It's-Not-Just Business Monthly Bookclub
(every 2nd Tuesday of the month!)
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Do you love to learn?
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Do you have a stack of books you’ve “been meaning to get to”?
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Are you interested in learning in a community of others just like yourself?
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Once you get through a book are you able to apply what you learn and take action?
If you answered ‘Yes!’ to the first three and ‘Aw, you caught me!’ on the last one, this might be the group you’re looking for…
Join us Tuesday, March 9th!
The intention is to provide a time every month where we read books that get us thinking.
Thinking about the work we do, how we can do it with more purpose and then apply what we learn in our business or in our work and share it with a community of others.
It’s about building sustainable learning.
Learning from others… and making time to work through great books!
The Books
Below are the books we’ll start out with. I’ve left a couple of blank months at the end so you can suggest a book you want support on working through. The list of books below isn’t full of the newest reads. You should be able to find used copies or go to the library to check out the book. That’s intentional to keep things as affordable as possible.
Feb 9 -> Who Moved My Cheese:
Description from Amazon.com: Who Moved My Cheese? is an amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a maze and look for cheese to nourish them and make them happy. Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in life - whether it is a good job, a loving relationship, money or a possession, health or spirital peace of mind. And the maze is where you look for what you want - the organisation you work in, or the family or community you live in. This profound book from bestselling author, Spencer Johnson, will show you how to anticipate change, adapt to change quickly, enjoy change and be ready to change quickly again and again. Discover the secret for yourself and learn how to deal with change, so that you suffer from less stress and enjoy more success in your work and in life. Written for all ages, this story takes less than an hour to read, but its unique insights can last for a lifetime.
March 9 -> Fierce Conversations
From the Fierce website: A Fierce Conversation is one in which we come out from behind
ourselves, into the conversation, and make it real.Success increasingly hinges on engaging colleagues, customers, friends, and family in conversations that interrogate reality, provoke learning, tackle tough challenges, tap our deepest aspirations, and enrich relationships. Fierce Conversations shows you how with principles, examples, tools, stories, and exercises to take you step-by-step through your first fierce conversation-with yourself-on to the most challenging and important conversations facing you.
April 13 -> Outliers
May 11 -> How Full is Your Bucket
June 8 -> Drive
July 13 -> 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Aug 10 -> 4 Hour Work Week
September -> My Stroke of Insight
October - TBD
November - TBD
December - TBD
January - TBD
*The months without a book choice, are your choice! What do you need support and accountability with?
The Details
We’ll meet monthly, starting February 9th (every second Tuesday of the month) from 6-8pm.
We'll meet in Seattle, Gasworks Park area (when you register I'll send the address).
There will be light snacks, but BYOB (bring your own beverage).
Come to just one meeting or come to all! Just RSVP here.
The books we dive into will span:
- how we can manage transition better,
- how we can better our relationships,
- how we can communicate better,
- how showing appreciation can increase performance,
- how you can build better habits
- and so much more!
Let’s expand our horizons, our community and our ideas of what it takes to do our best and most intentional work – together!
COMING SOON:
A Readers Forum! I'll be introducing a place online where we can continue the discussion and learning, post questions for fellow readers and share similiar books and other resources.
Have an idea or something you'd like to see here to help with your learning? Let me know!