What are you currently reading/just finished reading?
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Curious as to what everyone is reading/just finished. I'm about to wrap up Exponential Organizations by Salim Ismail and just started Think Again by Adam Grant.
One of my favorite takeaways from EO is that the "half-life" of a learned skill used to be 30 years, but that has been reduced to 5 years with the rapid pace of learning in today's world.
So, I'm curious... What are you reading and what are your current takeaways?
I'm keeping track of all of my books in our Better Book Club and hope to see y'all in there as well!
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1. The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink - It's an extension of Extreme Ownership and takes a deeper dive into some of the flaws and larger challenges since the first book. My biggest takeaway from this book was the difference between a leader and a follower, or, in fact, the role of being both in being a good leader. The authors emphasize the need for leaders to step aside for others on their team to lead and accept that you don't have to have all the answers to make your team successful and really you shouldn't have all the answer.
2. Developing the leaders around you by John Maxwell - Following his book on Developing the leader within you, this book focuses on discovering and empowering others to be great leaders. My biggest takeaway was a quote from chapter 3: The only thing worse than learning from mistakes is not learning from mistakes.
3. Bluefishing by Steve Sims - Super fun book about making S*** happen and the power of trying, failing, and trying again as well as thinking big. My biggest takeaway was chapter 12 on the art of delegation and how important it is for YOUR personal growth to be able to delegate effectively.
4. Unleashed by Frances Frei - A book about being a strong leader and building a team or a company that can lead and be empowered. My biggest takeaway was during chapter 4 on the power of building Belonging at your organization and how the smallest tweaks in helping others feel included will drive significant value for others. The example they shared was changing the structure of a single meeting to include all members vs those who speak up and it made a HUGE difference in collaboration and ideation.
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