Many of us working with kids and teens spend our reading time catching up on the books we’re excited to recommend to our readers. We encourage our patrons to continue reading and learning all through the summer so they can start the school year ready to grow. What if we did the same for ourselves? What if we carved out a little time over the summer (and all year round!) to educate ourselves on improving management skills? Here are a couple titles to start your reading journey. Please leave your suggestions for great management reading in the comments!
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
by Charles Duhigg
Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
by Sheryl Sandburg
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t
by Simon Sinek
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
by Simon Sinek
Master The Matrix: 7 Essentials for Getting Things Done in Complex Organizations
by Susan Z. Finerty
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Kelsey Johnson-Kaiser is the Youth Services Manager for Saint Paul Public Library in Saint Paul, MN and the Chair of the ALSC Managing Children’s Services Committee.