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Chris Bailey is participating in a book reading meme. I have been doing a lot of reading myself, lately, and thought I would share with you.

Bailey WorkPlay :: The Alchemy of Soulful Work

The object of this meme’s game is to share what I’m currently reading and sentences 6-8 of page 123 of that book. I’m actually reading three books right now, two of them contributing to my professional learning: Peter Block’s Flawless Consulting and Pamela Skilling’s soon-to-be-released Escape from Corporate America. Here’s the page 123 snippet from Pamela’s work:

However, it is the immediate manager you work with every day who makes the biggest impact on your job satisfaction. Great companies cultivate great managers. They also give them the tools and the autonomy to lead their teams effectively.

For myself, I am currently reading Escape 101 by Dan Clements and A Whole New Mind, by Daniel Pink. Here is the requested portion from page 123:

It explains the basic structure of the cinematic story - from how characters drive narrative to the twenty-six types of story genres. At the very least, this book will change the way you watch movies.

I wasn’t expecting that (I’m only on page 48). Next in the stack:

• Go Put Your Strengths to Work - Marcus Buckingham
• Podcasting - Shel Holtz

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