Leadership in Practice

Better Leader Book Club

A community for people who take leadership seriously.

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In 2026, I started hosting a monthly leadership and business book club at the Paramus Public Library. The idea was simple: get a room of people from different industries, backgrounds, and career stages together to read and talk about what it actually means to lead.

"Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers."- Harry S. Truman

Next Meeting

October 3, 2026

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl survived three years in Nazi concentration camps and emerged with a conviction that the deepest human drive is not pleasure or power but the search for meaning. His account of what allowed some prisoners to endure, and the therapy he built from it, speaks directly to how leaders find purpose in hardship and help others do the same.

Previous Books

Extreme Ownership

Jocko Willink — August 2026

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen R. Covey — June 2026

Dare to Lead

Brené Brown — May 2026

The Wisdom of the Bullfrog

Admiral William H. McRaven — April 2026

The club meets monthly at the Paramus Public Library in Paramus, NJ. It's free and open to leaders at every stage!

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