Leadership Book Club Update

The first Leadership book club is in the books. Eleven discussion groups across the country held very interactive discussions on Lean In Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg that provided members another avenue to connect and get to know one another. As one of the facilitators, Christine Barnhill from the Northshore, Louisiana chapter in the South Central Region stated, “Listening to others’ perspectives broadens your own. I love hearing about all of the real-life experiences, too - takes it out of the book and brings it to life.”

Some of the groups have picked their next book. Those selected so far are:

o Turn the Ship Around: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet

o Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time by Brigid Schulte

o The Power of a Positive No by William Ury 

o 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey

After surveying participants’, we are adding another level, a Facebook discussion group page. This provides members even more flexibility by allowing participants responses to take place when time allows — Lori Donnell from the Ft. Worth chapter in the South Central Region will be working with me to facilitate this new piece. The first book that will be discussed on the Facebook page is Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time by Brigid Schulte. The discussion will start in June with weekly posts to coincide with the corresponding chapter in the book. Since there are 14 chapters, there will be 14 weeks of discussion.

The Leadership Book club is open to all members. If you are interested in participating in one of the monthly calls and/or the Facebook group, contact Anne Pfleger, CIT, NAWIC Vice-President at akpnawic@charlesinc.com. 

“Our perception of time is, indeed, our reality.” — Brigid Schulte, Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time.