Our final #CoLabBookClub read for the year was David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell. Published back in 2013, it's still a great read that challenges how we think about power, disadvantage and what it actually takes to win.

Our #CoLabBookClub took a short break but came back strong with our October pick: Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard P. Rumelt.

Our July #CoLabBookClub pick was a special one - Creating Great Teams (2nd Edition) by Sandy Mamoli and David Mole. It’s always a thrill when people you know and respect do something worth celebrating.

#CoLabBookClub went deep this month with Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. For some it was a new read, for others a refresher.

Our choice for May was Unstoppable: Living Beyond Our Limits by Stew Darling, a Scottish ex-pat who’s lived in New Zealand for over a decade.

#CoLabBookClub continued our 2025 reading list with The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier. It sparked a lot of nodding heads and “ooh, I’m going to try that” moments.

#CoLabBookClub kicked off 2025 discussing “Flow Engineering: Form Value Stream Mapping to Effective Action” by Steve Pereira and Andrew Davis. And what a start to the year - the book received a unanimous “Must Read” star rating!

Our #CoLabBookClub pick for November was “Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption and Flow Framework” by Mik Kersten. This one has been around for a while and was a welcome second read for some of our Book Clubers.

Our #CoLabBookClub pick for October was Wiring the Winning Organisation by Gene Kim and Steven J. Spear. Known for their work on business transformation, Kim and Spear deliver a practical model for building high-performing, resilient organisations. Their strategies sparked some engaging discussions for us - and plenty of note-taking!

Now, Lead Others by Cillín Hearns was our September #CoLabBookClub pick. Hot off the press, the book follows on from Cillín’s earlier book #FirstLeadYourself. Cillín is a popular coach and is well known to a number of us so we were really hopeful for a good read. We certainly weren’t disappointed. It was thumbs up all around!

We continued our theme on communication with Charlies Duhigg’s ”Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection” as our August #CoLabBookClub choice. This book explores the essential elements of effective communication that empower people to make meaningful connections, influence others, and initiate positive change. A very worthwhile read.

Our July #CoLabBookClub pick was L. David Marquet's "Leadership is Language," a follow-up to his well known "Turn The Ship Around!" This book challenges traditional leadership models and highlights the key role of communication in empowering teams and fostering innovation. We gave it a “Must Read” status. Get a copy now!

A small but perfectly formed group from #CoLabBookClub discussed Eric Mosley and Derek Irvine’s "Making Work Human" in June.

Clarke Ching’s The Bottleneck Rules was our May #CoLabBookClub choice. Clarke is well known to a number of our group and has written numerous excellent books so we all looked forward to reading and discussing his ideas.

April’s #CoLabBookClub was an emotional whirlwind. You've likely heard of "The Great Post Office Scandal" and if not, you soon will. Unfortunately the book/series/documentary is not fiction - it's painfully real.

We had another great #CoLabBookClub this month discussing Dominica DeGrandis's "Making Work Visible". As advocates of Kanban, we believe it is a great resource for helping teams better visualise work, identify bottlenecks, and implement supporting techniques provided to resolve and support teams to be high performing.

Our #CoLabBookClub kicked off 2024 discussing "Value Stream Mapping" by Karen Martin and Mike Osterling. Members of the group have some experience using Value Stream Mapping and agree (some passionately!) that it's an invaluable technique for creating visibility and a shared understanding across organisations.