Leading a professional book club

You should seek independent professional advice before acting upon any information on the thereadingclub website. The perfect book club is made up of three key things. The book club gives employees the opportunity to step up and practice leadership roles such as leading a group discussion or presenting to provide an overview of a chapter. If you are like me, you read when you can find the time, typically absorbing the text in multiple sessions. Bringing your boldest self to your biggest challenges by amy cuddy. Our ideas can help you lead a discussion, find helpful resources, and be a smart participant. It is the second most influential book for ceos and professional athletes.

I host burtons book club, a voluntary program where each quarter i select a book, and. How to lead a successful book club discussion bookbrowse. In these examples, companysponsored book clubs reinforce professional relationships within a. Use our litlovers resources below to help you with specific questions. As you read each novel, jot down page numbers and passages that moved you and where you found answers to the discussion questions. Whether your group leader is a member of the book club or a professional facilitator, the same person each meeting or a rotating position.

Whether you are an outgoing extrovert or the shy one in the group, you can lead your book club in an engaging discussion by following these few simple steps. November 24, 2015 in my experience, people who are interested in book clubs tend to be advocates of reading in general. Do a personalprofessional checkin at the beginning of each meeting. In her potentially most actionable book yet, brown shares new research conducted with leaders. If the desire to strengthen your professional learning burns strong inside you and perhaps in some of your colleagues, as well, consider. Professional organizations such as accounting and consulting firms. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions.

Some groups might have a consistent moderator for example if your group is run by the local library, a librarian will probably lead the meetings. The book club i belong to is an essential reminder of that goal. Need to lead your book club and want tips on how to promote a lively conversation. We keep tabs on what top leaders are reading or recommending, so why not start a book club with your colleagues. The role of a moderator will vary from group to group. You can help your organization become a learning organization in which people continuously grow and develop. If youre ready to start a book club, heres 40 of the best book club questions, for fiction. Having discussion questions before your book club meets will help facilitate a good discussion of your book. Have team members take one minute and go around to talk about whats going on in. Ive been in a lot of book clubs, and i know its not always easy to get a conversation going on a book. She is also concurrently launching her own company called lead like a chiq. They are part of the ceo book club, informed by a myriad list of titles and a wide.

Likely all of us reading this post right now know quite well the experience of reading a text alone. Why you should start a book club with your coworkers cnbc. Combine the book reading with a regularly scheduled discussion meeting to double the impact of the book. Tips on how to moderate a successful book club meeting. Rules for focused success in a distracted world by cal newport.