SPARC Book Club - "Traction"

Dr. Seuss famously wrote "the more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” We invite our members to "SPARC" new ideas and knowledge through our Book Club,  an opportunity to explore a variety of topics to help us individually and collectively grow in our work as leaders, visionaries and entrepreneurs.  Our Book Club discussions are facilitated by Laura Kelly, CEO and Founder of The Handwork Studio and Karen McCann McClelland, Director of Auxiliary Programs at Sidwell Friends School.

We will be kicking off our 2024 Book Club Series with “Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business” by Gino Wickman.  As Auxiliary and Summer staff, we are running businesses within our non-profit schools.  Similar to entrepreneurs and business leaders, we face a number of challenges.  Traction illustrates The Entrepreneurial Operating System®  as a practical method of achieving business success.  We challenge the SPARC community to read it and come together to discuss how we can adapt and use these tools to help run our operations more efficiently and strategically!

Our next book will be “The Radical Leap” by Steve Farber. Keep an eye out for a discussion on April 12, 2024.

Our 2023 Books included:
“Let it Go!: How to (Finally) Master Delegation & Scale Freedom Across Your Organization” by Emily Morgan
“Life List: Master Every Moment and Live an Audacious Life” by Kate Christie
“The Power of Regret - How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward”  by Daniel Pink