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What Am I Reading?

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
Right up there with The Tipping Point and Blink. This one really made me stop and think..

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

The Shack by William P. Young

The Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together by Ron Hall, Denver Moore, and Lynn Vincent

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow
A great read and a good gift for any special Father in your life.

Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success by John C. Maxwell

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

212º: The Extra Degree™ by S. L. Parker

Whoa, My Boss Is Naked...: A Career Book for People Who Would Never Be Caught Dead Reading a Career Book" by Jake Greene

The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything 
by Stephen M.R. Covey

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick M. Lencioni
We took this book a step further and used these principles in an off-site team building session for our leadership team.

I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman 
by Nora Ephron
Author of When Harry Met Sally. A laugh out loud, cry in your chair read.

What Got You Here Won't Get You There 
by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter
Recently heard him speak at an ERC conference and got my own autographed copy.

True North: Discover your Authentic Leadership 
by Bill George, Peter Sims, and David Gergen
Recommended by a gentleman on a plane. Just started it, but I like it so far.

The Fred Factor: How passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary  by Mark Sanborn
One of my new favorites.

The Radical Edge: Stoke Your Business, Amp Your Life, and Change the World by Steve Farber
Follow up to Radical Leap (a must read).

Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships 
by Daniel Goleman
Great for the EQ side of business.

Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Performance by Marcus Buckingham
If you haven't read Now Discover Your Strengths, it should be on the top of your list.

Why do they Act that Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen by David Walsh
This is on a personal level — wish me luck.

Mick, Susan, Sandy

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