Read & Lead

2021-2022: 

• The 5 Week Leadership Challenge by Patrick Leddin
• Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown

2019-2020: 

• Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
• Lifescale by Brian Solis

2018-2019:

• Discovering Your True North: Becoming an Authentic Leader by Bill George
• Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
• Keep Going by Austin Kleon

2017-2018:

• Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
• The Power of Moments by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
• The Kindness Effect by Jill Donovan

2016-2017:

• The First Two Rules of Leadership: Don't be Stupid, Don't be a Jerk by David Cottrell
• Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
• Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon

2015-2016:

• Are You Fully Charged? by Tom Rath
• Grit to Great by Linda Kaplan Thaler & Robin Koval
• The Hard Hat by Jon Gordon
  • OU LEADER SUMMIT SPEAKER 2017

2014-2015: 

• What to do When it's Your Turn (And it's Always Your Turn) by Seth Godin, Author
• LOVE WORKS: Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leaders by Joel Manby, Author
  • OU LEADER SUMMIT SPEAKER 2015
• Serve to be Great by Matt Tenney, Author

2013-2014:

• Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek, Author
• Unthink: Rediscover Your Creative Genius by Erik Wahl, Author and Artist
• The Red Rubber Ball at Work by Kevin Carroll, Author
  • OU LEADER SUMMIT SPEAKER 2014

2012-2013:

• Talk Less Say More by Connie Dieken
• The Ant and the Elephant by Bill Peet
• The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen Covey by Stephen Covey
• Leadership Matters by Andy Buck

2011-2012: 

• The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon
• StandOut by Marcus Buckingham
• Soup: A Recipe to Nourish Your Team and Culture by Jon Gordon
• The Truth About Leadership by James M. Kouzes & Barry Posner
• 5 Languages of Appreciation by Gary Chapman & Paul White
  
  

2010-2011: 

• When Reality Hits by Nancy Barry
  • OU Leader Summit Speaker 2011
• Walk the Walk by Alan Deutschman
• Juggling Elephants by Todd Musig & Jones Loflin

2009-2010: 

• Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry
• Listen & Lead
  
  

2008-2009:

• Tribes
• The Power of Less
• Strengthsfinder 2.0
• The Last Lecture

2007-2008: 

• Vital Friends
• The Dip
• Confessions from the Corner Office by Pattye Moore (OU Grad)
• A Letter to America by President David Boren

2006-2007:

• A Peacock in the Land of Penguins
• Success Built to Last
• A Leader's Legacy
• The Art of Possibility

2005-2006:

• The Radical Leap
• Squirrel Inc.
• The Tipping Point