Welcome to the Leadership Lounge Business Book Club
The Leadership Lounge Book Club is a free weekly gathering for business owners and leaders who want to read more and think better — together.
We read one business book at a time, meeting every Thursday at 12:00 PM PST for 30 focused minutes. No lectures. No homework pressure. Just honest conversation about what you read and what it means for your business.
Born from a New Year’s resolution to read more, the Leadership Lounge Book Club has become one of the most consistent habits our members swear by. We start on time and end on time.
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Meet Your Hosts
Shannon McCoy
Executive coach and facilitator whose steady energy keeps every conversation moving and sends members home with something they can use right away.
Allen Edwards
Business consultant and Cdaeris founder with a gift for connecting ideas across industries and turning big-picture thinking into practical steps.
Chris Duncan
Sales consultant and straight-shooter who brings practical, real-world application to every book and keeps each discussion grounded in what works.
Jay Jacobson
Funeral director, author, and entrepreneur who believes great leadership isn’t simply taught, but practiced in the moments that matter most.
- Current Book -
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Third Edition by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler & Emily Gregory
In these sessions, the Leadership Lounge is reading “Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Third Edition” by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler & Emily Gregory.
Link to the paperback
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Third Edition
Author: Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler & Emily Gregory | Published: October 2021 | Publisher: McGraw Hill
New York Times bestseller — more than five million copies sold
The definitive playbook for high-stakes dialogue — the moments when opinions differ, stakes are high, and emotions run strong. The authors break down how to notice when a conversation turns crucial, keep yourself and others feeling safe enough to stay in it, and move from heated debate to shared decisions. The third edition adds new guidance for virtual and digital conversations and two more decades of field research.
Book Club Fit: High — everyone has a crucial conversation they're avoiding. The tools map directly to client, partner, and team situations, and each chapter gives concrete skills members can practice the same week.
Ch. 1–2: Spotting crucial conversations before they derail
Ch. 3–4: The CPR method for choosing the right conversation level
Ch. 5–6: Creating safety and mastering the stories that derail dialogue
Ch. 7–8: Restore safety first, then solve the problem
Next up: Crucial Conversations
Live every Thursday, 12 PM PST
- Past Books -
This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans by Seth Godin
In these sessions, the Leadership Lounge read “This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans” by Seth Godin.
Link to the paperback | Link to the e-book | Link to the Audio Book
This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans
Author: Seth Godin | Published: October 2024 | Publisher: Author’s Equity
Thinkers50 Best New Management Book for 2025
Godin’s take on strategic thinking focuses on adaptability and intentionality over rigid planning. Characteristically punchy and aphoristic — less a traditional business book and more a series of short, thought-provoking provocations about how leaders think about the future. Works well in short reading sessions.
Book Club Fit: High — Godin’s style is built for debate. Short chapters mean members can come prepared with specific passages.
The entire playlist on our discussions around This Is Strategy
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
In these sessions, the Leadership Lounge read “The Let Them Theory” by Mel Robbins
Link to the paperback | Link to the e-book | Link to the Audio Book
Companion Guide:
“Leading with Let Them – The Let Them Theory Companion Guide” by Mel Robbins & David Gerbitz
Book Club Companion Guide:
“The Let Them Theory Book Club Guide” by Mel Robbins & Sawyer Robbins
The entire playlist on our discussions around The Let Them Theory
Book Club Administrative Videos
Below are our videos ABOUT Book Club, including our founding meeting and book selection meetings.
Our very first meeting
Our first book selection meeting, where we chose This is Strategy
From Inception to Expansion
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