To read and discuss general business books. The books could include self-improvement, motivational and non-technical business books.
Club participants suggest books. They vote on which books to read. The book getting the maximum number of votes gets on top of the list.
Every other month (starting July 2006) participants read the pre-selected book. During lunchtime a volunteer presenter- generally is the one who suggested the book- presents it. Club attendees discuss the book. Generally, the Club meets during third Wednesday of the month.
Cost
No cost to join
Everyone makes his/her own arrangement to procure the book for reading.
Requirements
Just the love of reading business books and improving oneself
Looking for intellectually stimulating lunchtime company
It is desirable though not essential that the attendees have read the book.
The Coordinator uses existing local publications and Internet in publicizing the Club activities. Meeting announcements in such publications are free of charge.
Volunteer Coordinator at Innsbrook, Glen Allen, Virginia:
Vishwa Bhargava, Phone: 804 273 3039; Website: www.asianamerican-va.com, click on Book Club
On a limited basis, people from remote sites can participate via conference call.
Backup Volunteer Coordinator(s): Seeking volunteers
Session | Month | Title | Author | No | Presenters Honor Roll |
1 | 4-2005 | Bringing out the Best in People | Aubrey Daniels | | Vishwa Bhargava |
2 | 5-2005 | Monday Morning Leadership | David Cottrell | | Cheri Robbins |
3 | 6-2005 | The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | Stephen Covey | | Loretta Molin |
4 | 7-2005 | Blink! | Malcolm Gladwell | 28 | Dave Christian |
5 | 8-2005 | Who Moved My Cheese? | Spencer Johnson | | Clayton Crouch |
6 | 9-2005 | World is Flat | Thomas L. Friedman | | Robert Perillo- Verizon |
7 | 10-2005 | The Four Agreements | Miguel Ruiz | 10 | Melinda Nolen |
8 | 11-2005 | Freakonomics | Steven D. Levitt | 9 | Alice Corey |
9 | 12-2005 | Why Not? How to Use Everyday Ingenuity to Solve Problems Big and Small | Nalebuff, Ayres | 5 | Vishwa Bhargava |
10 | 1-2006 | Grow or Die, The Unifying Principle of Transformation | George Land | 4 | Tori Gutherie |
11 | 2-2006 | Man’s Search for Meaning | Viktor E. Frankl | 6 | Cheri Robbins |
12 | 3-2006 | Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't | Jim Collins | 5 | Nitin Shah |
12 | 4-2006 | Mr. Gordon Hammond on Chaos Theory & Investments | | 11 | |
13 | 5-2006 | Tipping Point | Malcolm Gladwell | 4 | Ray Kniphuisen |
14 | 7-2006 | First Break All The Rules | Buckingham & Coffman | 8 | Melinda Nolen |
15 | 9-2006 | The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership | Maxwell, John C. | 3 | Vishwa Bhargava |
16 | 11-2006 | Crucial Conversations | Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler | 6 | Group |
17 | 1-2007 | Managing Your Boss | Sandi Mann | 6 | Group |
18 | 3-2007 | Get Better or Get Beaten | Jack Welch | 2 | Vishwa Bhargava |
19 | 5-2007 | Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity | Karl E. Weick and Kathleen M. Sutcliffe | 7 | Vishwa Bhargava |
20 | 7-2007 | Saving Adam Smith | Jonathan Wight | 12 | Jonathan Wight Mehrubon Safaraliev, Priyanka Gupta |
21 | 8-2007 | The Four Agreements | Miguel Ruiz | 7 | Melinda Nolen |
22 | 10-2007 | Built to Last - Successful Habits of Visionary Companies | Jim Collins | 3 | Don Jernigan |
23 | 12-2007 | Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends | Tim Sanders | 2 | Group |
24 | 2-2008 | Crucial Confrontations | K. Patterson, J. Grenny, R. McMillan, A. Switzler | 3 | Group |
25 | 4-2008 | Influencer | K. Patterson, J. Grenny, R. McMillan, A. Switzler | 4 | Group |
26 | 6-2008 | The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything | Stephen M.R. Covey | 3 | Group |
27 | 10-2008 | Building Leaders the West Point Way | Major General Joseph P. Franklin | 19 | Major General Joseph P. Franklin |
28 | 12-2008 | Fareed Zakaria | 4 | Heather Eades | |
29 | 2-2009 | Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds | Charles Mackay | 2 | Bob Perillo |
30 | 4-16-2009 | Hot, Flat, and Crowded | 4 | J. Clayton Crouch | |
31 | 6-17-2009 | Rich Dad, Poor Dad | Robert Kiyosaki | 6 | Group |
32 | 8-19-2009 | The Purpose Driven® Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? | Rick Warren | 2 | Group |
33 | 10-28-2009 | The Management Gurus: Winning with People, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Managing Crises Before They Happen | Maxwell, Goldsmith, Mitroff | 2 | Vishwa Bhargava |
34 | 12-15-2009 | How We Decide | Jonah Lehrer | 2 | Bob Perillo |
35 | 2-17-2010 | Schneier on Security | Bruce Schneier | 3 | Bob Perillo |
36 | 4-21-2010 | The Boy who Harnessed the Wind | Michael Kamkwamba | 4 | J. Clayton Crouch |
37 | 6-16-2010 | The Art of Strategy : A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life | Avinash K. Dixit, Barry J. Nalebuff | | TBD |
TBD = To be Decided.
For Update please contact the Coordinator:
Vishwa M. Bhargava, PE, MEM, CLL, CL*,
Corporate Nuclear Engineering, Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 5000 Dominion Blvd., Glen Allen, VA 23060,
Phone: 804 273 3039
*Professional Engineer, Master of Engineering Management, Certified Laughter Leader, Competent Leader