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Book Club

Start With Why (August 2017)

9/1/2017

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Book Title:
Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action 


Author: Simon Sinek

Intended Luminstruct Audience: 
Mid-Level/Senior Staff


Book Summary: 
START WITH WHY shows that the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate the same way — and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY.
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Luminstruct Review: 
People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it. 'Start with WHY' holds a very powerful message which has the ability to inspire others and teaches us how to become someone who leads instead of just "being a leader". In many ways, this message is a perfect tool in order to form a department from the ground up and figure out what your team stands for. Being very abstract, Sinek does a wonderful job grounding this concept through the use of historical examples, biology of the brain, and even various flowcharts to illustrate his "golden circle". We would absolutely recommend learning from him, but would recommend it in a different form. Although Sinek does a great job explaining his beliefs, the book begins to become very redundant and moves slowly after he uses the same examples multiple times. A quicker form of understanding this concept is to watch his twenty minute TedTalk which can be found for free on YouTube. This video sums up the book perfectly and saves you some time to read other books.
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Ratings:

Goodreads: 4/5
Barnes and Noble: 4/5
Amazon: 4.5/5
Luminstruct: 3.5/5
Ratings Average: 4/5
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Next Month's Book: 

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​Lessons Learned: How to Avoid the Biggest Mistakes Made by College Resident Assistants

Author: John D. Foubert
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Intended Luminstruct Audience: 
New Resident Assistants


Book Summary: 
Lessons Learned is designed for use in training programs for newly hired resident advisors or assistants (RAs). Its uncomplicated format allows users to select from among several dozen issues of importance to a particular campus. This volume is the ideal tool for residence life professionals who are responsible for training college Resident Assistants. Over three dozen common RA mistakes are discussed, chapter by chapter, in individual letters written by experienced RAs to new staff members. Each chapter includes resources and thought-provoking questions, allowing residence life professionals to choose which material they will cover to stimulate reflection and lively dialogue.  This is an easy-to-use manual for an interactive, learning-centered RA training program at any level. 

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