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Summer Reading

A lot of what you will read below is what I call “retro-Blogging.” That’s where I have some ideas, I sometimes even Blog them on my Blackberry or laptop but I only post them when I feel. So while the Blogs are written or the concepts are there, you’re probably reading something that is a couple of moments fresher than the date listed below.
Until I get to retro-Blogging, here’s what I proudly accomplished in my reading endeavors while on vacation:
1. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma.
2. And Now A Few Words From Me by Bob Garfield.
3. Mampodi!! By Mike Lipkin.
4. Give Your Speech, Change The World by Nick Morgan.
5. Leadership 101 – What Every Leader Needs To Know by John C. Maxwell.
A couple of key points:
I got totally turned on to Robin Sharma after hearing The Power Within Discovery Series CD interview with him and I found the book a breeze (and pleasure) to read. I am still using his Meditation For Elite Performers as frequently as possible.
And Now A Few Words From Me is this month’s Montreal Business Book Club selection, so I had to get through it (and laughed all the way – good times).
I came across Mampodi!! In a used book store in Southern Florida and I had no clue that Mike Lipkin had that much commercial material available from when he lived in South Africa. It was a great read and I was kind of shocked to find it.
Give Your Speech, Change The World just seemed like a cool book and it provided me with a lot of insight into how I should structure and prepare for upcoming and future presentations.
As for Leadership 101, all I really have to say is thanks Sass for letting me know about this gem.

Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel lives at the intersection of technology, business transformation and consumer culture. He is the Executive Director of Next Era Institute, a strategic intelligence platform helping leaders understand the forces reshaping business, technology, culture and society. The Institute identifies which shifts matter, explores their wider significance and translates them into strategic direction and momentum. Mitch is also a globally recognized keynote speaker. He has delivered thousands of presentations across both B2B and B2C industries to organizations including Google, Walmart, LEGO, Shopify, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Strategy Magazine has called him “one of North America’s leading visionaries.” Mitch built his career by working directly inside the waves of change that reshaped modern business. He founded and built a digital marketing agency that worked with some of the world’s largest brands and was later acquired by WPP, where he served as President of a firm operating in 25 countries with almost 3,000 employees. Mitch is the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, and the host of Thinking With Mitch Joel, one of the longest-running business podcasts in the world. His writing and commentary appear in outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Inc. Magazine. He is a member of Dr. Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and was named to the Thinkers50 Radar. Mitch also hosts Groove – The No Treble Podcast, documenting the oral history of electric bass players. Mitch is also Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that enables companies to bring personalized thought leadership from world-class experts into meetings, events and off-sites in focused 15-minute bursts.