At The Holdsworth Center, we believe that the best leaders never stop learning. That’s why we are pleased to introduce The Holdsworth Center Book Club, a curated list of thought-provoking book recommendations to fuel discussion and inspiration. Each month, we will share our thoughts on titles from this list and beyond. Interested in receiving Book Club recommendations in your inbox? Sign up for email updates from The Holdsworth Center and let us know that you are interested in Learning Resources and Inspiration.
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The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way
By Amanda Ripley
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Teaming: How Organizations Learn
By Amy C. Edmondson, Edgar H. Schein
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The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers
By Bill Conaty, Ram Charan
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Mindset
By Carol S. Dweck
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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
By Chip Heath, Dan Heath
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
By Chip Heath, Dan Heath
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The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact
By Chip Heath, Dan Heath
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Someone Has to Fail: The Zero-Sum Game of Public Schooling
By David F. Labaree
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The Trouble with Ed Schools
By David F. Labaree
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Power Up: Transforming Organizations through Shared Leadership
By David L. Bradford, Allan R. Cohen
By Fernando Reimers, E. B. O’Donnell
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When Performance Meets Alignment – A Compass For Coaching And Mentoring
By Jan Ardui, Peter Wrycza
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How Great Leaders Think: The Art of Reframing
By Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal
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Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts–Becoming the Person You Want to Be
By Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter
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Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools
By Michael B. Horn, Heather Staker
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Learning from Singapore: The Power of Paradoxes
By Pak Tee Ng
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
By Patrick M. Lencioni
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The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization
By Peter M. Senge
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Strategy in Action: How School Systems Can Support Powerful Learning and Teaching
By Rachel E. Curtis, Elizabeth A. City, Beverly L. Hall
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The Leadership Pipeline: How to Build the Leadership Powered Company
By Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, James Noel
By Richard V. Reeves
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Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis
By Robert D. Putnam
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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
By Robert D. Putnam, D. Cohen, Lewis M. Feldstein
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A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service
By Robert M Gates
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End of Average
By Todd Rose
By Ulrich Boser
