Leading Through Reading Book Club

Join us for our weekly book discussion club for a fun and engaging conversation based off of the monthly book!

Interested? Fill out your availability here! Our next book is, Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time


Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time

Amazon link with book information.

Book Description: The master teacher of positive change through powerful communication, Susan Scott wants you to succeed. To do that, she explains, you must transform everyday conversations at work and at home with effective ways to get your message across—and get what you want.

In this guide, which includes a workbook and The Seven Principles of Fierce Conversations, Scott teaches you how to: 

  • Overcome barriers to meaningful communication
  • Expand and enrich relationships with colleagues, friends, and family
  • Increase clarity and improve understanding
  • Handle strong emotions—on both sides of the table
  • Connect with colleagues, customers and family at a deep level

Book Club Schedule:

  
Discuss Part 1 (Introduction):
Date: January 14, 2021 @ 1 pm		 Read in Preparation: Pages 1 – 22 | Meeting Link
Discuss Part 2 (Principle 1):
Date: January 21, 2021 @ 1 pm		 Read in Preparation: Pages 23 – 77 | Meeting Link 
Discuss Part 3 (Principle 2):
Date: January 28, 2021 @ 1 pm		 Read in Preparation: Pages 78 – 109 | Meeting Link

Discuss Part 4 (Principle 3):
Date: February 4, 2021 @ 1 pm

 Read in Preparation: Pages. 110 – 145 | Meeting Link
Discuss Part 5 (Principle 4):
Date: February 11, 2021 @ 1 pm		 Read in Preparation: Pages 146 – 204 | Meeting Link
Discuss Part 6 (Principle 5):
Date: February 18, 2021 @ 1 pm		 Read in Preparation: Pages 205 – 234 | Meeting Link
Discuss Part 7 (Principle 6):

Date: February 25, 2021 @ 1 pm

 Read in Preparation: Pages 235 – 273 | Meeting Link
Discuss Part 8 (Principle 7 & Final Thoughts):
Date: March 4, 2021 @ 1 pm		 Read in Preparation: Pages 274 – 308 | Meeting Link

Previous Books:

Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box by the Arbinger Institute 

Google Books Description: “For too long, the issue of self-deception has been the realm of deep-thinking philosophers, academics, and scholars working on the central questions of the human sciences. The public remains generally unaware of the issue. That would be fine except that self-deception is so pervasive it touches every aspect of life. “Touches” is perhaps too gentle a word to describe its influence. Self-deception actually determines one’s experience in every aspect of life. The extent to which it does that, and in particular the extent to which it is the central issue in personal and professional leadership, is the subject of this book.”