Created By: Orr GroupDecember 9, 2022 Our team is constantly looking for ways to grow as professionals, leaders, and most importantly, human beings. Beyond learning from our partners and teammates, we often turn to books to broaden our perspectives and help us better understand and improve the world we live in. As we near the end of 2022, our Partners and Senior Leadership Team Members are excited to share their favorite reads of the year. Steve Orr, Managing Partner Churchill: Walking With Destiny by Andrew Roberts Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe Never: A Novel by Ken Follett Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital: Management Lessons from the Pioneers of Private Investing by Robert Finkel CJ Orr, Partner & President Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Klemp The Jersey Brothers: A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family’s Quest to Bring Him Home by Sally Mott Freeman Shaby T. Rosales, Partner & Chief Human Resources Officer Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear Design for Belonging: How to Build Inclusion and Collaboration in Your Communities by Susie Wise Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness by Steve Magness Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work by Ruchika Tulshyan The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect by Will Guidara Craig Shelley, CFRE, Partner & Chief Growth Officer Belonging: The Key to Transforming and Maintaining Diversity, Inclusion and Equity at Work by Sue Unerman, Kathryn Jacob, and Mark Edwards Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America by Cody Keenan Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger Sarah Stremlau, Chief Strategy Officer Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count by Phil Buchanan The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni Becca Bennett, Vice President Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie How Remarkable Women Lead: The Breakthrough Model for Work and Life by Joanna Barsh, Susie Cranston, and Geoffrey Lewis Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t by Simon Sinek Regina Cialone, CFRE, Vice President Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brene Brown Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… And Others Don’t by Jim Collins The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World by Jacqueline Novogratz Amanda K. Nelson, Vice President Travels with My Aunt by Graham Greene When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut Piper Hardin, CFRE, Senior Director Crypto Revolution: Your Guide to The Future of Money by Bryce Paul, Aaron Malone, and Kevin Stanley Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek The Great Upheaval: Higher Education’s Past, Present, and Uncertain Future by Arthur Levine and Scott J. Van Pelt The Nightingale: A Novel by Kristin Hannah The Power of Habitat: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg Interested in one of these books? Be sure to consider supporting your local bookstores! Find Your Bookstore!
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