This is our sixth  installment of our book reviews project designed to introduce you to books that Cydcor team members find especially valuable.  This review is by Kelli, Cydcor Field Solutions Manager, and is the first review that Kelli has done for us.

Title: The Leader Within

Author: Ken Blanchard, Drea Zigarmi, Micheal O’Connor, Carl Edeburn

Description of the book: Knowing who you truly are is the first step towards becoming an outstanding leader. This book will help you understand yourself as a leader and after reading, you will have the tools to change and grow to become the most effective version of yourself.

Why should you read this? This book challenges you to become introspective and discover who you truly are.

My favorite part: The idea that we have a "shadow self" that is the person we truly are and a "persona", which is the person we show to the world was fascinating to me. It caused me to look at who I am and what I show to the world and determine if those 2 were congruent.

This is our fourth installment of our book reviews project designed to introduce you to books that Cydcor team members find especially valuable.  This review is by Amanda, a Cydcor team member, and is the first review that Amanda has done for us.

Title: Lean In

Author: Sheryl Sandberg

Description of the book: This book focuses on the advancement of women and encouraging women to take on more leadership roles.

Why should you read this? Both men and women can really get something out of this book. It encourages women to keep reaching for new opportunities regardless of future plans. For men, it challenges the way they don't even realize they may be thinking. The book points out how research shows that success and likeability are positively correlated for men and negatively correlated for women. We have so many strong females at Cydcor, we should all take a moment to look inward and challenge our own thinking.