Summer Book Club

[MysterE]

Hi all -

I was curious if anyone (Mentor or Student) would be interested in participating in a book club if it was held this summer. We would explore topics such as leadership, team motivation, team organization. . . anything that we as a group could think of. We would meet once a week in the evening over a Google hangout. Let me know.

[Kimmeh]

Mentor here. Consider me interested.

[Coach Norm]

Mentor/Coach/Teacher here.

Is Evening the only time that would be available?

Consider me interested.

[Siri]

Very cool. I'd read along, even if I couldn't always participate live.

Oh, mentor.

[Kris Verdeyen]

I'm interested

[MysterE]

Originally Posted by Coach Norm

Mentor/Coach/Teacher here.

Is Evening the only time that would be available?

Consider me interested.

Norm -

I wouldn't mind hosting two meetups a week - one in the evening and one during the day. Gotta love summer for teachers :-)

[Carolyn_Grace]

Definitely interested.

What's your idea for format?
What books do you have in mind?

[zcohen]

I'd be interested.

[MysterE]

I'm excited by the early interest. I'd love to take some suggestions on books.

So far I was thinking of Tribal Leadership by Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright and Influencer by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler as good Leadership Training books.

I have others I can suggest but I'd rather see what everyone here would like to read.

As to the format - I'll get back to you in a few. I want to find the best format to use when hosting this asynchronously and synchronously.

[Carolyn_Grace]

Originally Posted by MysterE

I'm excited by the early interest. I'd love to take some suggestions on books.

So far I was thinking of Tribal Leadership by Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright and Influencer by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler as good Leadership Training books.

I have others I can suggest but I'd rather see what everyone here would like to read.

As to the format - I'll get back to you in a few. I want to find the best format to use when hosting this asynchronously and synchronously.

I wanted to reread Tribal Leadership this summer anyway!
This one is also on my list: http://www.abundancethebook.com/

Really, I am up for anything though.

[Coach Norm]

Originally Posted by MysterE

Norm -

I wouldn't mind hosting two meetups a week - one in the evening and one during the day. Gotta love summer for teachers :-)

Just thinking we might get some others that might not want to give up an evening.

I am fan of Patrick Lencioni.

[IKE]

Originally Posted by Carolyn_Grace

I wanted to reread Tribal Leadership this summer anyway!
This one is also on my list: http://www.abundancethebook.com/

Really, I am up for anything though.

I would (have) highly recommended Tribal Leadership.

I am halfway through Abundance. It is pretty good so far, but likely less applicable/useful to FRC.

Influencer is another really powerful leadership book.

I would be interested in a forum based discussion, though less likely for a live discussion (timing always seems off).

[Kimmeh]

Originally Posted by IKE

I would be interested in a forum based discussion, though less likely for a live discussion (timing always seems off).

Seconded. Or perhaps a forum based and then more of an optional live discussion type thing?

[MysterE]

My thoughts are that we have both a discussion forum based club as well as the Google Hangouts for those that want to join in. We may even record the hangouts and make them available on the discussion board. I know that I would like to get to know other FRCers a bit more personally than a discussion board can provided at times.

I was thinking that we may officially start this on June 1st. I get done teaching on the 23rd and then there is that pesky 11 year wedding anniversary to attend to :-p

I will have a writeup with a list of books and such soon. We can hash over that and then I'll open a sign-up list. I may host this through the Red Stick Rumble since the domain name is already established and I can get a forum created pretty simply.

[Ian Curtis]

Count me in as interested as well.