Book Clubs Are The Best
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Joep Schuurkes
Staff Test Engineer
Talk Description
At my previous job I felt we could support people more in developing their leadership skills. So I started a leadership book club, where we discuss two chapters of a book every other week. And very deliberately I made the first book we read Jerry Weinberg's "Becoming a Technical Leader." Because it's a great book, but more importantly because I wanted to start the book club off with his definition of leadership: creating an environment where everyone can contribute. So leadership is for anyone, not just for a "leadership team".
In this talk I'll tell the story of how I started and ran the book club. Of what changed once we were a few books in. And of what value the book club brought.
By the end of this session, you'll be able to:
- How to start and run a book club
- Book clubs are a good way to connect with more people at work
- Book clubs can be a place where you practice leadership
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