Summer Reading

What are your peers reading for work and pleasure?

Tom Peters Essentials Leadership inspire, liberate, achieve
by Thomas J. Peters
-A must read…… 155 pages of pure leadership gold!
Marlin Livingston, President & CEO, Cunningham Children ‘s Home

Gray Rhino
By Michele Wucker
-reminds us to address obvious dangers before they occur
Doug Leidig, President & CEO, Asbury

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
By Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
-filled with inspiring wisdom to guide us during difficult times.
Mary Kemper, UMA President & CEO

Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult.
– always a twist at the end that I never see coming. Love all her books.
Carol Rankin, Health & Welfare Committee rep.; Illinois Great Rivers Conference

Switch: How to Change things When Change Is Hard
by Chip and Dan Heath.
– a great first read and a great resource when leading change in your organization or personal life.
Greg Peters, President & CEO, UMFS

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
-a sobering read of the Appalachian mindset and struggles
By J.D. Vance
Mary Kemper, UMA President & CEO