Set Up a Book Club at Work
Connect team members, exchange ideas, drive creativity and innovation
An effective way to get your employees on the same page is to start a company book club. The benefits include exposing your team to new ideas, helping with skill development, and creating a general culture of personal and professional growth.
Develop some guidelines before you announce the club, including:
- A general theme
- How books will be chosen and acquired
- Frequency (monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly)
- If the company will provide the books or if employees must buy them
- How to structure your discussions about the books
Make participation voluntary and don’t punish those who don’t participate.
Types of books
Read books about your industry, technical skills your team needs, and soft skills that everyone can use. Switch around from new releases to business classics, and include authors from various backgrounds, races, and genders. As the leader, you can select the titles you’ll read, but it’s also a good idea to get input from the team.
Decide if you’ll provide the books and in what format (print, digital, audio) or if…
