Like a lot of people I am setting goals for this new year. One of the most fundamental ones to me is putting together a reading list to help me in my self-leading efforts. Listed below is the first 11 books that I will be reading in 2011 and a brief commentary on why I am choosing to read them. I have downloaded most of them to my Kindle 2. Links to respective books are in the column on the right.
I would love to hear about what you reading. Please tell me what you are reading by commenting.
- Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition by Michael J. Mauboussin (A book that caught my attention as a result of my Monday Morning Routine.)
- Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down by John Kotter (One of the most insightful thinkers on change.)
- Chief Culture Officer: How to Create a Living, Breathing Corporation by Grant McCracken (Another book that caught my attention as a resutl of my Monday Morning Routine.)
- Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead by Charlene Li (Social Networking is not going away, the more we are up on it the better we can leverage it in our leading.)
- Talk Less, Say More: Three Habits to Influence Others and Make Things Happen by Connie Dieken (A skill set that I can always use some learning in.)
- Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God by John Piper (His key thought that reading is thinking really resonates with me.)
- Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just by Timothy Keller (Keller is one of my favorite author, I simply read whateve he writes.)
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Just curious about this book series that seems to be gaining popularity.)
- Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction by Eugene H. Peterson (Our worship pastor Jason Denison referenced this book in our leaders meeting and got my attention)
- Winning on Purpose: How To Organize Congregations to Succeed in Their Mission by William Easum (This is a work related read for a project I am currently working on.)
- Well Being by Tom Rath (Rath's work through the Gallup Organization I find very insightful.)
- The Christian Atheist: Believing in God but Living As If He Doesn't Exist by Craig Groeschel (I know that I said 11, but there are just too many good books so I added one more. One of the best innovative leaders in the church and I read everything he writes.)
I will also revisiting these two books that I have previously read:
In a Pit With a Lion on a Snowy Day by Mark Batterson (I have given to this too most of my leaders to read)
Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight (Our leadership team is reading it)
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