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My Favorite Books I Read Last Year
12shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Almost every year, I post a handful of my favorite books I read the previous year. As you can see below, my list for 2019 was heavily weighted with leadership books, not just organizational, but personal leadership. The styles vary, and so do the authors. These are the books…
Continue Reading12 Must Read Leadership Books for Young Adults
66shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn As I travel and speak to college students, I’m often asked what are the best books for a young leader to read. Years ago, I created a list of “Must Reads” for established leaders, but below, I list what I consider great reads for emerging leaders—teens and twenty-somethings who…
Continue ReadingMy Favorite Book This Year
2shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn I know, I know. We are less than four months into 2018. But I have already enjoyed several books that have marked me. One of them—I’d like to talk about today. Daniel Pink just released his latest book called, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. I’ve enjoyed each…
Continue ReadingMy Favorite Books from 2017
0shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Over the years, I will often launch the new year by posting some of my favorite books I read from the past year. These aren’t the only ones I digested this year, but these are ones I’ve recommended to leaders, educators, parents, coaches and employers—people I’ve met as I…
Continue ReadingMy Favorite Books of 2016
0shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Once in a while, I post a list of the books I read during the previous year. I try to read two books every month, selecting the titles from a list of topics I desire to grow in over the course of that twelve-month period. This past year, eight…
Continue Reading12 Biographies Every Young Person Should Read
20shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn At Growing Leaders, we believe in the potential and power of the emerging generation. Today’s emerging generation—the young people we call “Generation iY”—will carve a new path in history. Each new generation, however, is responsible not only to do something new, but to remember what has come before. Stories…
Continue ReadingMy Favorite Reads from 2014
0shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Follow @TimElmore Each year, I post a blog containing some of my favorite books I read from the previous year. My list from 2014 is below. These do not represent all the books I read. … but they are some of the best, most engaging reads that I felt you…
Continue ReadingDavid and Goliath
0shares Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to host an interview with best-selling writer, Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers. I loved them all, and spending time lobbing questions his way was the highlight of my week. I was like a kid in a candy store. We focused on his new…
Continue ReadingSometimes You Win…Sometimes You Learn
I believe that we as leaders can help today’s young adults to grow up effectively if we teach them to take responsibility and become habitual learners. I’m excited about this new book because I believe it will provide young people with the tools to do just that.
Continue ReadingGrowing Moral Intelligence in Athletes
