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Why this book:  The All American Leadership team I work with designated Disrupt You! as a book to read and discuss as part of its on-going learning.  Also Rob Nielsen, AAL’s CEO, told me that if I liked The Innovator’s … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by my reading group for our meeting in late November 2015. I nominated it after hearing it referred to at a memorial service. The pastor  noted Wilber Larch’s imperative to “Be of Use” in one’s life, and in how … Continue reading →

Why this book: It was recommended to me by Michael, with whom I shared a combination great bike ride and great discussion a couple of months ago. I noticed that the book got great reviews, won a number of awards, and … Continue reading →

Why this book: This book was selected by the team I work with – All American Leadership – to be read and discussed as a group. I am familiar with Marshall Goldsmith’s approach – have seen him speak several times, … Continue reading →

Why this book: I read this book 50 years ago, when I was 13 years old, just a few years after it came out – and I remember that it made quite an impression on me.   My reading group selected … Continue reading →

Why this book. This is one of the keystone books used by All American Leadership, a company I do work with. Intereseting that a number of the leaders of AAL, including its CEO Rob Nielsen, are West Point graduates and … Continue reading →

Why this book:  Strongly recommended to me by the Commanding Officer of SEAL Basic Training Command about a year ago. Since then, it has become almost required reading in the SEAL teams, and James Kerr has been invited several times … Continue reading →

Why this book:  My colleagues in All American Leadership selected it as a book for all of us to read and discuss. While I couldn’t make the discussion  due to a conflict, I read the book and found that it … Continue reading →

Why this book:  Selected by my reading group.  A number of us had read and liked other books by Isabel Allende, and some of the women were asking for a woman author after a having read several male authors. My impressions:  … Continue reading →

Why this book:  It was selected by my reading group. My Impressions :  A short and enjoyable read – and one that challenges the reader to look at his/her own life and decisions.  Not a brilliant piece of literature – … Continue reading →