Books I’ve read this quarter:

• Topgrading, by Brad Smart
• The Age of the Unthinkable, by Joshua Cooper Ramo
• Leading Cross Culturally, by Sherwood Lingenfelter

I’m currently reading:

• What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, by Marshall Goldsmith
• Radical, by David Platt
• Many Colors, by Soong-Chan Rah
• The Mentor Leader, by Tony Dungy
• Dead or Alive, by Tom Clancy

On my nightstand to read next:

• A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, by Daniel Pink
• The Spiritual Side of Leadership
• A Sense of Urgency, by John Kotter
• First Break All the Rules, by Marcus Buckingham
• Strengths-Based Leadership, by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie

Looking at the list of what’s next has taken on new focus for me. Recently, I heard Mark Driscoll say that he and his wife are reading through biographies of great church leaders in history — people like Jonathan Edwards and Martin Luther. Their unique take on it caught my wife’s and my attention: he reads the guy’s biography, his wife reads the wife’s biography, then they compare notes. So in May, I’m switching to biographies.

That means I have to prioritize this final list, because I won’t be able to read all of them by the end of April. I welcome your input. Which two books should I read between now and the end of April?