Do your New Year’s goals include personal professional development or a resolution to read more? Is there a stack of great books nearby that you’ve been meaning to read? Did you make a list of book(s) to investigate that you heard about at the last SIGUCCS conference? Are you nervous about reaching your Goodreads reading challenge?
Us too! Let’s work together to make it happen with SIGUCCS.
2020 Book Selections
View our book list on WorldCat (link)
| Month | Book | Moderator(s) | Slack Discussion |
| January | 168 Hours: You have more time than you think Laura Vanderkam | ||
| March | Radical Candor Kim Scott | ||
| May | The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Patrick Lencioni | Lindsey Freer | |
| July | The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Mark Manson | ||
| September | Creative Trespassing: How to Put the Spark and Joy Back into Your Work and Life Tania Katan | ||
| November | TBD |
Join the Discussions
Each month, there will be two parts to the discussion. On the last Monday of the month, we will start the conversation in Slack. You can find us in the #book-club channel.
If you have any questions or suggestions about how to participate in our reading group, please contact Laurie Fox.
A Few Rules
- The purpose of this book club is to read and enjoy new professional development books! Everyone is welcome to join the conversation. That includes people who have read the book before, people who have not yet read the book, and anyone who didn’t quite finish.
- You may find that you disagree with something that another member of the group has said. It is ok to disagree as long as it’s done respectfully.
- Keep on topic, but feel free to introduce information that is relevant to the discussion (historical facts, bio details, book background, related authors or topics).
- The moderators will serve to keep the group on topic, ensure everyone has a chance to contribute to the discussion, and assist with book selection and hangout schedules.
2019 Book Selections
| Month | Book | Moderator(s) |
| Oct | Crucial Conversations Kerry Patterson | Laurie |
| Sept | Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders L. David Marquet | Mo & Laurie |
| Aug | The Monsters of Educational Technology Audrey Watters – a keynote speaker at SIGUCCS 2019! | Laurie |
| July | SuperBetter: the power of living gamefully Jane McGonigal | Lisa B |
| June | QBQ! : the question behind the question John G Miller | Laurie & Tom W |
| May | The Phoenix Project Gene Kim | Jason V & Laurie |
| Apr | EQ Applied Justin Bariso | Aixa |
| Mar | Getting Things Done David Allen | Katelin & Dan |
| Feb | Atomic Habits James Clear | Mo & Laurie |
| Jan | Daring Greatly Brené Brown | Mo & Laurie |