Read & Lead

How to Participate

1. Sign-up! Books will be limited to the first 35 people to sign up in the HSC Student Union, Suite 300. HSC Student Affairs is open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Be sure to sign up early, books often go very quickly. Due to the limited numbers of books, we request no more than two faculty/staff per department sign up.
2. Enjoy reading!
3. Join us for a complimentary lunch and book discussion.

Prior Read & Lead Selections

2018 - 2019

• True North by Bill George
• Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
• My Friend Fear by Meera Lee Patel

2017 - 2018

• Find the Good by Heather Lende
• The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
• The Crossroads of Should and Must by Elle Luna
• Habitudes: The Art of Leading Others by Time Elmore

2016 - 2017

• Wellbeing by Tom Rath
• Serial Winner by Weidel

2015 - 2016

• Small Changes, Big Results by Krieger
• Lean In by Sandberg
• Training Camp by Gordon
• Leaders Eat Last by Sinek

2014 - 2015

• Now, Discover Your Strengths by Buckingham & Clifton
• If Disney Ran Your Hospital by Fred Lee
• Decide by Steve McClatchy
• Everyday Etiquette by Patricia Rossi

2013 - 2014

• Unthink by Erik Wahl
• The Red Rubber Ball at Work by Kevin Carroll
• Successful Failure by Devery Youngblood
• Good Boss, Bad Boss by Robert Sutton, Ph.D.

2012 - 2013

• The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
• Talk Less, Say More by Connie Dieken
• StandOut by Marcus Buckingham
• Switch: How to Change When Change is Hard by Heath and Heath

2011 - 2012

• Strengths Based Leadership by Rath and Conchie
• Soup by Jon Gordon
• Squirrel Inc. by Stephen Denning
• The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn

2010 - 2011

• Choosing Civility: The Twenty-Five Rules of Considerate Conduct
• Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements
• Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
• Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

2009 - 2010

• Emotional Intelligence 2.0
• The Power of Less
• A Peacock in the Land of Penguins

2008 - 2009

• Strengthsfinder 2.0
• The Last Lecture
• Vital Friends
• How Full is Your Bucket