So it’s that time of the year again when I get to order books for my birthday, which is my favorite gift ever because it keeps on giving for months and months and months. The deal is that I have to finish reading all of last year’s books before I get to order new ones, and I’m excited about ordering the list below in the next few days.
As usual, I’m encouraging you all to take a few minutes this week to look through these titles, and to order one (or five) that resonate with you. Or, do your own research and share those titles with me so I can add them to this list. The suggestions below revolve around the themes of personal and professional harmony, leadership, creativity, innovation and culture building, with an overarching focus on becoming a better person and educator for our world.
Anyway, take a look at the 15 titles and links below, and happy reading in 2025! I’ve had a blast scouring through book stores and websites over the past few months and I’m really excited about this year’s list. Okay, enjoy the week ahead everyone and remember to be great for our students and good to each other.
- Reset – Dan Heath
- Inspire – Adam Galinsky
- Essential – Christie Smith and KellyMonahan
- The Next Conversation – Jefferson Fisher
- Shift – Ethan Cross
- The Good Life – Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz
- The Bright Side – Sumit Paul-Choudhury
- How to Love Better – Yung Pueblo
- 10 to 25 – David Yeager
- Tribal – Michael Morris
- Hope For Cynics – Jamil Zaki
- Good People – Gabriel Reilich and Lucia Knell
- This is Strategy – Seth Godin
- Overwork – Brigid Schulte
- Revenge of the Tipping Point – Malcolm Gladwell
