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5 Ways Reading Makes You a Better Leader

The Science Behind Reading and Influence

January 20, 2020 by Michael Hyatt

Pollsters say reading is in decline. As an author and former publishing executive, the statistics make me wince. But I’m optimistic for another reason. Why? A readership crisis is really a leadership crisis. And for people who know how to respond, crisis is just another way of saying opportunity.

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: Books, emotional IQ, Empathy, Leaders, Leadership, reading

The Science of Reading

What your brain does when you crack that summer novel

July 10, 2018 by Erin Wildermuth

Even if you don’t consider yourself a “reader,” you read all the time. Signs, instructions, articles, bills, blogs, newspaper headlines and grocery lists all depend on literacy. Literature is the icing on the cake. Reading permeates so much of our lives, and yet human civilization has only been literate for a tiny sliver of our […]

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: Books, Brain, Learning, read, Reader, reading, science

10 Rules to Read More Books This Year

How to Make Reading Central to Your Personal Growth in the Coming Year

January 2, 2018 by Joel J. Miller

One New Year’s resolution I frequently hear from people is that they want to read more books. Makes sense if you consider reading a key component of personal growth and development. Ray Edwards recently wrote about his reading goals here at MH&Co. He planned to read fifty-two books in a year. Instead, he read seventy-six! […]

Filed Under: Leadership, Personal Development Tagged With: Books, Goal Setting, Leadership, New Year's Resolutions, read, reading, Success

5 Reasons Why I Read So Many Books

How Leaders Can Reap the Benefits of Serious Reading

October 24, 2017 by Ray Edwards

I have always been an avid reader, but over the last few years, I’ve become much more intentional and ambitious in my reading. In 2015, I set my first challenging reading goal: to read fifty-two books in one year. By the time the year was done, the total was seventy-six. I still read at least […]

Filed Under: Leadership, Personal Development Tagged With: Books, growth, Leadership, Personal Growth, ray edwards, reading, self-development

George Washington Shows Us How Leaders Are Readers

5 Lessons From America’s First Bookworm-in-Chief

June 14, 2017 by Michael Hyatt

Most Americans think of George Washington as a great leader and the father of our country, but I bet few of us think of overdue library books. When Washington was president, he borrowed two books from a New York library and forgot to return them. According to a humorous but true story the fines for […]

Filed Under: Leadership, Personal Development Tagged With: Books, george washington, Leaders, Leadership, Personal Growth, reading

How to Make Your Non-Fiction Reading More Productive

Record These 8 Elements to Maximize Your Reading

February 8, 2017 by Michael Hyatt

I’m a serious reader and have been most of my life. Most leaders I know are. We realize there’s a major ROI on time dedicated to reading. As I’ve blogged about before, reading makes us better thinkers, improves our people skills, and helps us master communication—not to mention the rest and rejuvenation it offers. We […]

Filed Under: Personal Development, Productivity Tagged With: non-fiction, nonfiction, Productivity, reading

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