The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Heart of Change

Lois P. Frankel ❀️ loved this book because...

No one knows the process of organizational change better than John Kotter. He provides almost a blue print for what leaders must do to engage the hearts of employees to successfully create meaningful change.

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    πŸ₯‡ Teach πŸ₯ˆ Originality
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  • Pace

    πŸ• Good, steady pace

By John P. Kotter , Dan S. Cohen ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Heart of Change as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Moving beyond the process of change Why is change so hard? Because in order to make any transformation successful, you must change more than just the structure and operations of an organization--you need to change people's behavior. And that is never easy. The Heart of Change is your guide to helping people think and feel differently in order to meet your shared goals. According to bestselling author and renowned leadership expert John Kotter and coauthor Dan Cohen, this focus on connecting with people's emotions is what will spark the behavior change and actions that lead to success. Now freshly designed,…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of In the Country of Old

Lois P. Frankel ❀️ loved this book because...

This is a very short book that uses wit and wisdom to encourage readers to think differently about the aging process. Reframing getting old as entering a new and foreign country with different customs was very clever and a gentle nudge to shift your mindset.

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    πŸ₯‡ Thoughts πŸ₯ˆ Outlook
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    ❀️ Loved it
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    πŸ• Good, steady pace

By Susan Abel Lieberman ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked In the Country of Old as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

In these nine essays, Susan Lieberman is exploring The Country of Old, in which she finds herself a new immigrant. She examines the difficulties of leaving "that other place" and making sense of this new country. Lieberman's touch is light but her analysis of the challenges/opportunities of aging is provocative. "If we are not old, then we are dead, she notes. And if we are, indeed, not dead then how can we live well in this moment in our life span?For Lieberman, it involves a reconstruction of expectations and a realistic assessment of decline. But if the subject is serious,…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Lady Tan's Circle of Women

Lois P. Frankel ❀️ loved this book because...

The book truly brought me to a different world about which I knew nothing. The writing was superb, the character development was thorough, and the story was absorbing.

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    πŸ₯‡ Immersion πŸ₯ˆ Character(s)
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    ❀️ Loved it
  • Pace

    πŸ• Good, steady pace

By Lisa See ,

Why should I read it?

11 authors picked Lady Tan's Circle of Women as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'Despite the inordinate limits placed on women, See allows their strengths to dominate their stories' Washington Post
'Poignant . . . quietly affecting' Time

In 15th century China two women are born under the same sign, the Metal Snake. But life will take the friends on very different paths.

According to Confucius, 'an educated woman is a worthless woman', but Tan Yunxian - born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separation and loneliness - is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. She begins her training in medicine with her grandmother and, as she navigates the…


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Book cover of Nice Girls Don't Get The Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers

What is my book about?

Nice is necessary for success, but it’s not sufficient to achieve your career goals. Women, acting like the nice little girls they were taught to be in childhood, consistently behave in ways that diminish their authority and credibility. Frankel, an internationally known executive coach, provides women with hundreds of tools and tips for balancing nice with assertive so that they can get and keep the jobs they want through their careers.

Book cover of The Heart of Change
Book cover of In the Country of Old
Book cover of Lady Tan's Circle of Women

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