In an effort to point you to quality resources, each quarter I provide you my reading list for the upcoming season. First, let me say a number of these books will be releasing in the next sixty days. Based upon the authors, I would recommend you join me in preordering these books.
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The following are The Top 10 Books Leaders Should Read in the Fall of 2024 in alphabetical order by author except for the first one:
The Why Is Everything: A Story of Football, Rivalry, and Revolution by Mike Silver – This is the book I’m looking most forward to this Fall. When Kyle Shanahan became the NFL’s youngest offensive coordinator in 2008, he had one prevailing rule: Tell me the why. Shanahan and the members of his coaching tree—including Sean McVay, Mike McDaniel, Raheem Morris, and Matt LaFleur—came up in a sport where innovation was the exception, not the rule. Less than a decade after their emergence, these men are the stars of their profession and have helped propel the NFL to new heights of viewership and drama. With The Why Is Everything, Silver reveals how it all happened, and in the process gives us a timeless account of friendship, rivalry, and the never-ending pursuit of perfection.
Carlo Ancelotti: Quiet Leadership: Winning Hearts, Minds, and Matchesby Carlo Ancelotti – arlo Ancelotti is one of the greatest managers of all time, with five Champions League titles to his name. Yet his approach could not be further from the aggressive theatricals favored by many of his rivals. His understated style has earned him the fierce loyalty of players like David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Cristiano Ronaldo. In Quiet Leadership, Ancelotti reveals the full, riveting story of his managerial career—his methods, mentors, mistakes, and triumphs—and takes us inside the dressing room to trace the characters, challenges, and decisions that have shaped him. The result is both a scintillating memoir and a rare insight into the business of leadership.
Dynamic Drive: The Purpose-Fueled Formula for Sustainable Successby Molly Fletcher – This isn’t just another self-help theory: Dynamic Drive is your practical guide to unlocking your true potential. Through her decades of experience working with top athletes and peak performers across industries, renowned keynote speaker and leadership expert Molly Fletcher has created a proven formula backed by research that outlines the seven keys to sustainable success.
This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans by Seth Godin – An essential guide to thinking strategically in a complex, ever-changing world. From Seth Godin, one of the world’s most influential business thinkers and bestselling author of This is Marketing, comes a groundbreaking guide to creating meaningful change in a complex world. I’ve gotten an advanced copy and this book is outstanding!!
What Happens Next: A Traveler’s Guide Through the End of This Age by Max Lucado – In contrast to the confusion and anxiety that often comes with this topic, Max Lucado believes God wants us to be prepared, not scared; informed, not intimidated. He writes: “The future is not frightening if you know the future. And you can know the future when you know who holds it.” What Happens Next is an optimistic, accessible, and nonsensational guide to what the Bible says about heaven’s time line that will empower you to face the future with faith. Max takes you on a well-researched overview of what God’s Word says, exploring the following four big ideas that provide a solid foundation for understanding God’s eternal plan.
The Real Madrid Revolution: How the World’s Most Successful Club Is Changing the Game―for Their Team and for Football by Steven G. Mandis – Featuring behind-the-scenes coverage and expert analysis, this book gives fans an up close and personal look at one of the world’s most legendary teams during a major crossroads for the sport. Former Columbia Business School adjunct professor Steven G. Mandis, who analyzed Real Madrid’s path to success in The Real Madrid Way, returns to examine how the club is coping with systemic changes in the sport of soccer and innovating the sport in the process.
When Jesus Returns: Living in Expectation of the End Times by Jan Markell – A second end times book. As global unrest and societal shifts intensify, Bible prophecy offers us a shining beacon of clarity and hope. In a world that is descending deeper into darkness and confusion, it’s more vital than ever that we understand the times and how God desires for us to live.
Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible by Mike Massimino – Mike Massimino achieved his dream of exploring space. Now he distills stories and insights from NASA into an actionable guide to accomplish your biggest goals. Mike reveals how to make possible the seemingly impossible—on Earth. Written with characteristic wit and a big heart, Mike identifies ten hard-earned lessons of spaceflight and his other life experiences.
The Players’ Coach: From Bradshaw to Manning, Brady, and Beyond by Tom Moore – Tom Moore is not only the oldest NFL coach ever, but he is also hailed as the greatest NFL assistant coach of all-time–though he humbly cites the talent and hard work of his players as the keys to his success. In six different decades, he has served as a guru to the likes of Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Barry Sanders, Marshall Faulk, Edgerrin James, Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Mike Webster, Randall McDaniel, Cris Carter, Marvin Harrison, and more.
***BONUS*** The Pep Revolution: Inside Guardiola’s Manchester City by Marti Peranau – This is the long-awaited, access-all-areas story of Pep Guardiola’s time at Manchester City, telling every twist and turn of their journey to the top and providing the definitive lessons of Guardiola’s leadership.
***Special Request***Mighty: 7 Skills You Need to Move from Pandemic to Progressby Brian Dodd – Yes, this is my latest book and I hope you purchase several copies if you haven’t already. Production. Passion. Resilience. Teamwork. Contentment. Courage. Faith. These seven skills were embodied over three thousand years ago by a group of elite warriors known as David’s Mighty Men. These highly-capable individuals helped take David, the man who had previously defeated Goliath, from a wilderness experience to leading a nation. I want you to know the same skills used by David’s’ Mighty Men still work today. In my new book Mighty: 7 Skills You Need to Move from Pandemic to Progress, I show you how applying these skills can help you become Mighty and move from the Pandemic to Progress.
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