Our Favorite Books of 2020
At Orr Group, we’re constantly searching for new ideas and inspiration. This ever-present curiosity makes us voracious readers. As we round out 2020, our Senior Leaderships Team is sharing some of their favorite reads of the year. Below are some of the books that are helping to shape our thinking, drive our innovation, and hone our leadership skills. Enjoy!
Steve Orr, Managing Partner
- How to Lead: Wisdom from the World’s Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers, David M. Rubenstein
Kelly Dunphy, Managing Director
- The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, Daniel Coyle
- Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry, Marc Benioff
- How Change Happens: Why Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Don’t, Leslie R. Crutchfield
Craig Shelley, CFRE, Managing Director
- No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention, Reed Hastings
- The Nonprofit Communications Engine: A Leader’s Guide to Managing Mission-driven Marketing & Communications, Sarah Durham
- Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity, Kim Scott
- Make Gentle the Life of This World: The Vision of Robert F. Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy
Tisha Hyter, Vice President
- How Great Women Lead, Bonnie St. John
- Leading While Female: A Culturally Proficient Response for Gender Equity, Trudy Tuttle Arriaga, Stacie Lynn Stanley and Delores B. Lindsey
- The Power of Inclusion: Unlock the Potential and Productivity of Your Workforce, Michael Hyter and Judith L. Turnock
- Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts., Brene Brown
Amanda Nelson, Vice President
- The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, Robert Caro
- Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, Jared Diamond
CJ Orr, Vice President
- Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change, Marc Benioff
- How to Be an Antiracist, Ibram X. Kendi
- Rainmaking: The Fundraiser’s Guide to Landing Big Gifts, Roy C. Jones and Andrew Olsen
- Are You Really Listening?: Keys to Successful Communication, Paul Donoghue
Shaby Rosales, Vice President, Human Resources
- Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World, Cal Newport
- Get Real: The Power of Genuine Leadership, a Transparent Culture, and an Authentic You, Anna Crowe
- Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them, Gary Hamel
- Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries, Safi Bahcall
- Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data, Rishad Tobaccowala
- The Core Value Equation: A Framework to Drive Results, Create Limitless Scale and Win the War for Talent, Darius Mirshahzadeh
Becca Bennett, Senior Director
Regina Cialone, Senior Director
- The Ask: For Business, For Philanthropy, For Everyday Living, Laura Fredericks
- Never eat alone, and other secrets to success, one relationship at a time, Keith Ferrazzi
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, Simon Sinek
- Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, Sydney Finkelstein
Katy Moore, Senior Director
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Robin DiAngelo
- Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals, Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
- Donor-Centered Fundraising, Penelope Burke
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, Cal Newport
- Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race, Derald Wing Sue