Author Archives: schoultz

Why this Book: Suggested to me by my friend Jay as a good book to read with some others at work. Summary in 3 sentences: From his perspective as Google’s head of People Operations  (traditionally known as HR) Lazlo Bock describes the … Continue reading →

Why this book:  I lead a volunteer reading group for young men who are early in the pipeline to become SEALs or SWCCs (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen).  We selected this book to read and discuss as it addresses tactical and leadership … Continue reading →

Why this book:  It was given to me as a gift by a very good friend. I was intrigued and so gave it a try.  I was surprised at how good it is! Summary in 3 Sentences: I have described this … Continue reading →

Why this book: It was selected by the All American Leadership Faculty Reading group I belong to. Summary in 4 sentences: The subtitle to this book is “The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone” which sums up … Continue reading →

Why this book:  I lead a volunteer reading group for young men who are early in the pipeline to become SEALs or SWCCs (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen). Though it’s longer than most of the books we read (~375pp) they picked this … Continue reading →

Why this book: I had read Natural Born Heroes a health and fitness book, which interestingly enough, is built around the operation in Crete during WWII described in this book. I also just read Zorba the Greek which takes place in … Continue reading →

Why this book:  I lead a volunteer reading group for young men early in the pipeline to become SEALs or SWCCs (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen). We pick relatively short books related to the profession they are entering, and we meet … Continue reading →

Why this book:  Selected by my literature reading group at my suggestion.  I’d read it 3 times previously, two of those times in other reading groups.  I consider it one of  my favorite novels – because the issues it deals … Continue reading →

Why This Book: It was selected as our All American Leadership reading group and follows our earlier discussion of Team of Teams, written by Stanley McChyrstal, co-written by Chris Fussell.   Summary in 3 Sentences: As Fussell explains in the introduction, One Mission is … Continue reading →

Why this book:  My good friends Jay, Emily and I have often spoken of synchronicity – the strange “coincidences” that seem to shape our lives, which somehow brought us three together.  We have often spoken of synchronicity as if it … Continue reading →