seth Godin. Seth has written many quirky books, many that even fail to communicate complete ideas, favouring, instead, fragments of thoughts with the onus on the reader to pull it all together. I particularly enjoy having read Linchpin and Purple Cow because I saw a pattern in Seth’s writing. […]
Wine and Book Pairing
Category: Wine and Book Pairing
Wine and Book Pairing: The Naked CEO by Alex Malley with a Ballycroft Small Berry Mataro
The Naked CEO is a “bare it all” tale about what makes Alex Malley tick. And it seems that hinges on being able to still be a goofy kid when being an adult. This made it a perfect wine to pair with Joe Evans’ Mataro from Ballycroft in Greenock because Joe is quite the larrikin, […]
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki paired with Wolf Blass Grey Label Shiraz
A book that can instil financial literacy and curiosity in young and old alike is Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. For MBA students, there are wonderful stories of cunning and ingenuity throughout this light read that have potential to impact the balance sheets of any business or endeavour they might be involved in […]
Influence: The Persuasion Of Psychology by Dr Robert Cialdini paired with Eight At The Gate Shiraz Cabernet
How many wines are there in the world? How many business books are there? There are countless samples of both. However, how many of these books have been paired with wines by a Professor using MBA Thinking? Only nine of them, to date. This, my friends, is scarcity. And as Dr Robert Cialdini explains in […]
Wine and Book Pairing: The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey with a Shanahans Silence Is Golden Barossa Shiraz
Do not waste another week, day, hour, or minute of your life, says Stephen Covey in his famous book, The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People. However, that does not mean cramming every second with activity. On the contrary, Covey points out that we need to balance our Production with our Production Capability, which is […]
Wine and Book Pairing: How To Be An Inclusive Leader by Jennifer Brown with a Yellow Tail Shiraz
What a heady week it’s been with my first appearance at an Australian Marketing Institute meeting (my confidante, Steve Davis, is a CPM and Fellow) and my first taste of seeing an infographic of an entrepreneur that attracted a male-skewed conversation in 2021. Before we get to the Wine and Book Pairing, let’s just look […]
Wine and Book Pairing: Marketing by Philip Kotler et al with a South African Pinotage
Marketing is one of the most important topics in an MBA because, let’s face it, without Marketing the Higher Education sector would not have been able to create the MBA industry. God bless it! And the “go to” tome in this field is Marketing by Philip Kotler et al. It’s quite a gift to take […]
Wine and Book Pairing: Who Moved My Cheese? by Dr Spencer Johnson with a Grosset Riesling
The late author, Dr Spencer Johnson, was famous for his One-Minute Manager book as well as his fable-style book, Who Moved My Cheese? And yet, sadly, the “light” nature of the book means that “serious” MBA students might be tempted to skim through it or dismiss its messages due to its childrens story format. Which […]
Wine and Book Pairing: A Bigger Picture by Malcolm Turbull with a Wynns Cabernet
Former Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, published an expansive autobiography that some MBA students find useful for its political and cultural insights as well as its weight. I’m told it makes a superb doorstopper in share houses. When it comes to pairing this book with a wine, there are many options not least of which is […]
