MSI Press Blog

  Every leader wants a healthy culture. Very few want the process that creates one. The Reverse Evaluation is new — not because it was invented yesterday, but because it challenges the oldest instinct in leadership: the desire to control the narrative . Here is why leaders hesitate to adopt the RE, even when they admire its results. 1. The RE requires leaders to hear what they would rather not know. Most leaders say they want feedback. What they mean is: I want affirmation, and I want criticism that doesn’t sting. The RE offers neither. It offers truth — unfiltered, collective, and public. That is terrifying for leaders who have never built the muscle of humility. 2. The RE removes the protective shield of plausible deniability. Once issues are presented publicly, leaders cannot say: “I didn’t know.” “I never heard that.” “No one told me.” The RE makes knowledge unavoidable — and therefore action unavoidable. 3. The RE exposes the gap between leadership’s self‑image and employee...

  There are losses that rearrange the world. And then there is the one that erases it. When a parent outlives a child, time itself becomes disoriented. The calendar keeps moving, but the heart refuses to follow. You wake up in a world that feels wrong — not just empty, but misaligned , as if the laws of nature have been broken and no one noticed. The inversion of the natural order We’re built to imagine our children as the future — the continuation of our story. When that story ends too soon, the mind rebels. It keeps trying to rewrite the ending, to find the missing paragraph that would make it make sense. But there isn’t one. The loss of a child isn’t something you “get over.” It’s something you carry differently over time. The silence that follows People often don’t know what to say. They avoid the child’s name, afraid it will reopen the wound. But silence doesn’t protect a grieving parent — it isolates them. What helps is acknowledgment: “I remember her.” “Tell me about him.”...

  Breakthrough Alzheimer's Care by Mark Wilson reached #299 in Alzheimer's and #326 in dementia. Book Description Breakthrough Alzheimer's Care offers a powerful and practical roadmap for family caregivers who want more than just survival-they want their loved ones to thrive. When leadership expert Mark left a 20-year corporate career to care for his mother with Alzheimer's, he approached caregiving with the same breakthrough mindset that had driven his professional success. The result was nothing short of extraordinary: his mother experienced more joy, better health, and greater longevity than anyone thought possible. Part memoir and part how-to guide, this compelling book blends personal reflection with research-based insights and practical tools that help families transform their Alzheimer's care experience. Readers will find detailed guidance on how to: Design a daily routine that supports physical, emotional, and cognitive well-being. Apply nutrition and brai...

Today's publisher's pride is Understanding the People around You by Ekaterina Filatova, which reached #213 in psychology of personalities.  Book description: A Groundbreaking Introduction to Socionics—Now in English from the Founder of the Field Understanding the People Around You by Dr. Ekaterina Filatova is the definitive guide to socionics—the personality type system rooted in Jung’s original theories and expanded by Russian psychologists into a dynamic model of human behavior, cognition, and relationships. Dr. Filatova, widely credited as the mother of modern socionics in Russia, brings her seminal work to English-speaking readers for the first time. With clarity and warmth, she offers a complete, accessible primer to the 16 socion personality types, their traits, and how they interact in real life. Inside you’ll find: – A self-scoring test to help you identify your socion type – Detailed portraits of each of the 16 types, linked to familiar literary and historical figure...