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We read Gladwell, Gawande, Dweck, and Willingham, trying to better understand how we could take the techniques of champion teachers and develop them in others. We were completely convinced by, and perhaps obsessed
Doug Lemov, Erica Woolway, Katie Yezzi • Practice Perfect
Bo Lozoff, co-founder of the Human Kindness Foundation.
W. Bradford Swift • Life On Purpose:: Six Passages to an Inspired Life (Life On Purpose Series Book 1)
It is always painful for me, as it is for most prison chaplains, to see a man or a woman attacked so directly in the courtroom, all in an effort to pile as many collateral accusations on the defendant as possible, the implication being that he or she is intrinsically evil. It is difficult because we have come to know and love the person, perhaps ha
... See moreGary Smith • Radical Compassion: Finding Christ in the Heart of the Poor
We learn who we are in practice, not in theory.
David Epstein • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
From competitor to survivor, from college to career to charity, Gilbert Tuhabonye’s passion for running became a skill that led to a profession that opened up an opportunity to give back. The smile he greets fellow runners with on the trails around Austin’s Lady Bird Lake symbolizes how one passion can become one skill, and together ignite and defi
... See moreGary Keller • The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results: Achieve your goals with one of the world's bestselling success books
meet all circumstances with both grit and grace:
Kent Hoffman • Raising a Secure Child: How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child's Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore
We intentionally build life-giving, authentic communities of EITs and thousands of grace-loving executive volunteers. They bond in their humanity.
Catherine Hoke • A Second Chance: For You, For Me, And For The Rest Of Us
“We need teams of missionaries, not teams of mercenaries.”
Marty Cagan • INSPIRED: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Silicon Valley Product Group)
Instead of trying to trip people up, we should give them the chance to put their best foot forward.