After a 20 year hiatus, I am delighted to announce the return of Michigan Leaders Connect Read. To began 2022 I have selected two books:
Chief Joy Officer by Richard Sheridan
Let Them Lead by John U. Bacon
In 2002, Kathy Macdonald, Rich Sheridan, and I first conceived of and produced the first Michigan Leaders Connect Read program. Good to Great by Jim Collins was our first book. Now, I am delighted to bring the program back, this time featuring two Michigan authors. Please read Richard’s book before he presents to Leaders Connect on April 22 from 8:00am-9:00am. John will be presenting on his book in June on a date to be determined. Fortunately, for those of us who enjoy listening to books, both books are available in audible formats.
I am looking for nominations for the Michigan Leaders Connect Read program. If you have any Michigan based authors in mind, please email me with your suggestions.
Last month Richard Sheridan presented to Leader’s Connect on The Future of the Workplace, view it here.
More information about the author’s books can be found below.
Chief Joy Officer
by Richard Sheridan
Author of Joy, Inc.
Rich Sheridan’s Joy, Inc. told the story of how his small yet renowned software company in Ann Arbor, Michigan achieved success and renown by embracing offbeat culture and human-centered values. In Chief Joy Officer, he turns his attention from culture to leadership, and draws on his experience running Menlo Innovations and consulting elsewhere to offer a wise, provocative guide on how anyone can build leadership capacity for joy within their own organization. Chief Joy Officer offers sage, hard-won advice to any manager or leader who yearns to make more of an impact on the lives of others.
Filled with colorful anecdotes from Sheridan’s personal journey and wisdom from many leadership mentors, Chief Joy Officer offers an approachable, down-to-earth philosophy and practice that will help even the most disillusioned of middle managers bring a renewed sense of purpose to their work building others.
The link below will direct you to purchase Chief Joy Officer and use code ‘FREESHIP’ for free shipping on your purchase.
Let Them Lead
By John U. Bacon
New York Times Bestselling Author
UNEXPECTED LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP FROM AMERICA’S WORST HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY TEAM
An uplifting leadership book about a coach who helped transform the nation’s worst high school hockey team into one of the best. Bacon’s strategy is straightforward: set high expectations, make them accountable to each other, and inspire them all to lead their team.
