I wanted to share two reading hacks for faster and more productive reading I learned over the break. If you love reading as much as I do, you probably have a stack of books on your nightstand and piling up in your Kindle. With these two hacks I recently learned, you can both continue to revisit your notes and highlights from your library and import others into an app and also some ideas for improving your rate of reading speed.

The journey of leadership never ends. And as we move through the ranks, the challenge of leadership changes with us. Becoming a new leader whether managing 1-person or 1,000 we can absolutely learn from those that came before us. Learn from their mistakes, their successes, their research and choose for ourselves, which to apply to our own path. These books are not one and done, they are references we can find solace in when faced with new challenges, feelings, or events in leadership. There is calm in knowing that leaders before you have felt what you are feeling, had the knots in their stomach that you have and that they do not know it all, regardless of how they portray their confidence. For new leaders, this opens up a world of possibilities. I hope you find some wisdom and inspiration from these selections.