Read to Lead: The Simple Habit That Expands Your Influence and Boosts Your Career
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- Create Date：2021-09-01 01:19:14
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Jeff Brown
- ISBN：1540901203
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Reviews
Brad
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This is for the person who needs a good reason to develop a reading habit。 If you used to love reading but feel "too busy" for it， Read to Lead has thoughts。 If you've never really been a reader， Read to Lead makes the case for why you should start and then offers a plan for how to make it fit into your lifestyle。 This is for the person who needs a good reason to develop a reading habit。 If you used to love reading but feel "too busy" for it， Read to Lead has thoughts。 If you've never really been a reader， Read to Lead makes the case for why you should start and then offers a plan for how to make it fit into your lifestyle。 。。。more
Dr。 Deering
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Reading is fundamental。 Read To Lead is essential。Jeff Brown and Jesse Wisnewski have penned a work that will most certainly light a fire under you if reading is not part of your normal daily life。 Each draws upon their experiences and research to back up their points。The first six chapters read almost like watching the ball at a tennis match from the middle of court-side seats as each one firmly sets up their stroke and firmly hits the ball across the net to underscore both the point that you n Reading is fundamental。 Read To Lead is essential。Jeff Brown and Jesse Wisnewski have penned a work that will most certainly light a fire under you if reading is not part of your normal daily life。 Each draws upon their experiences and research to back up their points。The first six chapters read almost like watching the ball at a tennis match from the middle of court-side seats as each one firmly sets up their stroke and firmly hits the ball across the net to underscore both the point that you need to read if you want to lead （& succeed） in life。By the time chapter 7 comes along， I felt all pumped up to dive in and up my “game” on my reading regimen。 But then the authors pivot from delivering convincing “hits” across the net to conveying timeless wisdom and practical steps to plan and implement an effective and efficient reading habit that I wish I had had during my early years in education。 THIS is where I believe the beauty of the book happens。 （Full disclosure: I never had to be convinced that reading is essential。 I just new that I wanted more of a systematic approach that worked better for me。 In this regard， Read To Lead does NOT disappoint。Both Jeff and Jesse’s voices blended in one accord and ring the bell of freedom to liberate minds and hearts to the fact that reading is fundamental。 In my opinion， reading Read To Lead IS essential…。for everyone！ 。。。more
Brian Wielbik
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I consider myself a reader and as I was looking forward to reading this book， I wondered how much could the authors talk about that would be new to a reader？ Well， after finishing the book I was pleasantly surprised。 I particularly enjoyed chapter 7 on How to Build your Reading Plan， chapter 10 where they discuss “skimming” a book and finally chapter 12， where they discuss why note taking is important and they give you solid advice and tools to improve your note taking。 I felt that Jeff and Jess I consider myself a reader and as I was looking forward to reading this book， I wondered how much could the authors talk about that would be new to a reader？ Well， after finishing the book I was pleasantly surprised。 I particularly enjoyed chapter 7 on How to Build your Reading Plan， chapter 10 where they discuss “skimming” a book and finally chapter 12， where they discuss why note taking is important and they give you solid advice and tools to improve your note taking。 I felt that Jeff and Jesse did an excellent job in helping to improve a person’s “reading skills” and highly recommend this book to anyone looking to not only strengthen their reading skills， but to further their overall enjoyment of reading！ 。。。more
James Szuch
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If you already know that reading is critical for success， this book will help you get more out of the books you read。 If you aren’t a reader （yet） this book will help explain why you should be and give you tips on how to jump into it painlessly。 As someone who is already an avid reader， I still found value in the first part of the book， which provides powerful evidence of why you should be reading。 For me， the greatest value came in the second two parts of the book， where they not only cover tip If you already know that reading is critical for success， this book will help you get more out of the books you read。 If you aren’t a reader （yet） this book will help explain why you should be and give you tips on how to jump into it painlessly。 As someone who is already an avid reader， I still found value in the first part of the book， which provides powerful evidence of why you should be reading。 For me， the greatest value came in the second two parts of the book， where they not only cover tips on how to get more out of your reading but make suggestions on how to plan what to read。 I’m already trying some of those ideas as I read my next book。This book is a must read for anyone who wants to learn， differentiate themselves in the workplace， and build a successful career。 。。。more
Deron Hemry
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Read to LeadI just finished reading my copy of Read to Lead by my friend Jeff Brown and Jesse Wisnewski。 Honestly， I wanted to be a part of the “launch team” to be the first to read the book primarily because Jeff Brown is a personal friend and I wanted to be supportive。 I also just enjoy reading。 Let me begin by stating that my last comment is still a bit hard for me to type and believe。 “I enjoy reading。” I never imagined those words coming from my lips （or fingers in this case）。 Growing up， I Read to LeadI just finished reading my copy of Read to Lead by my friend Jeff Brown and Jesse Wisnewski。 Honestly， I wanted to be a part of the “launch team” to be the first to read the book primarily because Jeff Brown is a personal friend and I wanted to be supportive。 I also just enjoy reading。 Let me begin by stating that my last comment is still a bit hard for me to type and believe。 “I enjoy reading。” I never imagined those words coming from my lips （or fingers in this case）。 Growing up， I never read。 Oh sure， I remember reading Encyclopedia Brown in grade school but that was about it。 I wasn’t really a “gamer” either。 Video games were just becoming a big deal when I was a kid in the 70’s， and I did have most of the various systems， but I just wasn’t overly hooked。 Most of my time was spent outside playing whatever game or sport I could play。 By the time Jr High and High School rolled around， I was way into sports （and girls too but mostly sports because they seemed to like me better）。 The first book I ever remember reading from cover to cover was in 7th grade。 This was the year the movie The Outsiders came out。 My entire 7th grade class had to read the book and then got to go see the movie。From that time until my mid 20’s， I could probably count on one hand how many books I had read。 （And this was while I secured both a Bachelor and a Masters degree！）。 However， sometime in my late 20’s， I developed an interest in reading。 Most of my reading included Christian books or books on leadership。 Soon I began to develop more than just an interest。 A love for reading had been birthed。 I knew that reading and leading were tied together。 There is a definite correlation。 I found that in Read to Lead， that connection is deeper then I had realized。 One of the first quotes from the book that I underlined was a quote from Harry S。 Truman， 33rd President of the United States。 The quote from President Truman states， “Not all readers are leaders， but all leaders are readers。” Jeff and Jesse do an excellent job of not just stating why we should read （they have loads of evidence to back this up in the book）， but they also share with us how to become a better reader。 They have listed several tips how to read faster， how to retain better what you have read， how to read something （and why） that you may not be particularly interested in， and even some advice on how and why to start a book club。If you want to be a better reader， and therefore a better leader， this simple yet practical book is a must read！ 。。。more
Mike Davis
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Great book on both why you should read to grow in areas of your life， along with solid planning tools。 As an avid reader， curiosity led me to pick up the book。 Solid insights and new approaches were a fantastic payback to the time spent in the book。 No matter where you are in the reading spectrum， there is excellent advice for you about your reading journey。
Jerry Dugan
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Jeff and Jesse paint a solid picture on a case for reading and how it connects to career growth。 On top of that， they share a blend of personal practice and best practice to give the reader options for bringing on a reading habit into their lives。 Your initial thought might be that this kind of book is speaking to the choir， but as a leadership trainer and coach， I can see this book provided emerging leadership development programs and as a supplement in leadership coaching to kick off reading a Jeff and Jesse paint a solid picture on a case for reading and how it connects to career growth。 On top of that， they share a blend of personal practice and best practice to give the reader options for bringing on a reading habit into their lives。 Your initial thought might be that this kind of book is speaking to the choir， but as a leadership trainer and coach， I can see this book provided emerging leadership development programs and as a supplement in leadership coaching to kick off reading as part of a leader's prescribed development。 。。。more
Jonathan Ytreberg
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Having followed Jeff Brown's podcast since day one， I thought I knew what I was going to find in this book and even then it exceeded my expectations。 For anyone looking to take their reading to the next level， this is the resource for you。 From book suggestions to tips on improving reading speed and comprehension， how to take notes on your reading， and even how to start your own book club， Jeff and Jesse lay out their compelling argument for the power of reading and transformative effect it can Having followed Jeff Brown's podcast since day one， I thought I knew what I was going to find in this book and even then it exceeded my expectations。 For anyone looking to take their reading to the next level， this is the resource for you。 From book suggestions to tips on improving reading speed and comprehension， how to take notes on your reading， and even how to start your own book club， Jeff and Jesse lay out their compelling argument for the power of reading and transformative effect it can have on your life and career in easy to digest chunks。 Get a copy for yourself and for any book lover in your life。 。。。more
Charlie Medcalf
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Read to Lead by Jeff Brown and Jesse Wisnewski is a fantastic book that clearly highlights the many benefits of reading and why it is essential that non-readers start reading soon for personal and professional development and entertainment。 The authors make it clear both why someone should start reading and how they can start reading and this was reinforced with their own stories which clearly shows that reading is a great way to learn new skills and although I consider myself a professional rea Read to Lead by Jeff Brown and Jesse Wisnewski is a fantastic book that clearly highlights the many benefits of reading and why it is essential that non-readers start reading soon for personal and professional development and entertainment。 The authors make it clear both why someone should start reading and how they can start reading and this was reinforced with their own stories which clearly shows that reading is a great way to learn new skills and although I consider myself a professional reader， I think this book has also improved my reading。For my full book review please visit the following link- https://cembookportal。blogspot。com/20。。。 。。。more
Carol Ann
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