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The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle

Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World by William H. McRaven

The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman and Rod A. Beckstrom

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I read a lot of books for professional development.  Some I read because they are on a suggested reading list.  Some because I am genuinely interested in them.  Many I read because the are recommended by my peers. I think that most of my peers read this type of book exclusively so they are recommended more frequently.  I find that many of the these books are fine, quick reads but very few offer the profound insights that they promise or suggest. Now, I am not […]

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Best for: People looking for a quick read and a couple of helpful tips. In a nutshell: Mr. Coyle provides 52 tips to help you get better at something. Anything. Line that sticks with me: “But in the talent hotbeds I visited, practice was the big game, the center of their world, the main focus of their daily lives.” (p 39) Why I chose it: As part of that whole summer reading BINGO thing our public library is doing, one square is ‘recommended by an […]



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